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Microsoft has confirmed that an August 2025 security update intended to close a Windows Installer privilege‑escalation hole instead changed MSI repair behavior in ways that produced unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and silent repair failures for many non‑administrator users across a...

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The August 2025 Windows security update introduced a hardening to Windows Installer that closed a real privilege‑escalation hole (CVE‑2025‑50173) — but the fix also changed MSI repair semantics in ways that caused unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and silent repair failures for many...

Microsoft’s August 26, 2025 preview entry for KB5064080 (OS Build 22631.5840) documents a deliberate security hardening in Windows Installer that now enforces a User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompt for certain MSI repair and related operations—a change that fixed an elevation‑of‑privilege...

Windows 10 gives you multiple ways to run an app with elevated privileges — from the simple right‑click “Run as administrator” to scripted, enterprise-grade approaches — and knowing which method to use (and when not to) is essential for both usability and security. Background / Overview Windows...

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday delivers a surgical corrective: the cumulative updates released on September 9, 2025 refine the User Account Control (UAC) behavior introduced in August and restore expected installer and streaming behavior while preserving the security hardening that closed...

Microsoft has pushed the September 2025 cumulative for Windows 11 version 23H2 — KB5065431 (OS build 22631.5909) — and the update is available both through Windows Update and as an offline .msu installer from the Microsoft Update Catalog. This release is a targeted quality-and-security rollup...

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday delivers a targeted corrective for two of the most disruptive regressions reported by end users and IT teams over the last month: the unexpected UAC prompts and MSI repair failures that blocked non‑admin workflows, and severe stuttering in NDI-based streaming...

Microsoft released a cumulative update for Windows 11 (version 24H2) on September 9, 2025 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — that bundles security fixes, servicing-stack improvements, and a slate of consumer and enterprise features while also tightening several hardening timelines that...

Microsoft released the September 9, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — a combined security and quality rollup that both closes recent high‑priority vulnerabilities and addresses a string of functional regressions introduced earlier in the...

Microsoft’s August 2025 security rollup hardened Windows Installer to close a privilege‑escalation hole, but the change has also begun prompting unexpected User Account Control (UAC) credential requests and breaking app installations for standard (non‑administrator) users across many Windows...

Microsoft has acknowledged a compatibility regression introduced by the August 12, 2025 cumulative Windows updates that can cause unexpected User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompts and MSI Error 1730 failures for non‑administrator users when applications trigger Windows Installer (MSI)...

Microsoft has begun testing a new “My apps” tab inside the Xbox PC app for Windows 11 that lets players locate, download, and launch third‑party applications — from browsers and gaming utilities to rival storefronts — without leaving the Xbox experience, a move aimed squarely at improving...

Microsoft has quietly begun to fix one of Windows 11’s most persistent frictions: the sudden, blinding white dialogs that have long broken the illusion of a system-wide Dark Mode. Recent Insider preview builds include dark-themed file-operation dialogs — copy/move progress windows, delete...

Microsoft's introduction of 'Sudo for Windows' marks a significant evolution in the Windows operating system, bringing a familiar Unix-like command to Windows users. This feature allows users to execute commands with elevated privileges directly from an unelevated console session, streamlining...

My laptop was upgraded to Windows 10 tw0 days ago but my desktop has not received the green light yet. I was reading that if you downloaded the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's web site that it had an option that would allow up to upgrade your PC or create an ISO install disk. I downloaded...

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Hi I'm still trying to get the firewall service to start. I did all of the things listed below, including the automatic, and manual fix..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This firewall issue is commonly found on vista and...

To test out another problem I was facing, I created a new user account. Now I have no use for that account, so I deleted it, but just to be on the safe side I chose to keep all files from the account. So, Windows created a folder on my desktop with the old account's name, and in it were the...

I installed the 64bit version of 7 last night. After countless snags along the way, it's finally in and looks great. However, this morning when I went to begin installing applications, I noticed that my DVD-RAM won't spin up or load CD/DVD when they are put into the tray. For example, the...