Articles from October 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in October 2025
Apple M5 CPU-Z ARM64 Benchmarks Show Impressive Single-Thread Performance in Windows VM
Apple's unreleased M5 system-on-chip has generated significant buzz in the Windows enthusiast community after a Chinese tester published CPU-Z ARM64 benchmark results running inside a virtualized...
5 Classic Windows Utilities That Still Outperform Modern Apps in Windows 10/11
Windows' software ecosystem spans decades of development, creating what amounts to a digital museum of computing history. Among the most fascinating artifacts are the small, single-purpose utilities...
Microsoft Fixes Windows 11 WinRE USB Input Bug with Emergency KB5070773 Patch
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band update to address a critical Windows 11 recovery environment bug that left many users unable to use USB input devices during system recovery...
Microsoft resurrects Clippy as hidden easter egg in new Copilot Mico avatar rollout
Microsoft is breathing new personality into its AI assistant with the introduction of Mico, a dynamic avatar for Copilot that brings a fresh visual identity to the platform while paying homage to...
CVE-2022-49552: Linux Kernel BPF JIT Vulnerability Analysis and Security Impact
The Linux kernel community recently addressed a significant security vulnerability designated CVE-2022-49552, which exposed a subtle but critical correctness bug in the BPF JIT (Just-In-Time)...
CVE-2022-49173: How SPI Polling Timeout Threatens Linux System Availability
A critical vulnerability in Linux kernel's SPI subsystem, designated CVE-2022-49173, exposes systems to denial-of-service attacks through a missing timeout mechanism in low-level polling loops. This...
PowerToys 0.95.1 Fixes Light Switch Bug and Improves Windows Utility Stability
Microsoft's PowerToys team has released version 0.95.1, a crucial hotfix that addresses several significant issues introduced in the previous 0.95 release cycle. This maintenance update specifically...
Silverlight Migration Guide: Risks, Alternatives, and Windows 10 Compatibility
Microsoft's Silverlight, once a revolutionary technology for streaming video, rich enterprise portals, and browser-hosted line-of-business applications, now exists primarily as legacy code requiring...
Microsoft Copilot Fall Update Gains Persistent Memory, Transforming AI from Reactive Tool to Personal Companion
Microsoft's latest Copilot update represents a fundamental shift in how users interact with AI, transforming the assistant from a simple reactive tool into a comprehensive digital companion with...
CVE-2022-49635: Linux i915 Graphics Driver Vulnerability Explained
A critical subtraction overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Intel i915 graphics driver selftests, tracked as CVE-2022-49635, has been patched after discovery revealed it could lead to kernel...
Unbound CVE-2025-11411: Critical DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability Patched
NLnet Labs has released an emergency security patch addressing CVE-2025-11411, a critical cache poisoning vulnerability in the Unbound DNS resolver that enables DNS delegation poisoning attacks. This...
Chrome on Windows Gets Major Audio Upgrade with WASAPI Support
Google is finally addressing one of the most significant audio limitations in Chrome for Windows, with upcoming changes that will dramatically improve microphone capture quality for web applications....