Microsoft's April 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 (notably KB5055523) has introduced an unexpected and controversial change: the sudden appearance of an empty "inetpub" folder on the system drive, typically C:. This folder, historically associated with Internet Information Services...
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates in March 2025 unveiled a significant security challenge tied to the legacy NTLM protocol widely used across Windows environments. Despite Microsoft's rating of the vulnerability CVE-2025-24054 as "less likely" to be exploited, threat actors demonstrated their...
Microsoft's March 2025 Patch Tuesday brought an extensive lineup of bug fixes, but among these was a vulnerability that would quickly escalate into a significant security incident: CVE-2025-24054, an NTLM hash-leaking flaw. While Microsoft initially considered this vulnerability "less likely" to...
Microsoft's recent April 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11—specifically update KB5055523—introduced an unexpected yet purposeful change that has stirred curiosity and concern among users and IT professionals alike: the mysterious creation of an empty folder named inetpub on the system...
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Microsoft Resolves Windows Remote Desktop Freezing: A Deeper Look at Patch Culture and User Frustration
For many IT professionals and ordinary Windows users, the rhythm of Patch Tuesday is as regular as the sunrise. Sometimes, though, the daylight is less than reassuring—especially when updates...
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A Tale of Two Breaches: Microsoft and Apple Patch Rapidly Exploited Vulnerabilities
When Microsoft released its batch of security updates on March 11 during Patch Tuesday, few in the broader security community could have predicted just how quickly threat actors would weaponize one particular...
Windows Patch Tuesday Flaw Weaponized, Apple Fixes Critical Zero-Days: What You Need to Know
In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, the only constant is change—and the events following March 2025's Patch Tuesday have proven this once again. Just days after Microsoft rolled out its latest...
Here is a summary of the main points from the article “Windows 11's Recall AI is now rolling out on Copilot+ PCs” from BleepingComputer:
Recall AI Rollout: Microsoft has confirmed that the AI-powered “Recall” feature is rolling out to everyone with the Windows 11 KB5055627 update on Copilot+...
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The latest April Patch Tuesday has once again placed cybersecurity firmly at the top of the IT agenda, with Microsoft releasing an update cycle that addresses well over 120 vulnerabilities, including a headline-grabbing, actively exploited zero-day in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS)...
Microsoft’s April 2025 Patch Sets New Security Benchmarks for Windows 11 and Windows Server
Microsoft’s release cycle rarely passes without scrutiny—but its April 2025 batch of updates is proving especially consequential. With Patch Tuesday’s KB5055523 update targeting Windows 11 version 24H2...
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Windows users and IT professionals finally have some relief after weeks of remote access headaches. A persistent flaw that left Remote Desktop sessions freezing and unresponsive—a direct result of Microsoft’s own botched February Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 updates—has been patched. But this...
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Patch Tuesday has long been an unmissable fixture for system administrators and cybersecurity professionals, but the April 2025 edition stands out for both its scale and its urgency. This month, Microsoft remedied over 120 vulnerabilities, including a headline-grabbing zero-day in the Windows...
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Few things are more frustrating for administrators and end users than a tool that’s almost invisible when it works—but painfully noticeable the instant it breaks. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is one such service in the enterprise landscape: it keeps organizations humming, IT teams agile, and...
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In January 2025, Microsoft released its routine Patch Tuesday updates aimed at enhancing security and system performance across Windows platforms. However, a significant issue emerged for organizations utilizing Citrix's Session Recording Agent (SRA) version 2411, leading to failed update...
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Microsoft’s response to time zone changes in Chile’s Aysén Region for 2025 highlights just how nuanced the intersection of regional legislation, global coordination, and modern operating system design has become. On March 20, 2025, Chile’s government declared that the Aysén Region would...
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The Windows operating system landscape in March 2025 looks both familiar and freshly complex, thanks to Microsoft’s latest security update rollout. As system administrators and everyday users alike wrestle with the routine Patch Tuesday ritual, this month’s updates draw attention not only for...
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In a dramatic reminder of the relentless nature of cyber threats targeting the Windows ecosystem, the March 2025 Patch Tuesday disclosures have thrust a lingering zero-day vulnerability into the spotlight. Marked as CVE-2025-24983, this use-after-free flaw in the storied Win32 kernel subsystem...
With the March 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11, tagged as KB5053598 and elevating machines to Build 26100.3476, Microsoft marches forward with its predictable cadence of monthly security and quality improvements. Yet, beneath the usual façade of security patches and incremental...
Every month, system administrators, security professionals, and information workers brace for Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday—a ritual that has come to symbolize both progress and peril in the world of IT security. The March 2025 Patch Tuesday cycle is no exception. Microsoft’s monthly patch bundle...
With security rapidly evolving as a top concern in the Windows ecosystem, the March 2025 Windows Update stands as a crucial reminder of both the complexity and urgency in maintaining safe digital environments. This update cycle brings to the forefront an “urgent” alert, emphasizing the severe...
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