Kernel Drivers
The latest Kernel Drivers coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 10’s Deadline Meets Windows on Arm’s Biggest Emulation Leap Yet
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft stops delivering free security updates for Windows 10. That date has been circled on IT calendars since the company announced it years ago. But a quieter...
Valve's Steam Client Update Introduces Accessibility Overhaul with UI Scaling and Custom Artwork Tools
{ "title": "Valve's Steam Client Update Introduces Accessibility Overhaul with UI Scaling and Custom Artwork Tools", "content": "Valve has released a sweeping Steam client update, bringing a...
CVE-2025-53804: Windows Kernel Vulnerability Exposes Sensitive Data—Patch Now and Harden Defenses
Microsoft has confirmed a new information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-53804, that allows a local attacker to extract sensitive data from protected kernel...
Silver Fox APT Weaponizes Microsoft-Signed Driver to Kill EDR, Drop ValleyRAT
A new in-the-wild campaign by the Silver Fox APT is rubbing salt into the persistent wound of Windows driver security: attackers are using a Microsoft-signed but functionally vulnerable kernel driver...
Windows 11 Update Causes Catastrophic NVMe Failures: What You Need to Know
Microsoft's August 12, 2025, cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, identified as KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946), is causing a subset of NVMe SSDs to become unresponsive and, in some cases,...
KB5063878 Chaos: WSUS Fails with 0x80240069, SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes
Microsoft’s August 2025 security update for Windows 11 24H2, KB5063878, has landed with a double-barreled blast of trouble: a confirmed installation regression in managed environments and alarming...
Epic's ARM Easy Anti-Cheat Officially Lands, Unlocking Fortnite on Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs and Linux
Epic Games has shipped a native ARM version of its Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) client, removing the single biggest technical barrier that has kept competitive multiplayer titles—starting with...
Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat Breaks the Arm Barrier, Bringing Fortnite to Snapdragon X Laptops
Epic Games has finally bridged the anti-cheat chasm that kept high-profile multiplayer titles off Windows on Arm devices, delivering an Arm-native Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) client through the Epic Online...
Microsoft Breaks Cloud-Only Barrier: Xbox App Brings Local Game Downloads to Arm Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, allows Arm-based Windows 11 PCs to download and play games locally—no longer confined to cloud streaming. The...
Fortnite's Easy Anti-Cheat Arrives on Snapdragon X PCs, Solving Windows on Arm’s Biggest Gaming Problem
Epic Games and Qualcomm have jointly announced native support for Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) on Windows 11 Arm devices powered by Snapdragon X processors, a move that directly enables Fortnite and...
CVE-2025-53141: Microsoft Fixes AFD.sys Null Pointer Bug Enabling Local SYSTEM Escalation
{ "title": "CVE-2025-53141: Microsoft Fixes AFD.sys Null Pointer Bug Enabling Local SYSTEM Escalation", "content": "Microsoft has released a security patch for a high‑severity privilege...
CVE-2025-53137: Microsoft’s AFD.sys Patch Stops Local Attackers from Hijacking SYSTEM
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys), tracked as CVE-2025-53137, hands any local attacker with a toehold on a machine a direct path to SYSTEM...