Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has released yesterday the January Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. Yesterday also marked the end of support for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1. Microsoft had already ended support for Windows 7 back in January 2020, but the company is now sunsetting its Extended Security Updates program for…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new bug that causes some Windows 10 devices to receive an error with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The company detailed on the Windows Health Dashboard that the issue affects users who installed the KB5021233 cumulative update released with the December Patch Tuesday updates. According to Microsoft, the problem affects…

Microsoft released its monthly “Patch Tuesday” updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 yesterday. In December, the company released a total of 52 patches to fix vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and other components.  There are also several notable changes on the quality and experience updates front. There are minor new features for both Windows 11…

Microsoft has released yesterday the November 2022 Patch Tuesday for all supported versions of Windows 11 and Windows 10, including the freshly-released versions 22H2 of the two operating systems. This month, Microsoft fixed a total of 69 Windows vulnerabilities, with six of them already being exploited by attackers. On the quality and experience updates front,…

Microsoft has released yesterday the October 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows. This includes Windows 11 version 22H2, the latest version of the OS that has just started rolling out to more users.  Overall, Microsoft fixed 85 security flaws in Windows, and there are also 11 fixes for Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities…

Microsoft has released yesterday the September 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. This month, the company fixed 64 security vulnerabilities, with six of them being rated critical. On the new features front, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is getting a boost on Windows 11 and Windows 10, and there are also other…

Microsoft has released yesterday the August 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows. This time, the company fixed no less than 121 vulnerabilities in Windows, which is quite important for what is a usually quiet month This month’s Patch Tuesday updates also bring improvements for the Focus Assist feature on Windows 11…

Microsoft released the July 2022 Patch Tuesday updates yesterday for all supported versions of Windows. Even though you may want to lay back and relax during the summer, Microsoft fixed no less than 84 vulnerabilities this month, so you may not want to skip the company’s latest patches.   Critical Windows vulnerabilities in July Patch…

Microsoft has released out-of-band patches for Windows 11 and various versions of Windows 10. The latest updates address the sign-in issues with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Microsoft 365 services on Arm-based devices. In release notes for the out-of-band fixes, Microsoft admits the June 2022 Patch Tuesday updates broke VPN connections. The bug also…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new known issue causing the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to not work as expected on Windows devices. The software giant explained on the Windows Health dashboard that some PCs may be unable to use the Wi-Fi hotspot functionality after installing the June Patch Tuesday updates. The Wi-Fi hotspot is a built-in feature…