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Windows 11’s built‑in antivirus, Microsoft Defender, is normally updated automatically through Windows Update — but when that pipeline falters, administrators and power users must know how to update Defender manually, safely, and at scale to avoid windows of exposure that attackers will happily...

Microsoft has announced that Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be removed from Windows starting in August 2025 for Windows 11, version 24H2 and in September 2025 for Windows Server 2025 — a final step in a deprecation that began in 2017 and a change already visible in Windows Insider builds this...

When Task Manager shows fewer cores than your CPU’s spec sheet promises, it triggers an immediate alarm: is Windows misreporting, is some software throttling the chip, or is the processor literally losing cores? The truth lives between these possibilities. In many cases the fix is a handful of...

Microsoft has set a firm date to excise a long‑running compatibility relic: Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be removed from shipping Windows images beginning with Windows 11, version 24H2 (rollout starting August 2025) and will follow in Windows Server 2025 (September 2025) — a change already...

Microsoft pushed a targeted re-release and mitigation for the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update (KB5063878) after enterprise customers reported widespread WSUS/SCCM delivery failures that surfaced as error code 0x80240069 — Microsoft acknowledged the problem and rolled a containment...

Microsoft’s recent import of the familiar Linux sudo into Windows is more than a convenience — it’s a signal that the terminal experience on Windows is changing, and that choice and parity with Unix-like workflows are now first-class concerns for Microsoft. The xda-developers piece that sparked...

On a Windows box I reach for a Linux shell first — not because Windows tooling is broken, but because the Unix-style command line gives me the fastest, most portable path from idea to execution. That preference, which many readers will recognize from long years of using bash, zsh, or other...

Windows 11 still hides a surprising amount of power under its polished surface — and for power users the obvious answer isn't hoping Microsoft brings back every legacy tool, it’s learning where those capabilities already exist and how to extend them cleanly. What began as a short list of...

Microsoft is executing the long‑announced end of Windows PowerShell 2.0: starting with Windows 11, version 24H2 in August 2025 and following with Windows Server 2025 in September 2025, the legacy PowerShell 2.0 engine will be removed from shipping Windows images as part of a platform cleanup...

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 August 2025 cumulative update (KB5063878) is causing installation failures in certain enterprise scenarios and has pushed an emergency mitigation while engineers work on a permanent fix. The issue surfaces as error code 0x80240069 when updates are...

Microsoft has begun excising Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, closing a chapter that started with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and signaling a firm push toward a smaller attack surface and a simpler PowerShell ecosystem. The removal is being rolled into current...

I nearly fell off my chair when I found screenshots of my ID cards pinned in Windows’ Clipboard history — and that moment is the exact reason I wiped my Clipboard history to protect my identity and sensitive work data. The fix itself is painfully simple (press Windows+V and use the Clear or...

Title: CVE‑2025‑53148 — What Windows admins need to know about the RRAS “uninitialized resource” information‑disclosure issue (analysis, risk, detection and remediation) Short summary for busy admins You sent the MSRC link for CVE‑2025‑53148 (Routing and Remote Access Service / RRAS). I could...

CVE-2025-53138 — RRAS information disclosure: what admins need to know now By [Your Name], WindowsForum.com — August 12, 2025 Summary Microsoft’s Security Response Center lists CVE-2025-53138 as an information‑disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS)...

Title: CVE-2025-50162 — RRAS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow: What Windows admins need to know (deep-dive, triage & hardening guide) Summary (TL;DR) A heap-based buffer overflow has been disclosed in Microsoft’s Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allowing remote code execution on affected...

Thanks — before I write the full 2,000+ word WindowsForum.com article, two quick clarifications so I get it exactly right: Can you confirm the CVE ID is CVE-2025-25005 (not a different nearby CVE such as CVE-2025-53786)? I tried to load Microsoft’s page but the MSRC site uses a dynamic app and...

Windows PowerShell 2.0 is being removed from Windows images, and the change—announced in an August 11, 2025 Microsoft support bulletin—begins rolling into production builds in late summer and early fall 2025; organizations that still depend on the legacy PowerShell 2.0 engine must inventory...

Flyoobe’s first official release arrives as a pragmatic answer to two persistent complaints from Windows users: the rigid hardware checks that block many PCs from upgrading to Windows 11, and the bloated, one-size-fits-all Out‑Of‑Box Experience that ships too much software by default. The...

Ten years after its debut, Windows 10’s story reads less like a single product lifecycle and more like a decade-long experiment in balancing familiarity, compatibility, and incremental innovation — an experiment that, for most users and enterprises, largely succeeded. Background: the rescue that...

Microsoft has announced the removal of Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, a deliberate end to a legacy runtime that has lingered in the OS for more than a decade and which Microsoft says will be excised from Windows 11 (starting with version 24H2 in August 2025) and Windows...