1. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 Insider Preview 26120.6690: AI-Driven Beta Improvements and Fixes

    Windows Insiders on the Beta Channel received a small but meaningful preview build today: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.6690 (KB5065786), delivered to devices running Windows 11, version 24H2 as a Beta Channel enablement package and focused largely on controlled feature rollouts, bug...
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    • 0x80070002 ai features audio drivers beta channel click to do copilot drivers enablement package enterprise admin entra id feedback hub file explorer hardware gating insider preview on-device ai pilot rings unc path windows 11 windows studio effects windows update
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    • Forum: Windows News
  2. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2025-54917: Windows MapUrlToZone Security Feature Bypass Explained

    Microsoft’s security feed lists CVE-2025-54917 as a Windows MapUrlToZone “Security Feature Bypass” — a protection-mechanism failure that can let an attacker trick Windows into misclassifying a URL’s zone and thereby bypass zone-based restrictions across the network. This class of flaw sits...
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    • cve-2025-54917 defense in depth mapurltozone patch management path normalization path-canonicalization path-encoding security bypass unc path url encoding urlmon windows security wininet zone-mapping
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
  3. S

    Windows 11 Task Scheduler odd behavior

    I have a command file (.bat) I run to copy some files from my Windows 11 PC to another PC. When I double-click the .bat file on my PC, it runs and successfully copies the files. When I run it using Task Scheduler, it runs the command file but no files are actually copied. I piped the output...
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    • batch file credentials directory mapped drives network sharing path permissions remote copy run whether user is logged on run with highest privileges script directory source path start folder task scheduler unc path windows 10 windows 11 xcopy
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2025-52488: Unicode Normalization Bypass in DotNetNuke Threatens Windows Security

    A critical vulnerability in DotNetNuke (DNN), catalogued as CVE-2025-52488, has placed the spotlight on the complex interplay of Windows file system operations, .NET behavior, and subtle Unicode normalization pitfalls. Although DNN is recognized for its robust enterprise-ready architecture and...
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    • .net security credential theft cve-2025-52488 cybersecurity cybersecurity vulnerabilities dotnetnuke file path file security file system normalization ntlm leakage ntlm relay pre-authentication smb vulnerability unc path unicode normalization unicode security risks web application risks windows cms security windows security
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    • Forum: Windows News
  5. SwiftNet

    Workgroup: map drives for all local accounts

    The scenario: 40 users, 3 workstations, 1 NAS fileshare. These workstations move on quite often and we replace them with other donated systems. We have a batch file that adds all user accounts to each machine. I would like these machines to map drives upon user account login. I understand I...
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    • batch file gpo local policy mapped drives nas unc path windows access workgroup
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  6. H

    Windows 7 Randomly unreachable on reboot

    Hello all - I've tried this elsewhere and gotten nowhere, so I figured I would try here. At my workplace, we have a number of computers that we monitor to make sure they are up. The computers with an issue are Windows 7 pro, imaged by MDT. So here is the issue. We reboot a number of these...
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    • accessibility computer domain firewall mdt monitoring network outgoing traffic ping rdp reboot issues remote access remote management system administration tech support troubleshooting unc path unreachable windows 7 workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. Keny Schmeling

    The request is not supported - Network Share - Windows 2008 R2

    Hi guys I'm trying to access a network share from a Windows Server 2008 R2 and I'm receiving the follow error: If I put the complete UNC, I can access the share: Now, if I up one level, I can see other shares: Anyone have any idea why I'm receiving this error?
    • Keny Schmeling
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    • access issues error file sharing network network sharing server share troubleshooting unc path windows 2008 r2
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  8. N

    Windows 8 Programs can't acces network shares

    Just upgraded 2 computers, a laptop and a desktop to windows 8, clean install. I shared my files on the desktop and mapped it to my laptop as a network drive. i am able to access it through explorer and programs like chrome but some programs can't even see the drive. Tried using UNC paths but...
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    • access clean install desktop file sharing homegroup laptop network share unc path windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 windows 7 RC can't access the shared files of windows 2000 server using unc path

    Hi, I have encounter a problem, I have a host A: windows7 RC 7100 another host B: windows 2000 server,sp4 I try to access B's shared folders on host A, using unc path. But it always give an error message: Logon failure: unkown user name or bad password. I have added B's computer name...
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    • error message file sharing logon error network network access unc path windows 2000 windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking