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Office 2508 Bakes VBScript RegExp into VBA as Microsoft's Deprecation Clock Ticks Louder
Microsoft has officially begun the countdown to VBScript’s permanent removal from Windows, and in a move that surprised many, the company slipped a compatibility lifeline into Office Version 2508:...
FlyOOBE Turns Unsupported PCs into Lean, Customized Windows 11 Machines
An open-source tool called FlyOOBE is rewriting the rules of Windows 11 deployment by enabling installations on hardware Microsoft deems incompatible—and stripping out unwanted apps from the...
KB5065426: Windows 11's Giant Update Packs On-Device AI, UI Polish, and Privacy Controls
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5065426, marks a significant shift in how the operating system delivers AI capabilities. Over a gigabyte in size on many...
Microsoft Deploys SMB Relay Attack Auditing in CVE-2025-55234, Urges Phased Hardening Before Enforcement
Microsoft has released CVE-2025-55234 not as a traditional patch for a new vulnerability, but as a strategic operational toolkit designed to help administrators audit and harden their SMB...
Microsoft Fixes UAC Prompts in Windows 11 LTSC 2024 Hotpatch, Flags PSDirect Issue
Microsoft released hotpatch KB5065474 for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 on September 9, 2025, advancing the operating system to build 26100.6508. The update eliminates nuisance User Account Control...
Microsoft’s No-Restart Patch Squashes UAC Prompts for Windows 11 LTSC, Warns of 2026 Secure Boot Crisis
Microsoft’s latest hotpatch for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024, KB5065474, landed on September 9, 2025, delivering immediate security hardening without a mandatory reboot — and packing a louder...
No-Reboot PSDirect Fix for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 Arrives via Hotpatch KB5066360
Microsoft released a targeted security hotpatch, KB5066360, for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 on September 9, 2025, addressing a critical vulnerability in PowerShell Direct (PSDirect) that could...
Hyper-V PowerShell Direct Flaw Lets Attackers Impersonate Admins, Microsoft Urges Patching
Microsoft has disclosed a new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability (CVE-2025-49734) in Windows Hyper-V’s PowerShell Direct feature that lets a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges...
Why Windows 11 Power Users Still Rely on a 15-Year-Old 'God Mode' Trick
Windows 11’s settings experience remains a tale of two interfaces, and for power users weary of hunting for advanced options, a community trick called God Mode is the most practical shortcut to...
Flyoobe Delivers Complete Windows 11 OOBE Customization, TPM Bypasses, and Debloating in One Tool
Flyoobe has completed its transformation from a narrow hardware-bypass utility into a comprehensive Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) suite, consolidating Windows 11 installation workarounds, local...
Flyoobe 1.10 Bypasses Windows 11 Hardware Checks and Removes AI at Setup
The latest release of Flyoobe, version 1.10, lands just four days after version 1.7, and it marks a significant leap forward: the free tool now not only sidesteps Microsoft’s hardware gating for...
IIS on Windows Server: Three Paths to a Hardened Web Host and When to Use Each
When it comes to standing up a web server on Windows, Internet Information Services (IIS) has been the default answer for decades. Yet, despite its deep integration into Windows Server, the role...