1. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Delays File Explorer Recommended Files and StorageProvider APIs Rollout

    Microsoft has quietly paused the public rollout of File Explorer’s new Recommended files surface and the accompanying StorageProvider APIs, reversing a staged release that began appearing in preview builds on October 28 and was pulled back in the changelog on November 5. Background / Overview...
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    Windows 11 Insider Preview 26220.6760: Taskbar Speed Test and StorageProvider API

    Microsoft’s latest Dev Channel cumulative — identified in the community announcement as Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6760 (KB5065793) — continues the program’s steady cadence of incremental AI, accessibility, and File Explorer work while shipping a small but useful set of quality fixes...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Critical Windows Vulnerability CVE-2025-33065 Exposes Storage Management Risks

    An unsettling new vulnerability in the Windows ecosystem, identified as CVE-2025-33065, has sent ripples through the IT and security communities. This flaw resides in the Windows Storage Management Provider—a core component tasked with managing and provisioning storage infrastructure across...
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-33058: Windows Storage Management Vulnerability

    A new security threat has emerged within Microsoft’s storage infrastructure: the recently disclosed CVE-2025-33058, an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Windows Storage Management Provider. As security professionals and system administrators strive to safeguard sensitive data...
  5. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2025-33059: Critical Windows Storage Management Info Disclosure Vulnerability

    Information disclosure vulnerabilities have long posed significant risks in enterprise and consumer environments, particularly when they affect fundamental system services within Microsoft Windows. The recent emergence of CVE-2025-33059—a local information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows...
  6. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2025-26652: Understanding Windows Storage Management DoS Vulnerability

    A Closer Look at CVE-2025-26652: Denial of Service in Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service A new vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-26652, has been identified in Windows’ Standards-Based Storage Management Service. This issue, which results from uncontrolled resource consumption...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Install w/ Intel Matrix Storage ICH9R

    Issue: After completing the Windows 7 64 bit install, the screen goes black with a white blinking cursor. After rebooting the screen freezes at the ‘Starting Windows’ screen which should proceed with the configuration of the Windows 7 install (select computer & user name, etc.) Before the...
  8. M

    Windows 7 Blue Screen of Death Cannot Reboot..

    On Friday, my PC crashed and restarted with blue screen of death. Yesterday I was able to booted it once in Safe Mode. Since then I cannot boot (constantly crashes and restarts). Tried anything and everything I can think of without any success. I run Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit OS ON Dell...