Category: Microsoft

Microsoft: DNS outage impacts Azure and Microsoft 365 services Microsoft is suffering an ongoing DNS outage affecting customers worldwide, preventing them from logging into company networks and accessing Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows will soon prompt for memory scans after BSOD crashes Microsoft has started testing a new feature that prompts Windows 11 users to run a memory scan when logging in after a blue screen of death (BSOD). […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Meet the new Clippy: Microsoft unveils Copilot’s “Mico” avatar Today, Microsoft introduced Mico, a new and more personal avatar for the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant, which the company describes as human-centered. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows 11 KB5070773 emergency update fixes Windows Recovery issues Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), which became unusable on systems with USB mice and keyboards after installing the October 2025 security updates. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft: October updates break USB input in Windows Recovery Microsoft has confirmed that this month’s security updates disable USB mice and keyboards in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), making it unusable. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft lifts more safeguard holds blocking Windows 11 updates Microsoft has removed two more compatibility holds preventing customers from installing Windows 11 24H2 via Windows Update. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows 11 updates break localhost (127.0.0.1) HTTP/2 connections Microsoft’s October Windows 11 updates have broken the “localhost” functionality, making applications that connect back to 127.0.0.1 over HTTP/2 no longer function properly. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Final Windows 10 Patch Tuesday update rolls out as support ends In what marks the end of an era, Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5066791 cumulative update, the final free update for the operating system as it reaches the end of its support lifecycle. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft: Exchange 2016 and 2019 have reached end of support Microsoft has reminded that Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 reached the end of support and advised IT administrators to upgrade servers to Exchange Server SE or migrate to Exchange Online. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft investigates outage affecting Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft is investigating an ongoing incident that is preventing some customers from accessing Microsoft 365 applications. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows 11 23H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in 30 days Microsoft has reminded customers again today that systems running Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 23H2 will stop receiving security updates next month. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft Defender mistakenly flags SQL Server as end-of-life ​Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft 365 outage blocks access to Teams, Exchange Online ​Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing outage preventing users from accessing Microsoft 365 services, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and the admin center. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft enables Exchange Online auto-archiving by default Microsoft is enabling threshold-based auto-archiving by default in Exchange Online to prevent email flow issues caused by mailboxes filling up faster than expected. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft: Running multiple Office apps causes Copilot issues Microsoft is investigating a bug that causes Copilot issues when multiple Office apps are running simultaneously on the same system. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block after face detection fix Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented devices with integrated cameras from installing Windows 11 24H2 due to a face detection bug causing app freezes. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft starts rolling out Gaming Copilot on Windows 11 PCs Microsoft has begun rolling out the beta version of its AI-powered Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 systems for users aged 18 or older, excluding those in mainland China. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11 Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft rolls out Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 Office apps ​Microsoft is rolling out Copilot Chat to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for paying Microsoft 365 business customers. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft: WMIC will be removed after Windows 11 25H2 upgrade Microsoft has announced that the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool will be removed after upgrading to Windows 11 25H2 and later. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft reminds of Windows 10 support ending in 30 days On Friday, Microsoft reminded customers once again that Windows 10 will reach its end of support in 30 days, on October 14. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows 11 23H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in 60 days Microsoft has reminded customers today that devices running Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 23H2 will stop receiving updates in November. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft fixes Exchange Online outage affecting users worldwide Microsoft says that it has mitigated an Exchange Online outage affecting customers worldwide, which blocked their access to emails and calendars. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft waives fees for Windows devs publishing to Microsoft Store Microsoft announced that, starting today, individual Windows developers will no longer have to pay for publishing their applications on the Microsoft Store. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft gives US students a free year of Microsoft 365 Personal Microsoft announced that starting this Thursday, all college students in the United States can get a free year of Microsoft 365 Personal. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows 11 KB5064081 update clears up CPU usage metrics in Task Manager Microsoft has released the KB5064081 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes thirty-six new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out. These updates include new Recall features and a new way of displaying CPU usage in Task Manager. […] Lawrence…

Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows certificate enrollment errors Microsoft has resolved a known issue causing false CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) error messages after installing the July 2025 preview and subsequent Windows 11 24H2 updates. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft says recent Windows update didn’t kill your SSD Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs). […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft Word will save your files to the cloud by default Microsoft says that Word for Windows will soon enable autosave and automatically save all new documents to the cloud by default. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft: August Windows updates cause severe streaming issues Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 security updates are causing severe lag and stuttering issues with NDI streaming software on some Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft asks customers for feedback on reported SSD failures ​Microsoft is seeking further information from customers who reported failure and data corruption issues affecting their solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) after installing the August 2025 security update. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft fixes Windows upgrades failing with 0x8007007F error Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows upgrades to fail with 0x8007007F errors on some Windows 11 and Windows Server systems. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows recovery Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft shares workaround for Teams “couldn’t connect” error Microsoft is resolving a known issue that causes “couldn’t connect” errors when launching the Microsoft Teams desktop and web applications. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft reminds of Windows 10 support ending in two months Microsoft has reminded customers that Windows 10 will be retired in two months after all editions of Windows 10, version 22H2 reach their end of servicing on October 14. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft fixes Windows Server bug causing cluster, VM issues Microsoft has resolved a known issue that triggers Cluster service and VM restart issues after installing July’s Windows Server 2019 security updates. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft fixes Windows 11 24H2 updates failing with 0x80240069 error Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update from being delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft tests cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs Microsoft has announced the limited public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a service that provides temporary desktop access to pre-configured cloud PCs for employees whose computers have become unavailable due to cyberattacks, hardware issues, or software problems. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft will kill the Lens PDF scanner app for iOS, Android Microsoft announced that it will phase out the Microsoft Lens PDF scanner app for Android and iOS devices starting September 15, 2025. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft warns of high-severity flaw in hybrid Exchange deployments Microsoft has warned customers to mitigate a high-severity vulnerability in Exchange Server hybrid deployments that could allow attackers to escalate privileges in Exchange Online cloud environments undetected. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft: Outdated Office apps lose access to voice features in January Microsoft announced that the transcription, dictation, and read aloud features will stop working in older versions of Office 365 applications in late January 2026. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft Edge now an ‘AI-powered browser’ with Copilot Mode Microsoft has introduced Copilot Mode, an experimental feature designed to transform Microsoft Edge into a web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft investigates outage affecting Microsoft 365 admin center Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking Microsoft 365 administrators with business or enterprise subscriptions from accessing the admin center. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows 11 KB5062660 update brings new ‘Windows Resilience’ features ​​Microsoft has released the KB5062660 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with twenty-nine new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out, such as the new Black Screen of Death and Quick Machine Recovery tool. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Windows 11 gets new Black Screen of Death, auto recovery tool Microsoft is rolling out significant changes to Windows 11 24H2 as part of the Windows Resilience Initiative, designed to reduce downtime and help devices recover from serious failures, as well as an overhaul of the all-too-familiar BSOD crash screens. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft mistakenly tags Windows Firewall error log bug as fixed Microsoft has mistakenly tagged an ongoing Windows Firewall error message bug as fixed in recent updates, stating that they are still working on a resolution. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer