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Windows 11 Insiders Get Access to Quick Machine Recovery Tool That Tackles CrowdStrike-Like Incidents
Microsoft's Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) is now in testing for Windows Insiders. The new QMR tool automatic detects and repairs Windows 11 boot failures. This feature could prevent a repeat of the catastrophic CrowdStrike incidents of 2024. QMR allows remote fixes via Windows Update and enables IT administrators to manage repairs on organisation-ow...
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Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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Microsoft Replaces PWA Experience With Native Copilot App for Windows Insiders
Microsoft is rolling out a native Copilot app for Windows, the company announced on Tuesday. Introduced for testers registered with the Windows Insider Program, it replaces the progressive web app (PWA) which was available until now. The native Copilot for Windows app is being offered as an update following which it will appear in the system tray, ...
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Microsoft Windows 11 and Windows 10 Updated With Fix for Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft's December 2024 Patch Tuesday release includes crucial security updates for Windows laptops and desktops. Users should update immediately to address a publicly disclosed, actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. The update also fixes 30 remote code execution vulnerabilities and 41 other security flaws in Windows operating system compone...
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Google Chrome Passkey Support Gets an Improvement Allowing Users to Sync Across Devices
Google Chrome is getting a new update that will make it easier for users to sign into their Google Accounts across devices. On Thursday, the Mountain View-based tech giant introduced an update which allows users to add the Google Password Manager PIN on multiple operating systems such as Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. This means users can now ...
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Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform
Microsoft Windows will be updated with improvements that are aimed at enhancing its resilience against incidents triggered by security firm, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike in July. After its Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, Microsoft announced its intention to help security vendors adapt their solutions to function outsi...
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Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage
Microsoft has announced that it will host a summit next month that will let industry members understand how to improve cybersecurity systems, in the aftermath of a faulty update from security firm CrowdStrike that left millions of Windows computers around the world in an unusable state on July 19. The gathering on September 10 at its headquarters w...
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CrowdStrike Conducts External Review to Better Understand What Triggered the Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the US-based cybersecurity firm, caused a global outage on July 19 after an update resulted in Windows laptops and desktops crashing and getting stuck in the boot loop. After fixing the issue, the company published a post-incident report highlighting that its artificial intelligence (AI) system dubbed Falcon sensor caused an error. Now...
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Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos
CrowdStrike's botched software update will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, after it crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems globally on Friday as for several hours, bankers, doctors, and emergency responders found themselves locked out of programs critical to keeping their operations afloat. Both Mic...
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Microsoft Cloud Outage Live Updates: "Working Closely With CrowdStrike": Satya Nadella After Global IT Outage
Millions of Windows users across the globe are experiencing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error which is causing the system to suddenly shut down or restart.
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Windows 11 Update Brings Native Support for RAR, 7-Zip, Other File Formats: Report
All Windows users have a third-party tool like WinRar installed on their system to access RAR files. That will no longer be necessary. Earlier this year, Microsoft had announced new features for Windows 11, including native RAR support. Now, the company is rolling out the feature as part of a Windows update.
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Google Meet Picture-in-Picture Feature Gets Several New Improvements: All Details
Apple has introduced the latest operating system—watchOS 10 at WWDC on June 6. The latest watchOS update comes with several new upgrades like the redesigned apps, and a new Smart Stack to display relevant widgets among others. With the new upgrades, Apple Watch Ultra’s hardware-exclusive Wayfinder face gets the ability to turn on the night mode...
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Windows 10 Feature Updates Discontinued by Microsoft Ahead of End of Support in 2025
Microsoft has announced that it is discontinuing Windows 10 feature updates before it ends support for the operating system in 2025. Users will continue to receive security updates until support for the software is discontinued, according to the company.
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Tesla Issues Recall of Nearly 1.1 Million Cars Over Faulty Automatic Window Reversing Software
Tesla has issued a recall for nearly 1.1 million in the US over a faulty automatic window reversal system, the electric vehicle manufacturer told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The company will perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system that affects some 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 ...
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Windows 11 2022 Update Rolling Out Today: What’s New, How to Download
Windows 11 2022 update is now being rolled out in over 190 countries and the first major update to the latest iteration of Microsoft's operating system for PCs brings several new features as well as updates and improvements to older ones.
