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Microsoft has started an automated, phased replacement of expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 systems, a preventative move to avoid widespread boot‑level serviceability and security loss when long‑running Microsoft certificates issued circa 2011 begin to expire in mid‑2026...

Microsoft’s recent Windows-era headlines form a clear pattern: Microsoft is pushing deeper into automation and cloud-first defaults while enterprise and consumer reactions expose a widening gap between convenience, control, and trust. New moves — from making Power Automate Desktop free on...

If you found an empty C:\inetpub folder in the root of your Windows 11 install after applying recent cumulative updates, don’t panic — Microsoft put it there on purpose as a protective measure tied to a security patch, and deleting it can weaken your system’s defenses or even break future...

Microsoft’s registration of CVE-2026-20848 as an SMB Server elevation-of-privilege entry in the Security Update Guide is an authoritative signal that Windows administrators must treat this as a real operational risk and prioritize remediation and hardening immediately. Background / Overview The...

Microsoft's update guide entry for CVE-2026-21221 flags an Elevation of Privilege concern in the Capability Access Management Service (camsvc), but public technical details remain sparse and unevenly catalogued: security teams should treat the entry as a valid alert while recognizing that...