BitLocker bypass on Windows 10 through upgrades
A security researcher discovered a new issue in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that allows attackers to gain access to BitLocker encrypted data.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update declared Current Branch for Business
Microsoft announced yesterday that it has declared the newest feature version of its Windows 10 operating system, the Anniversary Update edition or Windows 10 v
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Windows 10 Creators Update: new Share UI
Microsoft plans to ship a new Share UI (user interface) with next year's Windows 10 Creator Update that will likely come out in March 2017.
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Windows 10 Pro: Store apps installation without account
A Microsoft account was mandatory up until now if you wanted to install apps or games from the build in Store app on Windows 8 or 10.
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Microsoft: Windows 10 makes EMET unnecessary. Study: Nope
Microsoft plans to discontinue support for its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit in July 2018, and won't release a new version of EMET either.
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Microsoft gives third-parties access to Windows 10 Telemetry data
Microsoft struck a deal with security company FireEye recently according to a report on Australian news magazin Arn which gives FireEye access to all Windows 10
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Microsoft: don't edit Linux files in Windows
Microsoft warned all Windows 10 users who have installed the Windows Subsystem for Linux recently that they should not modify Linux files on Windows using apps,
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"Use Edge" campaign continues, disses Chrome and Firefox
Micrsoft's campaign to get Windows 10 users to give Microsoft Edge a try at least continues, this time stating that Edge is safer than the other two browsers.
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Windows 10 Build 14971 is out
Microsoft is really pushing it with new builds for its Windows 10 operating system.
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Windows 10: Display Taskbar and On-Screen Keyboard
If you are using Windows 10 on a touch device, like a Surface 4 Pro for instance, then you may have noticed that the on-screen keyboard hides the taskbar whenev
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Kaspersky: Windows 10's antivirus integration anti-competitive
Eugen Kaspersky, head of the Russian security company Kaspersky Lab has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices in the Windows 10 operating system.
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How to read Windows Store ratings correctly
If you compare the ratings and reviews of the Windows Store application with store listings on Microsoft's Store website, you may notice that they are not ident
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Enough with the popups Microsoft
Microsoft customers on Windows may have experienced yet another popup notification while running their device.
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Microsoft's updating terminology is atrocious
Microsoft revealed some time ago that it wanted to bring the cumulative update scheme from its Windows 10 operating system to Windows 8.
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Improve Windows 10 with one-click batch files
Pleasant Windows 10 is a collection of one-click batch files by Ghacks reader Joern that improve the operating system in various ways.
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Microsoft to discontinue EMET in July 2018
Microsoft announced yesterday that it has extended the support end data of the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit from January 2017 to July 2018.
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Windows 10 updates are about to get a lot smaller
Microsoft revealed yesterday that it plans to ship an improved updating system called Unified Update Platform (UUP) with Windows 10's Creators Update.
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Checking for updates slow on Windows 7? Here is the fix
You may have noticed that update checks on Windows 7 machines may take a long, long, long time to complete before any updates are displayed for download and ins
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AtomBombing: Zero-Day Windows exploit
Ensilo security researchers have discovered a new zero-day exploit in Windows that attackers can make use of to inject and execute malicious code.
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Stop Resetting My Apps blocks default apps resets on Windows 10
Stop Resetting My Apps is a free program for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system to block the system from resetting default programs for certain tasks.
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Windows 10 updates KB3197954, KB3199986 and KB3190507
Microsoft released a number of updates for Windows 10 version 1607 yesterday: KB3197954, KB3199986, KB3190507 and the security update for Adobe Flash Player for
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Microsoft Paint vs Paint 3D Comparison
Microsoft plans to launch a new Paint app called Paint 3D with the Windows 10 Creative Update in early 2017.
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My take on the Windows 10 Creators Update
Microsoft revealed the name of the upcoming Windows 10 update today; the Windows 10 Creators Update will be out in 2017 (likely March).
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Disable Customer Experience Improvement Program in Windows
To disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) in Windows, the most effective method is using the Local Group Policy Editor: navigate to Computer
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Don't install Nvidia driver 375.57 on Windows 10
Nvidia released a new driver for its video card on Friday, and it turned out quickly that the driver caused all kinds of issues on Windows 10 machines.
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Open relative Command Prompt or Explorer windows quickly
When it comes to opening command prompt windows or Windows Explorer / File Explorer windows, there is often a way to accomplish this faster.
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How will Microsoft fix bugs that security updates introduce?
Microsoft switched how updates are delivered to the client operating systems Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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Disable Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Heartbeat Telemetry
If you have the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool installed on your machine, either by having installed it manually or because it shipped with W
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KB3199209 yet another Windows 10 patch without information
Microsoft released a new update for its Windows 10 operating system today under KB3199209.
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Next Windows 10 Feature Update in March 2017? What would you like to see?
Microsoft plans to release two feature updates for its Windows 10 operating system in 2017.
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Are all non-Enterprise Windows 10 users beta testers?
While most Windows 10 machines probably run fine after updates have been installed, there is a growing number of reports of update related issues.
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Change the font face of the Registry Editor
The most recent Windows 10 Insider Build ships with an option to change the font face of the Registry Editor.
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Windows Upgrade Error Codes Decrypted
So you tried to upgrade your Windows machine to Windows 10 and it did not work.
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Quickly analyze Windows Update errors
It is unclear how many Windows users and administrators run into updating issues on Windows machines regularly or occasionally.
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Microsoft Download Center still offering Windows update downloads
Sometimes, I feel like Microsoft's right hand does not know what the left hand does.
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Windows and Office Genuine ISO Verifier
Windows and Office Genuine ISO Verifier is a free program for Microsoft Windows operating systems that enables you to verify the authenticity of Windows or Offi
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Windows 10: block automatic application updates
Microsoft configured its Windows 10 operating system to update installed applications -- read Store apps or Universal Windows Platform apps -- automatically.
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Say good-bye to individual patches on Windows 7 and 8
Microsoft will change how patches and updates are delivered to devices running Windows 7 or Windows 8 starting tomorrow.
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Restore the Control Panel link in Windows 10's Win+X menu
Microsoft added the Windows-X menu to Windows 8 in an effort to bring back some of the missing start menu links that it removed when it redesigned the start men
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The new Microsoft Paint for Windows 10
Microsoft is working on a new version of Microsoft Paint for Windows 10 that it plans to release in the future to replace the classic Paint program with.
