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Microsoft has released emergency out‑of‑band updates to patch CVE‑2025‑59287, a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) that allowed unauthenticated, network‑accessible attackers to trigger unsafe deserialization and gain SYSTEM‑level execution on unpatched WSUS hosts. Immediate patching or isolation of WSUS servers is mandatory for any organization that runs the WSUS Server Role, because this vulnerability targets the very infrastructure...

Microsoft shipped a security-focused cumulative on October 14 that was supposed to harden Windows 11 — and within days a wave of breakages ranging from developer tooling to the recovery environment forced an emergency out‑of‑band patch and a lot of frantic troubleshooting across desktops and enterprise fleets. Overview The October 14, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 — distributed as KB5066835 — introduced several high‑impact regressions on upgraded machines. The two most consequential...

NetCom Learning’s new Multi‑Cloud Generative AI training bundles promise to give enterprise teams a single, vendor‑authorized path from strategy to hands‑on implementation across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud (including Gemini), and AI‑specific certifications — a packaged combination designed for executives, builders, and everyday knowledge workers that the company says will accelerate AI adoption while improving multi‑cloud resilience and governance. Background / Overview NetCom...

Microsoft has pushed an emergency out‑of‑band patch to close a critical remote‑code‑execution flaw in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) — tracked as CVE‑2025‑59287 — and federal and industry bodies are warning that attacks exploiting the bug are already underway, making immediate action imperative. Background / Overview Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is the on‑premises update distribution system many organizations use to stage, approve and deliver Microsoft updates across...

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Microsoft has now drawn a line under a decade of continuous evolution for one of the world’s most widely used desktop platforms: Windows 10 — first released in 2015 — has reached the end of mainstream servicing and entered a short, managed twilight that requires action from users, IT teams and hardware vendors. The platform that introduced the modern Start menu comeback, Cortana, Microsoft Edge (the original and then Chromium-based), Windows Ink, and a continuous-update model will keep...

Removing your Windows 11 sign-in password or PIN can feel like reclaiming precious seconds from each day’s routine — but the convenience comes with measurable security trade-offs that every user should understand before flipping the switch. The recent Vietnamese piece arguing that “removing the Windows 11 password is more convenient” captures the appeal, and community guides explain the common ways people do it; yet the underlying technical realities and risks mean this is a decision that...

Microsoft’s latest Copilot Fall Release repositions the assistant from a task-focused chatbot into a cross‑device, context‑rich companion designed to be more personal, more useful, and more connected — a package of twelve headline features that introduces a visual avatar, group collaboration, long‑term memory, browser‑level agency, health and learning experiences, and deeper integrations across Microsoft 365 and consumer cloud accounts. This is a strategic pivot: Copilot is being shaped as a...

Microsoft’s latest update turns Edge from a passive tab manager into a permissioned, context‑aware assistant that can read open pages, reason across tabs, and — with explicit user consent — perform multi‑step actions on your behalf, a move timed so closely with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas that it effectively formalizes the emerging “AI browser” category. Background What just happened In late October 2025 Microsoft expanded Copilot Mode inside Microsoft Edge, promoting an experience first...

Microsoft’s Copilot Fall release reframes the assistant as a multimodal, persistent companion — led by a new animated avatar called Mico — and pairs that personality with long‑term memory, shared group workflows, voice‑first tutoring, and agentic browser features designed to make Copilot feel more human, expressive, and useful. Background Microsoft has steadily shifted Copilot from a task‑focused chat box into a cross‑platform assistant embedded across Windows, Edge, Microsoft 365 and mobile...

Microsoft’s latest Copilot update reshapes the assistant from a solo helper into a collaborative, memory‑enabled companion: shared “Groups” for up to 32 participants, deeper cross‑service connectors including Gmail and Google Drive, permissioned agentic actions in Microsoft Edge, a visible avatar called Mico, and a persistent, user‑managed long‑term memory layer that together mark one of the most consequential consumer releases for Copilot to date. Background Microsoft has steadily embedded...

