Microsoft will let you manage Linux distros on Windows 11 through GUI
    Microsoft added Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to let anyone run a Linux distro directly. Thanks to WSA, you don’t need to dual-boot Linux or create a virtual machine, but the feature is limited to Windows Terminal. Microsoft understands that some of you may be uncomfortable with the command line and is creating a GUI for managing Linux distros. First spotted by Windows Latest, Microsoft quietly published a proposal on its GitHub listing for WSL. On Github, the company...
    By AFFA 2024-03-25 16:08:05 0 26
    Microsoft to shut down 50 cloud services for Russian businesses
    March 23, 2024   10:14 AM   0 Microsoft plans to limit access to over fifty cloud products for Russian organizations by the end of March as part of the sanctions requirements against the country issued by EU regulators last December. The suspension was initially scheduled for March 20, 2024, but it was moved to the end of the month to give impacted entities more time to set up alternative solutions. The news of these impending suspensions was first reported by...
    By AFFA 2024-03-23 16:46:43 0 20
    Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows Server crashes
    March 22, 2024   06:12 PM   0 Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix a known issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash after installing the March 2024 Windows Server security updates. As reported by BleepingComputer on Wednesday, many system administrators have warned since this month's Patch Tuesday that servers are unexpectedly freezing and restarting due to a memory leak in the Local...
    By AFFA 2024-03-22 23:03:08 0 36
    Microsoft confirms Windows Server issue behind domain controller crashes
    March 21, 2024   08:27 AM   0 Microsoft confirmed that a memory leak introduced with the March 2024 Windows Server security updates is behind a widespread issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash. As BleepingComputer first reported on Wednesday and as many admins have warned over the last week, affected servers are freezing and restarting unexpectedly due to a Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) process...
    By AFFA 2024-03-21 15:33:42 0 38
    Microsoft announces deprecation of 1024-bit RSA keys in Windows
    March 18, 2024   03:51 PM   0 Microsoft has announced that RSA keys shorter than 2048 bits will soon be deprecated in Windows Transport Layer Security (TLS) to provide increased security. Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) is an asymmetric cryptography system that uses pairs of public and private keys to encrypt data, with the strength directly related to the length of the key. The longer these keys, the harder they are to crack. 1024-bit RSA keys...
    By AFFA 2024-03-19 15:24:49 0 70
    Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads in Windows
    March 17, 2024   01:08 PM   10 Microsoft is once again harassing Google Chrome users on Windows 10 and Windows 11 with popup desktop advertisements promoting Bing and its GPT-4 Bing Chat platform. However, due to the quality of the pixelated ads, some who received them were concerned that they were being displayed by malware, even though the embedded links led directly to Microsoft. Microsoft has since confirmed that the popup ads are legitimate,...
    By AFFA 2024-03-18 15:43:44 0 53
    Microsoft stops promoting Edge in Windows 11 or 10 when changing default settings
    The new Digital Markets Act (DMA) update brings many changes to Windows and other Microsoft apps and services. One important change is related to Edge pop-ups. When you try to change your default browser, you will no longer see promotional pop-ups for Edge in Windows 10 and 11. Previously, a pop-up touting the Edge browser’s benefits appeared when you tried switching to another browser like Chrome. You might have also noticed Microsoft Edge promotions under the...
    By AFFA 2024-03-14 18:35:20 0 45
    Windows KB5035849 update failing to install with 0xd000034 errors
    March 12, 2024   06:25 PM   6 The KB5035849 cumulative update released during today's Patch Tuesday fails to install on Windows 10 and Windows Server systems with 0xd0000034 errors. According to a wave of reports from administrators and users, KB5035849 will not install when checking online for updates via Windows and Microsoft update servers. Affected systems include those running Windows Server 2019 or Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC...
    By AFFA 2024-03-13 15:54:29 0 52
    Researchers expose Microsoft SCCM misconfigs usable in cyberattacks
    March 11, 2024   03:15 PM   0 Security researchers have created a knowledge base repository for attack and defense techniques based on improperly setting up Microsoft's Configuration Manager, which could allow an attacker to execute payloads or become a domain controller. Configuration Manager (MCM), formerly known as System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM, ConfigMgr), has been around since 1994 and is present in many Active Directory environments, helping...
    By AFFA 2024-03-12 16:04:45 0 39
    Microsoft says Windows 10 21H2 support is ending in June
    March 11, 2024   04:59 PM   0 Microsoft announced today that it would end support for Windows 10 21H2 in June when the Enterprise and Education editions reach the end of service. Once the end-of-service date is reached, systems running Windows 10 21H2 (aka the Windows 10 November 2021 Update) will no longer receive monthly quality updates encompassing bug fixes or patches addressing newly identified security vulnerabilities. Given this, customers are advised...
    By AFFA 2024-03-12 16:02:43 0 29
    Microsoft says Russian hackers breached its systems, accessed source code
    March 8, 2024   10:31 AM   0 Microsoft says the Russian 'Midnight Blizzard' hacking group recently accessed some of its internal systems and source code repositories using authentication secrets stolen during a January cyberattack. In January, Microsoft disclosed that Midnight Blizzard (aka NOBELIUM) had breached corporate email servers after conducting a password spray attack that allowed access to a legacy non-production test tenant account. A...
    By AFFA 2024-03-08 15:59:33 0 51
    Microsoft is killing off the Android apps in Windows 11 feature
    March 5, 2024   02:23 PM   6 Microsoft has unexpectedly announced they are ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android next year on March 5th. The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) allows users to run native Android apps in a virtualized environment with sound, graphics, and network connectivity. Released in October 2021, WSA quickly became a novelty for allowing users to install apps from the Amazon App Store in Windows 11. Hungry...
    By AFFA 2024-03-07 16:29:00 0 26
    Microsoft: Windows 11 “invites” coming to more Windows 10 Pro PCs
    March 3, 2024   10:11 AM   2 Starting next month, Microsoft nag screens pushing Windows 11 will also show up on non-managed enterprise devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation. "Upgrade for free to the latest Windows 11. You can go to your desktop now and use your PC without interruptions while the upgrade downloads in the background (it's about 4 GB)," the "invitation messages" will say. These Windows 11 upgrade "invites" will be displayed upon...
    By AFFA 2024-03-04 18:45:05 0 43
    Microsoft pulls Edge update causing 'Out of Memory' crashes
    March 1, 2024   10:44 AM   0 Microsoft has pulled the Microsoft Edge 122.0.2365.63 update after users reported receiving "Out of memory" errors when browsing the web or accessing the browser settings. Microsoft released Edge 122.0.2365.63 yesterday, and soon after, users began reporting across multiple sites that the browser was crashing repeatedly with memory errors. BleepingComputer was first alerted to the issue yesterday by one of our...
    By AFFA 2024-03-01 18:55:33 0 52
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