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… The last regular updates rolled out to Windows 10 in October of last year, but the Internet can be a dangerous place for unpatched Windows machines. That was a problem for Microsoft, as Windows 11 usage had only barely surpassed Windows 10 when support ended. …
… Microsoft is introducing a Windows-native version of the coreutils command line tools, so that commands or scripts made for Linux work within Windows and the other way around; the ability to run WSL inside of containers, said to be arriving in “the coming months”; and something called Windows Devel… …
If you owned a Windows computer in the late ’90s or early ’00s, you probably remember 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet , a surprisingly competent virtual table included for free with multiple Microsoft OS releases through Windows XP. …
… The vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain administrative control of Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, even when real-time protection has been disabled. …
… At a minimum, that means the attacker can modify the Windows registry associated with an administrator account. …
… Most significantly, the Windows 11 taskbar can now be docked to any edge of your screen, including the left and right, something that was possible in Windows 10 and many older versions of Windows but has been missing from Windows 11 since launch. …
… Microsoft’s Windows 11 improvement efforts come as the company tries to coax users and businesses off of Windows 10, which still runs on a little over a quarter of the world’s Windows PCs, according to StatCounter data . …
… Changes that have either rolled out, are currently being tested in the Windows Insider Program, or have been announced include a rolling back of the Copilot branding in some apps, changes meant to improve Windows’ performance and responsiveness , more taskbar customization options, and a streamlini… …
… It does, however, show the files and paths \??\C:\Windows\win.ini and \??\X:\Windows\System32\winpeshl.ini, “where X:\Windows\System32\winpeshl.ini is what controls what WinRE Windows Recovery does when it fires up.” Dormann, who is a senior principal vulnerability analyst at Tharros Labs, continue… …
… Further, Microsoft allows Universal Windows Platform device apps “to automatically install when the user connects their device to the PC” if the user hasn’t opted out of Recommended Settings during installation and is connected to the Internet and signed into the Microsoft Store, per a Microsoft su… …