Microsoft’s attempt to make privilege elevation in Windows 11 a true security boundary ran into a harsh reality check: decades of legacy kernel behavior are hard to rewrite safely. Google Project Zero’s James Forshaw exposed multiple privilege‑escalation bypasses against the new Administrator...
Microsoft has begun turning on a rebuilt Start menu for Windows 11 users via the October non‑security preview update (KB5067036), delivering a single, scrollable app surface, three new All apps view modes, deeper Phone Link integration, and several Taskbar and File Explorer refinements — but the...
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Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53765 describing an information disclosure vulnerability in Azure Stack Hub that can allow an authorized local actor to disclose private personal information; Microsoft’s advisory notes the issue specifically affects...
Windows 11’s relentless march toward robust security just took a decisive leap forward with the introduction of the innovative Administrator Protection feature. Announced in a recent Windows Insider blog post and detailed on the Windows IT Pro blog, this capability landed with the latest preview...
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Rethinking Windows Admin Security: Inside Windows 11's Administrator Protection
For decades, Windows administrators have walked a tightrope between productivity and security. Now, with the impending arrival of Administrator Protection in Windows 11, that balance is being recalibrated by...
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