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Microsoft Urges Immediate Patch for Configuration Manager Flaw That Gives Attackers Full Control of Enterprise Management
Microsoft has released a security advisory for CVE-2025-47179, a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in on-premises Microsoft Configuration Manager that an authorized local attacker...
Omnissa ONE 2025: What IT Admins Need to Know About Co-Management, Server UEM, and Autonomous Patching
At the Omnissa ONE 2025 conference, the freshly independent company dropped a series of announcements that reshape how IT teams can manage Windows devices, servers, and applications—without ripping...
Microsoft’s Unified Update Orchestrator Could Finally End the Windows App Update Nightmare
Microsoft has begun private previews of a Windows-native update orchestrator that will let any app developer register their software’s update mechanism with the operating system. If widely adopted,...
KB5066198 Lands in Release Preview with Fixes for File Explorer, SMB over QUIC, and IME Bugs
Microsoft has pushed out a new cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 to the Release Preview Channel, delivering a targeted set of fixes for some of the operating system’s most persistent...
Microsoft Engineers to Field Windows 11, Zero-Trust Questions in Sept 18 Live Q&A
Microsoft’s Windows engineering team is opening its (virtual) doors for a live, chat-based Office Hours session on September 18, 2025, where IT pros can quiz product experts on everything from...
Microsoft Confirms Windows August 2025 Updates Break Silent MSI Repairs, Trigger UAC Prompts
Microsoft has acknowledged a compatibility regression introduced by the August 12, 2025 cumulative security updates for Windows, which causes unexpected User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompts...
Microsoft Delivers Windows 11 25H2 as a Tiny Enablement Package, Retires PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 version 25H2 (build 26200.5074) into the Release Preview channel, and it’s unlike any major feature update you’ve installed before. Instead of a multi-gigabyte...
Microsoft Rushes KB5066189 to Fix Windows 11 Reset Bug, Flags June 2026 Secure Boot Deadline
Microsoft on August 19, 2025, released an out-of-band update, KB5066189, to fix a critical regression that caused Windows 11 devices to fail during reset, recovery, or remote wipe operations—a bug...
Microsoft Opens Windows Update to Third-Party Apps as Office Hours Tackles IT's Toughest 2025 Challenges
Microsoft is quietly testing a major expansion of Windows Update that will allow any third-party application or driver to be patched through the same built-in mechanism used for OS updates. The...
Microsoft Bolsters Secure Boot and Squashes Kernel Bugs in Windows 11 August 2025 Updates
Microsoft shipped its August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported Windows 11 versions on August 12, delivering critical security fixes, a preparatory Secure Boot certificate rollover, and...
KB5063878 Brings AI Enhancements and a Stark Reminder: Secure Boot Certificates Expire June 2026
The August 2025 security update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5063878, is more than a routine monthly patch — it’s a vehicle for Microsoft’s increasingly loud warning that Secure Boot...