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Windows 11 Insiders Get Access to Quick Machine Recovery Tool That Tackles CrowdStrike-Like Incidents
Microsoft's Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) is now in testing for Windows Insiders. The new QMR tool automatic detects and repairs Windows 11 boot failures. This feature could prevent a repeat of the catastrophic CrowdStrike incidents of 2024. QMR allows remote fixes via Windows Update and enables IT administrators to manage repairs on organisation-ow...
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Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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Microsoft Replaces PWA Experience With Native Copilot App for Windows Insiders
Microsoft is rolling out a native Copilot app for Windows, the company announced on Tuesday. Introduced for testers registered with the Windows Insider Program, it replaces the progressive web app (PWA) which was available until now. The native Copilot for Windows app is being offered as an update following which it will appear in the system tray, ...
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Microsoft Windows 11 and Windows 10 Updated With Fix for Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft's December 2024 Patch Tuesday release includes crucial security updates for Windows laptops and desktops. Users should update immediately to address a publicly disclosed, actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. The update also fixes 30 remote code execution vulnerabilities and 41 other security flaws in Windows operating system compone...
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Google Chrome Passkey Support Gets an Improvement Allowing Users to Sync Across Devices
Google Chrome is getting a new update that will make it easier for users to sign into their Google Accounts across devices. On Thursday, the Mountain View-based tech giant introduced an update which allows users to add the Google Password Manager PIN on multiple operating systems such as Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. This means users can now ...
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Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform
Microsoft Windows will be updated with improvements that are aimed at enhancing its resilience against incidents triggered by security firm, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike in July. After its Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, Microsoft announced its intention to help security vendors adapt their solutions to function outsi...
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Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage
Microsoft has announced that it will host a summit next month that will let industry members understand how to improve cybersecurity systems, in the aftermath of a faulty update from security firm CrowdStrike that left millions of Windows computers around the world in an unusable state on July 19. The gathering on September 10 at its headquarters w...
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CrowdStrike Conducts External Review to Better Understand What Triggered the Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the US-based cybersecurity firm, caused a global outage on July 19 after an update resulted in Windows laptops and desktops crashing and getting stuck in the boot loop. After fixing the issue, the company published a post-incident report highlighting that its artificial intelligence (AI) system dubbed Falcon sensor caused an error. Now...
-
Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos
CrowdStrike's botched software update will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, after it crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems globally on Friday as for several hours, bankers, doctors, and emergency responders found themselves locked out of programs critical to keeping their operations afloat. Both Mic...
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Microsoft Cloud Outage Live Updates: "Working Closely With CrowdStrike": Satya Nadella After Global IT Outage
Millions of Windows users across the globe are experiencing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error which is causing the system to suddenly shut down or restart.
-
Windows 11 Update Brings Native Support for RAR, 7-Zip, Other File Formats: Report
All Windows users have a third-party tool like WinRar installed on their system to access RAR files. That will no longer be necessary. Earlier this year, Microsoft had announced new features for Windows 11, including native RAR support. Now, the company is rolling out the feature as part of a Windows update.
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Google Meet Picture-in-Picture Feature Gets Several New Improvements: All Details
Apple has introduced the latest operating system—watchOS 10 at WWDC on June 6. The latest watchOS update comes with several new upgrades like the redesigned apps, and a new Smart Stack to display relevant widgets among others. With the new upgrades, Apple Watch Ultra’s hardware-exclusive Wayfinder face gets the ability to turn on the night mode...
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Windows 10 Feature Updates Discontinued by Microsoft Ahead of End of Support in 2025
Microsoft has announced that it is discontinuing Windows 10 feature updates before it ends support for the operating system in 2025. Users will continue to receive security updates until support for the software is discontinued, according to the company.
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Tesla Issues Recall of Nearly 1.1 Million Cars Over Faulty Automatic Window Reversing Software
Tesla has issued a recall for nearly 1.1 million in the US over a faulty automatic window reversal system, the electric vehicle manufacturer told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The company will perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system that affects some 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 ...
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Windows 11 2022 Update Rolling Out Today: What’s New, How to Download
Windows 11 2022 update is now being rolled out in over 190 countries and the first major update to the latest iteration of Microsoft's operating system for PCs brings several new features as well as updates and improvements to older ones.
