Security Updates
The latest Security Updates coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Security App UI Spoofing Flaw CVE-2025-47956 Patched – But Local Attackers Can Still Fake Alerts
Microsoft’s June 2025 security updates address a spoofing vulnerability in the Windows Security App that lets a local user manipulate file names and paths to display forged security alerts. Tracked...
Microsoft Begins Silent Rollout of 365 Companion Apps to Windows 11 Taskbars
Starting in late October 2025, Microsoft began automatically installing three new companion apps onto the Windows 11 taskbar for devices that already have Microsoft 365 Apps. Dubbed Calendar, File...
Microsoft Strips PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 — Here’s What Breaks
Starting in August 2025, Microsoft will begin stripping the aging PowerShell 2.0 engine from fresh installations of Windows 11 version 24H2, with Windows Server 2025 following in September. The move,...
Microsoft Drives GitHub Deeper Into AI Unit After CEO Resigns, Raising Governance Concerns
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke is stepping down, and instead of appointing a new leader, Microsoft will fold the code-hosting platform more directly into its CoreAI division, ending the relative...
Dow Cuts SOC Investigation Time, Upskills Analysts with Microsoft Security Copilot
Inside Dow’s Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC), a simple question has become routine: “Have you asked Copilot?” The 125‑year‑old materials science giant—better known for industrial...
Microsoft Kills PowerShell 2.0 in Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025: IT Must Migrate Now
The ancient PowerShell 2.0 engine, a holdover from the Windows 7 era, is vanishing from new Windows images starting this month. Microsoft has begun excising the legacy runtime from Windows 11 version...
Microsoft to Strip PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 Starting August
Microsoft will yank PowerShell 2.0 out of Windows 11, version 24H2, and Windows Server 2025 beginning this August, ending a 16-year run for the legacy scripting engine that has become a persistent...
KB5065503 Brings Silent Phi Silica AI Refinements to Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs
In mid-August, Microsoft seeded a low-key but important update for its youngest PC platform. KB5065503 rolled out automatically to Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2,...
Phi Silica Update 1.2507.797.0 Brings Optimized On-Device AI to Intel Copilot+ PCs
{ "title": "Phi Silica Update 1.2507.797.0 Brings Optimized On-Device AI to Intel Copilot+ PCs", "content": "Microsoft published a component update for its on-device Phi Silica AI model on August...
Windows 11 Taskbar May Soon Feature Agentic AI Companions, Insider Builds Reveal
Microsoft is quietly testing a dedicated “agentic companions” button for the Windows 11 taskbar, according to strings found in recent Insider and server preview builds. The discovery points to a...
As Windows 10’s End Looms, Users Embrace Risky Hacks to Block Updates and Bypass Hardware Checks
The countdown to October 14, 2025 – the day Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 10 support – is driving a growing number of users toward unsanctioned workarounds. Faced with forced updates that...
Microsoft Copilot Studio Unlocks Hidden Enterprise Data: Multiline Text and File Attachments Now Searchable in Dataverse Knowledge
Microsoft Copilot Studio agents can now search through long-form notes and file attachments stored in Dataverse, a long-awaited update that turns previously buried enterprise data into retrievable...