Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
1Password MSIX Build Makes It Windows 11’s Default Passkey Manager
1Password has achieved a significant milestone in password management integration by becoming Windows 11's system-level passkey manager through its new MSIX build. This groundbreaking development...
Windows 11 KB5068861 overhauls Start Menu layout and patches Task Manager crashes
Microsoft's November 2024 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11, identified as KB5068861, brings significant improvements to the operating system's core user experience while addressing critical...
Windows 11 Haptic Feedback: System-Level Trackpad & Mouse Signals Coming
Microsoft is quietly developing system-level haptic feedback capabilities for Windows 11, with new "Haptic signals" settings appearing in recent Insider preview builds that could fundamentally change...
CVE-2025-30398: Critical Nuance PowerScribe 360 Vulnerability Exposes Patient Data
A critical security vulnerability in Nuance PowerScribe 360, identified as CVE-2025-30398, has exposed healthcare organizations to significant patient data breaches through unauthenticated API...
CVE-2025-62453: Microsoft AI tools bypass flaw demands immediate patch
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability affecting GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code that could allow attackers to bypass security protections through improper validation of...
CVE-2025-60721: Critical Windows Administrator Protection Vulnerability Explained
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in its newly introduced Windows Administrator Protection feature, designated as CVE-2025-60721, which carries a high-severity rating and...
CVE-2025-62214: Visual Studio AI Prompt Bug Enables Code Execution
Microsoft has issued a critical security advisory for Visual Studio developers, warning of CVE-2025-62214, a sophisticated AI prompt injection vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution....
KB5070186 Safe OS Dynamic Update: What Windows 11 Users Need to Know
Microsoft has released KB5070186, a critical Safe OS Dynamic Update that refreshes the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, along with Windows Server 2025. This...
CVE-2025-62215: Critical Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft has released an urgent security update addressing CVE-2025-62215, a critical Windows kernel vulnerability that enables local privilege escalation attacks. This race condition flaw in the...
CVE-2025-62213: Critical Windows afd.sys Vulnerability Requires Immediate Patching
Microsoft has issued a critical security alert for CVE-2025-62213, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (afd.sys) that enables local privilege...
Windows 11 KB5068865 Update Enforces RFC 9112 HTTP Chunked Parsing Security
Microsoft's November 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5068865 (OS Build 22621.6199), introduces a critical security enhancement to the HTTP.sys request parser that enforces RFC 9112...
Windows 11 Hotpatch KB5068966: No-Restart Security Updates Explained
Microsoft has quietly deployed KB5068966, a significant hotpatch update for Windows 11 and Windows Server systems that delivers critical security fixes without requiring system restarts. This latest...