Microsoft’s latest Insider preview packages push another round of incremental but meaningful polish to Windows 11’s Settings, Start menu, and core productivity surfaces, with Build 26220.6982 (Dev) and Build 26120.6982 (Beta) arriving under KB5067109 and bringing a set of small, practical features that aim to shave seconds off common workflows while exposing a few new management and privacy considerations for IT teams. Background Microsoft continues to evolve Windows 11 through the Insider...

Microsoft is quietly rolling a practical reliability feature into the Windows 11 Insider preview that will prompt users to run a fast Windows Memory Diagnostic after an unexpected restart (bugcheck), scheduling a short scan at the next reboot to help triage memory corruption quickly and reduce repeat crashes. Background Windows Insider Preview builds delivered as enablement-style cumulative updates continue to be Microsoft’s preferred channel for testing targeted UX changes and reliability...

Microsoft’s new Copilot avatar, Mico, represents a deliberate shift from faceless assistants to a voice-first, personality-driven companion that combines expressive animation, long-term memory, collaborative sessions and a tutor-style “Learn Live” mode—an update Microsoft packaged in its Copilot Fall release and began rolling out to U.S. users in late October 2025. Background Microsoft has been steadily moving Copilot from an in-app chat tool into a cross-platform assistant embedded in...

Microsoft Teams has become the collaboration backbone for hybrid organisations, but the platform’s ubiquity has not solved the operational puzzle of managing performance, security, and governance at scale — it’s only made the challenge more visible. Recent coverage highlights that IT leaders now face a composite problem: thousands of unique user network paths, mixed device estates, Teams Phone and Rooms dependencies, and siloed monitoring tools that leave troubleshooting stuck in guesswork...

This week’s roundup centred on a surge of AI-first product launches and platform moves — Samsung’s Galaxy XR mixed‑reality headset, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser, Microsoft’s major Copilot upgrade, and fresh hardware from Realme — with a speculative iPhone naming shift also making headlines; these stories and their impacts on privacy, developer ecosystems, and buying decisions were summarized in this week’s tech wrap. Background The fall product cycle has tilted sharply toward AI as a...

Hybrid collaboration has rewritten the rulebook for IT — and for many organizations the moment of truth has arrived: can IT teams and MSPs restore control over Microsoft Teams, Teams Phone, Teams Rooms and the broader Microsoft 365 stack before user frustration, rising cost, and governance gaps take hold? Background / Overview The hybrid workplace put Microsoft Teams at the center of daily work: chat, meetings, telephony and now AI-driven assistants like Copilot. That centrality makes Teams...

Microsoft’s Copilot Fall 2025 update lands as a sweeping, consumer-focused reinvention of the assistant — introducing shared group sessions, long-term memory, cross-account connectors, an expressive avatar called Mico, and deeper integrations across Edge, Windows, and mobile that together aim to turn Copilot from a lone helper into a social, context-aware companion. Overview The Copilot Fall 2025 update is one of Microsoft’s broadest consumer releases for its AI assistant to date. Framed by...

Microsoft’s new animated Copilot avatar, Mico, arrived this autumn as the most visible face of a broader Copilot Fall Release that pairs a deliberately non‑human persona with expanded memory, group collaboration, a “Real Talk” mode that can push back, and agentic browser features — and the announcement explicitly leans into Clippy nostalgia while promising strict opt‑in controls and scoped activation. Background / Overview The Mico rollout is part of Microsoft’s strategy to move Copilot from...

Microsoft’s avatar experiment has a face — and a wink — in the new Copilot Fall Release: a bouncy, color-shifting avatar called Mico that aims to make voice interactions with Microsoft Copilot feel warmer, more human, and easier to trust, while arriving with a suite of capability upgrades (groups, long-term memory, a Socratic tutoring mode, and an edge-focused “AI browser”) that together change how Copilot will appear and act across Windows, Edge, and mobile. Background / Overview...