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Windows Users Must Update Now As Microsoft Confirms 4 New Zero-Days

Microsoft has issued the latest Patch Tuesday round-up of Windows security fixes and this time it’s serious: 2 of 4 new zero-day bugs are being actively exploited.

Yahoo · 6h

Critical Windows Zero-Days Patched in November Update

These updates will be rolled out to all supported Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs over the coming days. Apple's M4 Mac Mini is facing backlash over an unusual design flaw. Apple finally responded, but it might not be what Mac users want to hear.

Krebs on Security · 19h

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2024 Edition

Microsoft credits Google’s Threat Analysis Group with reporting the flaw. The second bug fixed this month that is already seeing in-the-wild exploitation is CVE-2024-43451, a spoofing flaw that could reveal Net-NTLMv2 hashes,

Forbes · 8h

Microsoft Update Decision—Alarming News For Millions Of Windows Users

In confirming the deployment of patch KB5001716 to Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft warns that “when this update is installed, Windows may attempt to download and install feature updates to your device if it is approaching or has reached the end of support for your currently installed Windows version.

Microsoft is officially killing Windows Mail and Calendar

The Verge on MSN · 21h

Microsoft is killing off Windows 11’s Mail and Calendar apps by the end of the year

Microsoft is planning to no longer support the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps later this year. The software giant has been moving existing users of these apps over to the new Outlook for Windows app in recent months, and now it has set an end of support date for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps of December 31st.

TweakTown · 8h

Microsoft is killing off these Windows 11 productivity apps at the end of the year

Microsoft is ending support for its Mail and Calendar apps for Windows 11, as it moves to make the new online and free Outlook its only mail option.

Yahoo · 1d

End of an era: Microsoft is planning to phase out Windows 11’s Mail and Calendar apps by the end of this year

Microsoft will discontinue the built-in Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 11 after December 31, 2024, urging users to switch to the web-based Outlook app instead.

ZDNet10h

Microsoft's November Patch Tuesday squashes several bugs in Windows 11 24H2

It repairs several known issues that have annoyed and vexed Windows users. Also: Microsoft blocked your Windows 11 ...

The Register on MSN39m

Microsoft slips Task Manager and processor count fixes into Patch Tuesday

Sore about cores no more Microsoft has resolved two issues vexing Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 users among the ...

PC World2h

Microsoft fixes dozens of security flaws in Windows and Office

November’s Patch Tuesday has finally come, and with it Microsoft has eliminated 89 security vulnerabilities across ...

TweakTown14h

Microsoft takes usual holiday break from Windows 11 updates in December, with no preview patch

TL;DR: Microsoft will not release a preview update for Windows 11 and 10 in December due to the holiday break, but users ...

Microsoft blocked your Windows 11 upgrade? This trusty tool can (probably) fix that

Microsoft tightened its already strict hardware compatibility requirements for Windows 11 upgrades again. The updated Rufus ...

ExtremeTech on MSN2h

Windows 11 24H2 Reaches More PCs As Microsoft Lifts 2 Upgrade Blocks

Microsoft has recently removed two upgrade blocks for Windows 11 version 24H2, making it available for more PCs. This doesn't ...

Microsoft recommends installing KB5046617 to fix Windows 11 24H2 Task Manager

Microsoft recommends that users install the latest Patch Tuesday update KB5046617 to fix a Windows 11 24H2 Task Manager bug.

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Microsoft's 'helpful' Edge pop-up strikes again, and it's long past time for a chat about boundaries

Edge now auto-starts in Windows 11, nudging users to set it as their default Prompts and persistent notifications make ...

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