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Set Up Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Windows 10/11 for Safe Browsing Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Microsoft Defender Application Guard is a built-in Windows security feature designed to help protect your PC when browsing untrusted websites. Instead of opening...

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54900, a heap‑based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel that can allow an attacker to execute code on a victim machine when a crafted spreadsheet is opened — an issue administrators and home users should treat as high priority for patching and...

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54906, a Microsoft Office vulnerability described as a “free of memory not on the heap” condition that can lead to local remote‑code‑execution (RCE) when a user opens or previews a specially crafted Office document; Microsoft lists the...

Headline: CVE-2025-53733 — What you need to know about the new Microsoft Word RCE caused by incorrect numeric conversions Lede: Microsoft has published advisory CVE-2025-53733 for a remote‑code‑execution class bug in Microsoft Office Word described as an “incorrect conversion between numeric...

Microsoft Office has recently been identified as vulnerable to a critical security flaw, designated as CVE-2025-49702. This vulnerability arises from a type confusion error, where the software accesses resources using incompatible types, potentially allowing unauthorized attackers to execute...

Microsoft Edge’s latest stable channel update, version 136.0.3240.92, marks a significant step forward for Microsoft’s rapidly evolving browser. As Edge redefines itself in the competitive landscape of 2025, this update shines a spotlight on the company’s relentless push toward AI integration...

In a significant shakeup for enterprise users, Microsoft has officially announced the removal of Defender Application Guard (MDAG) from Windows 11 version 24H2. This feature, primarily used to bolster security within Microsoft Edge by isolating potentially dangerous web content in a virtualized...

In what feels like an era ago, work was tethered to the office. Fast forward to today—consider work officially untethered. In this once-in-a-lifetime sea change, IT leaders like yourself have the opportunity to rethink your environments, from what security should look like now, down to what new...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.608 (KB4580364) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update). This update will also go out to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel later today. UPDATE 4:45pm (Pacific): This is...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17713 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Resetting Skip Ahead We are getting close to the point in the development cycle where our focus will be on stabilization for RS5. As part of the stabilization...

Last week, we shared the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update has begun rolling out to customers and we highlighted some of our favorite features for people who love and use Windows every day. Windows 10 is running on more than 500 million monthly active devices and continues to gain momentum in...

Windows 10 represents the best and newest in our strong commitment to security with world-class mitigations. One of Microsoft’s longstanding strategies toward improving software security involves investing in defensive technologies that make it difficult and costly for attackers to find, exploit...

The Microsoft mindset is a security mindset. Our goal is to ensure customer safety as the security threat landscape continues to grow increasingly more sophisticated and adversaries are more successful at impacting the bottom line. New security features in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16188 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15210 to Insiders in the Fast ring. NOTE: This build will not be available for Windows...

We’re determined to make Microsoft Edge the safest and most secure browser. Over the past two years, we have been continuously innovating, and we’re proud of the progress we’ve made. This is reflected by Microsoft Edge having the fewest vulnerabilities of any major browser on Windows since our...

Today I am pleased to join Scott Guthrie and Satya Nadella at Ignite, the largest IT conference in the industry with more than 20,000 attendees. It’s an exciting time to be in IT, with the modern workplace creating a major shift in the way people work. Information is abundant, experiences and...