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• Windows 11’s unique bug

  Posted on August 15, 2022 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

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  By Susan Bradley

  Whenever Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, it invariably introduces new bugs as a side effect.

  KB5016629 includes a fix for a server message-block (file-sharing) bug that is unique to Windows 11. In a peer-to-peer network, an attacker could trick you by using web-based sharing links such as Azure or other data centers. Windows 10 and earlier are not affected.

  This month’s Windows 11 updates also include fixes for issues where File Explorer fails to work when you use the Star menu’s context menu and an external monitor, or when you use the Play and Pause keyboard buttons.

  Not to be outdone, the Windows 10 security update this month, KB5016616, includes fixes for an issue that affects printing. Let’s hope it fixes those problems we’ve been seeing with USB-based printers.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.33.0, 2022-08-15).

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• Windows 10 more vulnerable?

  Posted on July 19, 2021 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.27 • 2021-07-19

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  By Susan Bradley

  Every month brings the usual suspects — zero-day vulnerabilities, remote code execution, denial of service attacks, plus the odd Defender bug here and there.

  But as we count up the vulnerabilities, there is a disturbing trend. If you go by head counts of the bugs in each version, Windows 10 has more bugs this month than Windows 7.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.27.0 (2021-07-19).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.27.F (2021-07-19).

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• A new threat to the Windows print spooler

  Posted on August 16, 2020 at 20:05 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

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  By Susan Bradley

  The 2020 virtual Black Hat USA 2020 and DEF CON 28 security conferences are now history.

  These were two for the books: totally virtual conferences. Instead of masses of hackers, hacker wannabees, security researchers, and government employees gathering in hot Las Vegas, everyone was online and watching from home.

  One of the highlights of these shows is the development and unveiling of new exploits — by security researchers, not malicious hackers. Typically companies such as Microsoft scramble to patch the vulnerabilities revealed at these two conferences.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.32.0 (2020-08-17).

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