Users can continue receiving important security updates for Windows 10 by enrolling in the ESU program.
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Windows’ Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Will Soon Turn Black
After more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background.
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Microsoft to Preview New Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage
Microsoft is preparing a private preview of new Windows endpoint security platform capabilities to help antimalware vendors create solutions that run outside the kernel.
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Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Update Options as EOS Nears
With end of support scheduled for October 2025, Windows 10 users will be able to continue receiving important security updates.
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Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
A Windows NTLM vulnerability patched in March has been exploited in attacks targeting government and private institutions.
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Newly Patched Windows Zero-Day Exploited for Two Years
Microsoft on Tuesday patched a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Win32 kernel that has been exploited since March 2023.
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CrowdStrike Overhauls Testing and Rollout Procedures to Avoid System Crashes
CrowdStrike says it has revamped several testing, validation, and update rollout processes to prevent a repeat of the July BSOD incident.
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Microsoft Says Recent Windows Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day
Microsoft warns that a recently patched Windows vulnerability was exploited in the wild as a zero-day prior to July 2024.
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Post-CrowdStrike Fallout: Microsoft Redesigning EDR Vendor Access to Windows Kernel
Microsoft is revamping how anti-malware tools interact with the Windows kernel to avoid another CrowdStrike faulty update catastrophe.
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Copy2Pwn Zero-Day Exploited to Bypass Windows Protections
ZDI details a zero-day named Copy2Pwn and tracked as CVE-2024-38213, which cybercriminals exploited to bypass MotW protections in Windows.
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