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Microsoft’s Security Response Guide lists CVE-2025-54112 as a vulnerability in the Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHD/VHDX) handling code that can be abused by an authorized local attacker to achieve elevation of privilege on Windows hosts, a condition vendors and incident responders classify as...

A newly reported Windows NTFS vulnerability described as a stack-based buffer overflow that “allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally” has raised immediate concern—but the specific CVE identifier you provided (CVE-2025-54916) could not be located in public vendor and vulnerability...

Microsoft's warning about servicing Windows installation images with a fresh Microsoft Defender package is a timely reminder that new installations can inherit an invisible security gap: the antimalware binaries and definitions embedded in ISO/WIM/VHD images become stale the moment an image is...

Omnissa, the company that emerged from VMware's end-user computing division, has expanded its App Volumes product to support physical PCs. This strategic move aims to extend the benefits of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) application management to a broader range of devices, including...

Rufus, the stalwart utility trusted by millions for creating bootable USB drives, has once again raised the bar with its 4.8 release. This is not just another routine update—it’s a substantial leap forward, especially for those who regularly manage Windows ISOs. At the heart of its advancements...

Here’s a summary of what’s new and important in Rufus 4.8, based on the provided article: Key Changes & Improvements in Rufus 4.8: Major Speed Boost (WIMLIB Integration): Rufus now uses wimlib for all Windows Imaging (WIM) processing. This results in much faster image analysis when opening...

For years, system administrators and home users alike have relied on Windows ISOs—those digitally compressed disc images—to deploy fresh copies of Microsoft’s ubiquitous operating system. But beneath the surface of convenience and reliability lurks a lesser-known risk: software vulnerabilities...

Microsoft 365 has long been the trusty workhorse for productivity on Windows, whether you’re drafting a proposal in Word, crunching numbers in Excel, or coordinating projects via Outlook. But as free alternatives such as LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice continue to improve, many Windows users...

How to Create an Encrypted Virtual Drive in Windows 11 Pro Protecting your data has never been more crucial in today’s security landscape. Whether you’re storing critical work documents or personal files, ensuring that your data is safeguarded against cyber threats is essential. Windows 11 Pro...

Microsoft Hyper-V serves as a robust native hypervisor available in Windows environments, providing the ability to run a variety of virtual machines (VMs) with different operating systems. Understanding how to augment your Hyper-V capabilities through the conversion of OVA/OVF files is essential...

The VHD file was accidently deleted, I had a backup of the VHD that is 30 days old. I copied the backup VHD file back into the file location where it was originally deleted. When I tried to restart the VM from the Failover Cluster manager it failed and gave me a couple of codes. It says I dont...

I created a Windows 10 install in a VHD file using VirtualBox to create the Windows 10 VHD and put it on a external USB Harddrive which has Ventoy flashed on it using the Ventoy Windows VHD plugin. And it works great, good performance even for gaming however the only downside is that around...

Hello there, I am aware this is the Windows 8 discussion forum, however my question relates as the issue occurs on a VHD which was created from a Windows 2012 R2 disk (which in turn, is a Windows 8 "server" version) Basically I wanted to migrate a physical Windows 2012 R2 server as a VM, to be...

Hi all. I have a dell xps running windows 10. It is equipped with a 512GB SSD which is encrypted using Bitlocker. Due to the fact that I basically locked out of my pc because I do not have with me the recovery ID, and I am in the process of selling the pc, I was wondering if I could export the...

In a previous post we described some of the differences between on-premises/physical forensics and cyber investigations and those performed in the cloud, and how this can make cloud forensics challenging. That blog post described a method of creating and maintaining a VM image which can be...

This download consists of files that you extract into a single pre-configured VHD file for this System Center component. The VHD enables you to create a virtual machine to evaluate the different System Center components. Link Removed

Hi. I Would like to hear your experience, advices in this matter... I want to make a complete "forensic clone" or socalled imaging of a physical machine running Windows 8.1 320GB HDD Intel and then apply this volume snapshot >To virtual machine image/file that can be migrated to...

This download consists of files that you extract into a single pre-configured VHD file for this System Center component. The VHD enables you to create a virtual machine to evaluate the different System Center components. Link Removed

Yesterday, I uninstalled Daemon Tools VHDs in device management and restarted, and after that, I couldn't boot properly anymore, the automatic repair doesn't work, pc refresh is not working because the drive is apparently locked and pc rest is not working either because a required drive...

This download consists of files that you extract into a single pre-configured VHD file for this System Center component. The VHD enables you to create a virtual machine to evaluate the different System Center components. Link Removed