Microsoft pulls Windows update after installation problems
…11 24H2 and 25H2, and closely follows an out-of-band update to fix Microsoft account problems introduced in the March 2026 update. The update isn't mandatory, although it includes many…
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Microsoft plans another out-of-band Windows fix
…It is less than two weeks since the last out-of-band patch for a Microsoft account sign-in problem introduced in the March update . In Microsoft's documentation , out-of-band…
Task Manager's CPU%: an obituary for the recent past
…Plummer said: "Back in the day, the scheduler's time accounting and the processor's actual throughput were much more tightly coupled because the CPU clocks were comparatively static. On modern CPUs…
Microsoft kills off Outlook Lite as memory costs skyrocket
…User accounts won't be deleted or disabled, but the company is very keen for users to switch to Microsoft Outlook Mobile. Outlook Lite required a comparatively small amount of storage to…
Microsoft tightens Authenticator checks on Android and iOS
…The app will warn, block, and wipe data "during any interactive operation that involves a work or school account in Microsoft Authenticator." There is an argument that an employer should provide employees…
Iranian news claims AWS drone strikes were deliberate
…The Iranian outlet’s account does, however, reflect Amazon’s account of events, which states a drone strike near its Bahrain datacenter caused problems, while its Dubai facilities were “directly struck” by…
Nanny state vs. Linux: show us your ID, kid
…Microsoft, for instance, requires Windows 11 users to have a Microsoft account , and Apple, while claiming it's a privacy-first platform, still examines every photo you take with Apple's Enhanced…
Google creates installation path for unverified Android apps
…Google has also built another installation flow via free, limited distribution accounts for students and hobbyists. Forsythe said these accounts allow users to share apps with a small group or people (20…
Discord pushes back age verification debut to 2H'26
…The system will work out their age based on account signals, including the account's age, whether a payment method is on file, what type of servers a user belongs to, and…
Next.js developer Vercel warns customer creds compromised
…The attacker used that access to take over the employee's Vercel Google Workspace account, which enabled them to gain access to some Vercel environments and environment variables that were not marked…