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Windows 11 to Tell Apps If You're a Child or Adult, Without Sharing Your Birthday
Microsoft's new age-awareness APIs return age bands rather than exact dates, and pair with a verify-once system tied to your Microsoft account.
Nearly 1,000 Windows Fixes in One Month: Two Zero-Days Already Being Exploited
Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday lands 964 security fixes, two of them already in active use by criminals, plus roughly 20 bugs that could spread automatically across networks.
Phishing Pages Built Inside Your Browser: How Attackers Are Using Microsoft's Own Tools Against You
A new phishing technique assembles fake login pages directly inside the victim's browser, using legitimate Microsoft services so there is no suspicious website for security tools to find and block.
Microsoft's Latest Excel Security Patch Is Breaking Copy-Paste for Users
The KB5002914 update, released this week, is stopping people from copying cells and dragging formulas. Uninstalling the patch fixes it.
Microsoft is moving Teams and Microsoft 365 to new web addresses, here is what your IT team needs to do
Both services are redirecting to new cloud.microsoft domains by early October. Businesses need to update firewall and network settings now, or users could lose access.
Microsoft's September patches are knocking Remote Desktop offline
Admins across Windows Server and Windows client versions report frozen sessions, hung sign-ins and unresponsive tools after installing this month's updates.
Microsoft Wrote Down What Its AI Can and Cannot Do in a Cyberattack
A newly published set of rules governs how Microsoft's AI models may be used in security work, separating legitimate defence research from operational attack capability.
Microsoft Agreed to Student Privacy Rules After Union Pressure. Other Tech Companies Haven't.
A deal with the American Federation of Teachers puts guardrails on how Microsoft's AI products can collect and use children's data in schools. Parents and educators are now asking whether other tech companies will match it.
Windows Server 2022 mainstream support ends next month
The 2021 release moves to extended support in October, with free security updates continuing until 2031.
LinkedIn Wants the Right to Tell You When the Government Asks for Your Data
Microsoft is pushing back on secret federal subpoenas that stop LinkedIn from warning its users their personal information has been requested, and a House vote on August 31 may be about to change the rules.
A Windows 11 update is locking staff out of their own work computers
Microsoft's September patch, KB5124008, is breaking the trust link between Windows 11 machines and company networks, leaving valid passwords rejected at the login screen.
Microsoft Cloud Fixes, 5,000 Dropbox Accounts Hijacked, and a $1.1 Billion Security Startup: This Week's Briefing
Microsoft patched flaws in its cloud platform, criminals walked into roughly 5,000 Dropbox accounts via a signup flaw, and browser-security firm Guardio hit a $1.1 billion valuation.
Phishing gang hides invisible characters inside emails to slip past filters
Microsoft says attackers are splitting bait words like 'funding' with unprintable Unicode tags so security scanners never see them.
Microsoft Teams and new Outlook crash on ARM Windows laptops after August updates
Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 owners running Windows 11 24H2 hit launch failures after installing the August 2026 security updates.
Fake Software Download Sites Push Malware That Turns Off Windows Update
Microsoft says a long-running campaign is pushing rigged installers to Chinese-speaking users and staff at multinationals operating in China, disabling defences on the way in.