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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker runs a specially crafted application on a domain-joined...

Secure communication in the cloud normally involves the following: Data encryption: hiding what is sent Data integrity: protecting data from being tampered with Authentication: validating the identity of the parties in the communication Using a cryptographic protocol such as the TLS takes...

Today HP Inc. unveiled a redesigned Pavilion portfolio of Windows 10 PCs in a bold color palette featuring new convertibles, notebooks and desktops ideal for students and families that will begin rolling out this month. This new portfolio lights up Windows 10 features like Windows Hello...

I was trying to start working with my outlook and just found this: The password you typed is incorrect. Retype the password. But it IS correct. I know it. What should I do?

Every time I start my computer I get the error "Password is incorrect. Try again". I type in my Windows account password and the desktop opens. The computer doesn't seem to remember my password. Should it?

Last week I highlighted a very cool preview of for the Kinect for Windows v2, Windows 10 and Windows Hello, Windows Hello with the Kinect v2. Today's a follow-up to that from Friend of the Gallery, Link Removed #Windows10 – Using #KinectV2 for authentication with #WindowsHello While I hope...

In this session, learn what's new in Windows 10 version 1511 from the developers' perspective. Major new features in this update include Windows 10 for Mobile, Continuum for Mobile, next gen authentication using Windows Hello and Microsoft Passport, and the new Windows Store for Business. Learn...

As a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app developer, if you are trying to communicate over HTTP with a web service or any server endpoint, you have multiple API choices. Two of the most used and recommended APIs for implementing the HTTP client role in a managed UWP app are...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (November 10, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a security feature bypass in Microsoft Windows. An attacker could bypass Kerberos authentication on a target machine and decrypt drives protected by BitLocker. The...

In our final post of the Windows 10 by 10 development series, we’ll talk about the feature introductions and enhancements in Windows 10 that help you create more secure apps. When we think of security, we can split it up in these three main areas: authentication, data-in-flight and data-at-rest...

Hello I have two win8 computers and one ubuntu on a small lan. If i try to filebrowse from ubuntu to a shared drawer in any of my win8computers a login is required and i have no idea what username and pw i should use... I have tried my hotmail account and all other i could think of but i just...

In this episode of the Azure AD and Identity Show, your host, Simon May talks to Venkatesh Gopalakrishnan of the Identity Division about Azure AD Join and how it can help your organization secure identities on devices. Link Removed Link Removed

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Active Directory. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an authenticated attacker creates multiple machine accounts. To exploit the...

I am very pleased to be releasing additional expansions of the Link Removed. Please stop by the Microsoft Networking Lounge at Black Hat, August 5-6, to learn more about these programs; or, visit Link Removed. We are raising the Bounty for Defense maximum from $50,000 USD to $100,000 USD. I am...

With our Windows 10 launch fast approaching we’re excited for you to say “Hello” to Windows Hello. You may remember we Link Removed. Windows Hello is biometric authentication that provides you instant access to your Windows 10 devices*. Simply show your face or use your fingerprint to login to...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability, which exists in Windows Remote Procedure Call (RPC) authentication, could allow elevation of privilege if an...

It is now possible to use Windows Hello Facial Recognition to log into Windows 10 machines with the proper camera hardware. We demo using the Intel RealSense technology using a Creative F200 camera and Windows 10 Build 10166. read more Continue reading...

I have just spent a couple of hours trying to figure out how to get my clean install of 10130 to see my network shares. For some reason, even though I had connectivity, I could not see either my other Windows 10 computer or my NAS. For this build, I set up a PIN to log on to the system. I had...

Windows Hello can already be used with existing fingerprint scanners to authenticate your identity for logging into Windows 10. read more Continue reading...