Microsoft's rapid response to a disruptive Bitlocker issue in Windows 10 highlights both the advantages and underlying risks of modern update pipelines, particularly for corporate environments reliant on advanced hardware configurations. Following a problematic May 2025 security update...
Unexpected, unscheduled updates by Microsoft for Windows Server 2022 and Windows 10 are drawing significant attention from system administrators and IT professionals worldwide. These out-of-band releases serve as a pivotal reminder of the complexities inherent in maintaining modern enterprise...
Few occurrences in enterprise IT environments draw urgency quite like an unexpected BitLocker recovery prompt that stalls workflow, mobilizes anxious end-users, and puts pressure on IT departments. On May 19, 2025, Microsoft issued an out-of-band (OOB) update—KB5061768—aimed directly at...
Microsoft’s deployment cadence for Windows security updates is a well-oiled machine, but even the most robust processes can encounter unexpected turbulence—especially when the complexities of enterprise endpoints and hardware interplay. The release of out-of-band update KB5061768 on May 19...
In this final video in the Windows 10 Isolated User mode series Dave takes us through several engineering aspects associated with trustlets. First he describes how lsass.exe (the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service responsible for enforcing security on Windows) now can have a companion...
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I have in my possession a 2009 13" MSI X340 laptop with the following specifications:
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (build 6002)
a 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Solo CPU
2 GB RAM
Fujitsu MJA2320BH 320 GB Hard Drive
Micro-Star International MS-1352 Ver 1.0 Motherboard
This computer's CPU gets...
Hi there,
I have been having some issues with windows crashing and restarting recently. I think that I have that part of it fixed..... however there are still some error messages popping up in Event Viewer.... one of which revolves around lsass.exe
Log Name: Application
Source...
Fixes an issue that occurs when you run an application that calls the CredWrite function by using a CRED_TYPE_GENERIC_CERTIFICATE type credential. This issue occurs when roaming profiles are used on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server...
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Fixes an issue in which authentication failures and loss of connectivity may occur on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when RPC threads stop responding in the Lsass.exe process when the computer is under...
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Windows 7 experiences 100% disk busy and system compleltely unresponsive - won't even move the mouse pointer. Occurs anything from a few minutes to an hour after connecting to a VPN to which many other Windows 7 users connect with no problem. The problem sometimes clears itself in 5-30 minutes...
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Hi All
I've got Vista 32 bit Home premium edition installed on my laptop and
things were ok until now. Now all of a sudden, it shows that the
lsass.exe file is missing and the desktop is not appearing upon
restart. The user login is successful, but the error shows up and the
desktop is not...