Microsoft pushed a small-but-significant Canary-channel preview on August 29, 2025, when Windows Insiders received Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27934, a focused flight that fixes several user-facing stability issues while adding an important caution for anyone relying on built‑in recovery...
Microsoft’s Security Response Center lists CVE-2025-53152 as a use‑after‑free bug in the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) that can be triggered by an authorized local user to execute code on the host, and administrators are advised to apply the vendor update immediately.
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Quick clarification before I start the full article (I want to be accurate):
I tried to look up CVE-2025-50153 at the Microsoft Security Update Guide URL you provided, but the MSRC page requires JavaScript and I couldn't extract a plain-text advisory from that exact link.
I also couldn't find...
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Windows DWM Core Library, the heart of the Desktop Window Manager’s graphical rendering pipeline, has been thrust into the security spotlight with the discovery of CVE-2025-33052. This vulnerability, characterized as an information disclosure flaw stemming from the use of uninitialized...
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Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update for March 2025 has once again put security squarely in the spotlight. In this release, Microsoft has rolled out over 50 security patches that include fixes for six dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild. As always, this...
In recent months, a newly identified security flaw known as CVE-2025-30400 has raised serious concerns among Windows system administrators, security professionals, and IT departments around the globe. This vulnerability, residing within Microsoft’s Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library...
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On August 13, 2024, Microsoft disclosed a significant security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38147, impacting the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library. This article dives into the details of this vulnerability, its implications, and what users need to know to secure their systems...
Windows 8 leaks come in left and right in these days and it appears to be only a matter of time until the first build leaks on to the Internet. The latest three screenshots have been posted by Winreview, a Russian news site. According to their information the Windows 8 rendering engine has been...
i keep being told "visual effects settings aren't optimized for best appearance" and the aero theme reverts to basic
given i have an hd5770 and an e8400 plus 4gb of 1066 ram i am a little fussed that windoze 7 64bit seems unhappy with my resources being adequate
it was fine until quite...
The desktop window manager won't load at startup, or by manual initialization. This problem started on the first system restart after I installed Asus Smartdoctor and AMD Overdrive. I installed a new asus ATI Radeon HD4890 (and a new power supply) last week, as well as new drivers, but there had...
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Just installed Windows 7. I've got a WEI of 5.5, far above what's required for aero glass.
Personalization has Windows Color as Windows Classic.
Ran the troubleshooting for windows transparency and got:
The current theme doesn't support Aero Not fixed
Desktop Window...