Mark Of The Web
The latest Mark Of The Web coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
OneDrive Now Flags Outlook Attachments as ‘From the Internet,’ Breaking Macros by Default
OneDrive’s Latest Update Automatically Flags Email Attachments as Untrusted, Disabling Macros If you’ve ever saved an Excel workbook or Word document from an Outlook email straight into your...
Microsoft Office 2026 Macro Alert Overhaul: Yellow Allows, Red Blocks – Here’s How It Works
Starting in early 2026, Microsoft plans to overhaul macro security alerts in Office applications, replacing today’s blunt block-or-allow prompts with a color-coded system that visually...
Microsoft June 2026 Update Breaks Custom Folder Icons with New Security Check
Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday update has silently changed a decades-old Explorer behavior, causing custom folder icons and tooltips to vanish for unsuspecting Windows 11 users. The culprit: a...
June 2026 Windows Update Breaks Custom Folder Icons: desktop.ini Ignored – Here's Why and How to Fix It
Custom folder icons painstakingly crafted with desktop.ini files have vanished without a trace for thousands of Windows users. The culprit: security updates released on or after June 9, 2026, that...
June 2026 Patch Tuesday: Windows MotW Bypass CVE-2026-45595 Gets Fix
Microsoft has released a security update to address CVE-2026-45595, a Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) security feature bypass vulnerability, as part of the June 9, 2026 Patch Tuesday. The flaw, rated...
Windows File Explorer Preview Block: How to Restore Internet File Previews
The familiar Preview pane in Windows File Explorer has become increasingly restrictive, displaying a hard stop message—"The file you are attempting to preview could harm your computer"—for files...
Windows 10/11 October 2025 Update Disables File Explorer Preview for Internet Files
Microsoft has fundamentally changed how Windows handles potentially dangerous files by disabling the File Explorer Preview pane for internet-downloaded content in the October 2025 security update....
Windows 11 Preview Pane Now Blocks Internet Files for Enhanced Security
Microsoft has implemented a significant security change in Windows 11's File Explorer that prevents the Preview pane from displaying files marked as originating from the internet. This security-first...
Windows 11 Blocks Internet Files from Preview Pane in Major Security Update
Microsoft has implemented a significant security enhancement in Windows 11 that prevents the File Explorer Preview pane from rendering files marked as originating from the Internet, representing a...
October 2025 Patch Blocks File Explorer Preview for MOTW Files
Microsoft's October 2025 security update has fundamentally changed how Windows handles file previews for internet-downloaded content, implementing a silent but significant security enhancement that...
Windows 11 Sound Customization Guide: Personalize System Sounds & Startup Tones
Windows 11 offers extensive sound customization options that let users personalize their computing experience beyond just visual themes. While Microsoft provides a clean, modern soundscape by...
Windows Mark of the Web Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27472): Risks and Mitigations
In the shadowy corridors of cybersecurity, where digital threats constantly evolve to exploit the smallest chinks in armor, Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) has long served as a critical sentinel...