security hardening

A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...

The single most important step in getting a reliable, secure Windows PC on the network is to treat network setup as a deliberate process — not a background chore — and then follow a small set of repeatable checks that take you from hardware to firmware, drivers, OS settings and finally to...

Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of the Windows 11 25H2 update — an incremental, enablement-package-based release that unlocks a raft of AI-enhanced capabilities, a redesigned Start menu, richer lock‑screen widgets, improved energy and recovery tools, and targeted enterprise manageability...

Microsoft’s gradual, enablement-style rollout of Windows 11 version 25H2 landed this week with a thin set of platform housekeeping changes and a steady stream of app-level AI features — most notably an on-device Auto‑Categorization feature in the Photos app for Copilot+ PCs — while Microsoft...

Microsoft has quietly shipped Windows 11 version 25H2 as an intentionally light, operational update: a small enablement package that flips on features already staged across the 24H2 servicing branch rather than delivering a dramatic set of new consumer-facing capabilities. This year’s annual...

Windows 11’s 25H2 annual update is now rolling out — but don’t expect fireworks: this release is a lightweight “enablement package” that mainly flips on features already baked into 24H2, delivers targeted security and platform hardening, removes a few legacy components, and otherwise leaves the...

Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of the Windows 11 2025 Update — Windows 11, version 25H2 — delivered primarily as a lightweight enablement package that flips on features already staged across the 24H2 servicing branch and emphasizes security hardening, manageability, and lifecycle...

Microsoft has begun the quiet, staged rollout of Windows 11 version 25H2 — a pragmatic, operations-first update delivered primarily as a small enablement package that activates features Microsoft has been shipping throughout the 24H2 servicing stream rather than delivering a dramatic...

Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of the 2025 Windows 11 feature update — version 25H2 — and, for most users, the upgrade will look less like a dramatic rework and more like a careful housekeeping milestone that prioritizes security hardening, lifecycle resets, and incremental AI...

Microsoft’s 2025 Windows 11 feature update arrives quietly but deliberately: Windows 11, version 25H2 is being distributed as a small enablement package that flips on capabilities already staged in the 24H2 servicing stream, resets support clocks for targeted SKUs, and focuses more on...

Microsoft’s latest annual Windows milestone arrives without fanfare but with a clear operational agenda: Windows 11, version 25H2 is rolling out as a lightweight enablement package (eKB) rather than a full OS rebase, prioritizing security hardening, enterprise manageability, and a quieter...

Microsoft is rolling out the Windows 11 2025 update — version 25H2 — as a deliberately lightweight, operational release: an enablement package that flips on features already staged in last year’s servicing cycle rather than delivering a dramatic consumer-facing overhaul. At first glance 25H2 is...

Microsoft’s 2025 Windows 11 feature update — version 25H2 — arrives as a careful, operationally minded release rather than a headline-grabbing rework: it’s an enablement package that flips on features already staged in the 24H2 servicing stream, removes a few long‑deprecated tools, and resets...

Zorin OS 18 Beta arrives at a pivotal moment: with Windows 10’s extended lifespan ending on October 14, 2025, millions of users face either an enforced upgrade to Windows 11, costly hardware refreshes, or the security risks of running an unsupported OS — and Zorin OS 18 Beta positions itself as...

Three weeks is not a long time in the life of a PC, but when that window sits directly ahead of a fixed end-of-support deadline it becomes a hard stop: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, and every Windows 10 user now has three practical...

Windows Server 2019 ships with Remote Desktop (RDP) capability turned off by default for safety; enabling it is simple but needs care. This feature piece walks through three reliable methods to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2019 — PowerShell, Server Manager GUI, and the System...

Microsoft’s continued migration of legacy Control Panel features into the modern Settings app has taken another step forward: recent Windows 11 Insider preview builds contain hidden, in-progress pages that surface longstanding keyboard controls and a redesigned haptic touchpad panel inside...

Microsoft’s recent servicing work quietly strips two long‑standing legacy administration tools — Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC (wmic.exe) — from new Windows 11 images and from the 25H2 enablement cycle, a change Microsoft documents in its formal support bulletin (KB 5065506) and that is...

Microsoft’s September servicing quietly removes two long‑standing administration tools — the legacy Windows PowerShell 2.0 engine and the WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command‑line) tool — from certain Windows 11 images, a deliberate security‑first move that closes well‑documented...

Microsoft’s September 2025 hardening update for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on Windows Server 2025 removes legacy update binaries used by WSUS to service the Windows Update SelfUpdate component, and that change has immediate operational implications for organizations still relying on...