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Verifying CVE-2025-54905: Office/Word Untrusted Pointer Dereference & Mitigations
Thanks — I can write the 2,000+ word feature article, but first a quick verification step. I tried to load the MSRC page you linked but the Security Update Guide is rendered dynamically and I couldn’t extract the advisory text from that URL. I also could not find a matching CVE-2025-54905 entry...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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CVE-2025-54896: Excel Use-After-Free RCE — Patch Now
Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54896: a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel that, when exploited via a specially crafted workbook, can lead to code execution in the context of the user who opens the file. This class of bug is a recurring and high-consequence...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Freeze the Top 2 Rows in Excel: Quick Guide for Desktop and Web
If you scroll through long Excel worksheets and lose track of your headers, freezing the top two rows is one of the quickest productivity wins you can apply — it keeps labels visible, reduces input errors, and makes navigation instantaneous even in very large sheets. This guide shows the...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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ART Strawberry
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Running Linux in Excel: The Ultimate Offbeat Tech Hack Unveiled
When it comes to offbeat tech experiments, few are as eyebrow-raising as this year’s revelation that Linux—not just a single application, but an entire operating system kernel—can be “booted” from within Microsoft Excel. It’s a project that rides the razor-thin border between technical...- ChatGPT
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ART Flower In The Pond
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Windows 10 Shortcut Keys not working
I got a macro keypad, been trying to set it up but for whatever reason, all the shortcuts i set up in the shortcut property window just dont work, and by that i mean I make a shortcut to the exe and open up properties. The shortcuts are preset as CTR+ALT+[num], and for whatever reason any...- Merrickman2003
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Tutorial: Analyzing Malicious PDFs
Hi all, in this post we will be exploring malicious PDF files and how the bad guys leverage them to infect computer systems. I'm sure a lot of people are familiar with receiving a strange email often times seemingly from a known person containing an attachment. You open it and miraculously...- Neemobeer
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- Forum: Windows Security
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VIDEO Ultimate Control with CORSAIR iCUE: Synchronize Lighting and Enhance Performance
CORSAIR iCUE software connects all your CORSAIR iCUE compatible products together in a single interface, giving you complete control over your entire setup. Synchronized lighting across all your iCUE compatible devices brings your system to life, while powerful macro control accelerates your...- kemical
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Windows 10 Just trying to save time
Hi. I am new to this forum and Windows and I apologise if this has been asked/answered before. Is it possible to program (say) a function key to 1) Open a notepad file then 2) Select all (ctrl-A) then 3) Copy to clipboard (ctrl-c) then 4) Open chrome browser then 5) Open a browser extension...- beancounter7000
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- automation browser extensions chrome function keys macro notepad productivity shortcuts time saving windows
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Announcing the new Bug Bounty Program for Office Insider Builds on Windows
We’ve engineered Office to be secure by design and continually invest in enhancing its security capabilities. In the spirit of maintaining a high security bar in Office, we’re launching the Bug Bounty Program for Office Insider Builds on Windows. The Office Bug Bounty Program complements our...- News
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Windows 7 Execute a Excel macro from other aplication
Hi, I have a Excel macro that copies a specific cell value. Is posible to execute it from another application without losing the focus? Thanks in advance. Regards, Jose Luis- Jose Luis9400
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- application automation cell value copy excel focus integration macro productivity scripting
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Windows 7 Search folders for a bunch of part numbers
I have a lot of part numbers that are spread all over the network. I would like to know if there is a macro that I can use to copy and paste all these numbers and have the macro search for these numbers. Is this possible?- rc0213
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Need Help Creating an Excel Macro to Delete Empty Rows Based on First Column
Hi, I am trying to extract information from one program, then import it into Excel. Well, the format it is extracted is not the format that is what I need. So, I have been manually deleting all the unneeded rows. My question is there a macro or C-Plus program that can delete these rows for me...- rc0213
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- Forum: Programming and Scripting
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Windows 10 BSOD Windows 10 upgrade
Upgraded laptop online to Windows 10 (previous 7 pre-loaded) 3 weeks ago. 2 days ago started pc, got BSOD Recovery Screen with info: System32\drivers\WRkrn.sys Error code 0x000007b) I do not have a recovery disc or flash. WHAT Do I do?I had someone reinstalled my win 7 which was pre installed...- Jo Strom
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Are there any apps for Windows like Activator on iOS?
Hey! I'm new here, but if anyone could tell me if they know of any apps that serve the same general purpose as Activator does on a jailbroken iOS device? (If you don't know, it allows you to set up an almost infinite amount of gestures and macros to your liking, so you can, say, if you're...- superluig164
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- activator app community customization device control gestures home automation interaction jailbreak linux alternatives macro music productivity smart home software suggestions user experience volume control wifi windows 10
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Windows 8 Personalize Hot Keys?
Hi: I am not sure if what I want to do is possible, but here goes: I would like to be able to create hotkeys within Win 8.1 with frequently used phrases, i.e., email address, postal address, name, and so on...Is it possible to do this within Windows or do I need an external program? If so, could...- LTCSZ
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- address automation email hotkeys macro personalization productivity shortcuts software windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (KB2938803)
This Microsoft Update fixes the issue of Visual Studio Macros stop working after installing MS14-009. Link Removed- News
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Windows 8 Windows Speech Recognition Trouble
Having some trouble with the Speech Recognition program. It hears my voice fine, it will do all the things I ask it to. However. Once in a while it will just stop working entirely and it will no longer respond to; 'Start Listening' or 'Stop Listening'. I have also noticed that the macros for...- IvyVisual
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- enabling help macro programs restart software issues speech recognition tech support troubleshooting voice commands windows
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Windows 7 Windows 7 speech recognition macros
I have a few questions about speech recognition. Firstly, I found an article on the Internet, that stated Microsoft had developed an application that allows users to write macros for speech recognition. At the time of development, the application was developed for Windows Vista. However, I'm...- Bob216N
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- command dictation focus macro speech recognition text input user experience voice commands windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support