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The Information Highway

Microsoft rolls out passkey auth for personal Microsoft accounts

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Microsoft announced that Windows users can now log into their Microsoft consumer accounts using a passkey, allowing users to authenticate using password-less methods such as Windows Hello, FIDO2 security keys, biometric data (facial scans or fingerprints), or device PINs.

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Microsoft warns of "Dirty Stream" attack impacting Android apps

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Microsoft has highlighted a novel attack dubbed "Dirty Stream," which could allow malicious Android apps to overwrite files in another application's home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and secrets theft.

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Recent Windows updates break Microsoft Connected Cache delivery

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Microsoft says Windows 10 updates released since the start of the year are breaking Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC) node discovery on enterprise networks.

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Windows 11 Notepad finally gets spellcheck and autocorrect

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Microsoft continues to add new features to the Windows Notepad, today announcing a preview release with built-in spellchecking and an autocorrect feature.

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Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows Server crashes

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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.

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Windows 11 gets single Teams app for work and personal accounts

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 Microsoft will soon provide a single Teams Windows and macOS app for all account types, allowing users to switch between work, school, or personal profiles with just a couple of mouse clicks.

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Microsoft says Windows 10 21H2 support is ending in June

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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.

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Microsoft pulls Edge update causing 'Out of Memory' crashes

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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.

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Microsoft has started testing Wi-Fi 7 support in Windows 11

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Microsoft has started testing support for Wi-Fi 7 in Windows 11, which offers multi-gigabit speeds and improved throughput, latency, and reliability compared to previous Wi-Fi generations.

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Microsoft now force installing Windows 11 23H2 on eligible PCs

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Microsoft has started force installing Windows 11 23H2 on eligible devices that have reached or are close to their end-of-servicing date.

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Microsoft expands free logging capabilities after May breach

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Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities for all Purview Audit standard customers, including U.S. federal agencies, six months after disclosing that Chinese hackers stole U.S. government emails undetected in an Exchange Online breach between May and June 2023.


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Microsoft: Outlook clients not syncing over Exchange ActiveSync

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Microsoft warned Outlook for Microsoft 365 users that clients might have issues connecting to email servers via Exchange ActiveSync after a January update.


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Microsoft reveals how hackers breached its Exchange Online accounts

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Microsoft confirmed that the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service hacking group, which hacked into its executives' email accounts in November 2023, also breached other organizations as part of this malicious campaign.


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Microsoft Teams outage causes connection issues, message delays

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Microsoft is investigating an ongoing and widespread outage impacting the users of its Teams communication platform and causing connectivity issues, login problems, and message delays.


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Microsoft releases first Windows Server 2025 preview build

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Microsoft has released Windows Server Insider Preview 26040, the first Windows Server 2025 build for admins enrolled in its Windows Insider program.

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Microsoft disables MSIX protocol handler abused in malware attacks

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Microsoft has again disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol handler after multiple financially motivated threat groups abused it to infect Windows users with malware. 

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Microsoft to let Windows 10 home users buy Extended Security Updates

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Microsoft says that all Windows 10 customers (including home users) will be able to pay for three extra years of security updates through the company's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program after the end of support (EOS) date. 

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Microsoft confirms Windows bug renames printers to HP LaserJet M101-M106

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Microsoft has confirmed an issue causing the HP Smart app to automatically install on Windows systems after all printers are renamed to HP LaserJet M101-M106. 

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Microsoft starts testing new Windows 11 Energy Saver feature

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Microsoft has started testing a new Windows 11 Energy Saver feature that helps customers extend their portable computers' battery life. 

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Microsoft shares temp fix for Outlook crashes when sending emails

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Today, Microsoft shared a temporary fix for a known issue causing Outlook Desktop to crash when sending emails from Outlook.com accounts. 

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