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Microsoft Windows Defender
New Defender deployment tool streamlines Windows device onboarding with single executable

Microsoft’s Defender deployment tool for Windows helps administrators manage device onboarding at scale with updated progress visibility and additional controls. Onboarding …

ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365
Microsoft taps ASUS and Dell for the Windows 365 Cloud PC strategy

Microsoft is adding two new Windows 365 Cloud PC devices, the ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365 and the Dell Pro Desktop for Windows 365, expanding hardware options for its …

Windows 365
Windows 365 for Agents brings managed cloud PCs to autonomous workflows

Microsoft’s Windows 365 for Agents is a cloud platform that gives AI agents secure access to cloud PCs. It lets builders run copilots, agents, and automated workflows in …

Windows
Microsoft extends security patching for three Windows products at a price

Support is ending for three Windows products released in 2016, with deadlines beginning in October 2026. Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 …

Windows Admin Center
Microsoft reveals critical Windows Admin Center vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119)

Microsoft has disclosed a privilege-escalation vulnerability in Windows Admin Center (WAC), a browser-based platform widely used by IT administrators and infrastructure teams …

Notepad++
Notepad++ secures update channel in wake of supply chain compromise

Notepad++, the popular text and source code editor for Windows whose update mechanism was hijacked last year,

Microsoft Windows
Windows Notepad Markdown feature opens door to RCE (CVE-2026-20841)

Among the many security fixes released by Microsoft on February 2026 Patch Tuesday is one for CVE-2026-20841, a command injection vulnerability in Notepad that could be …

Windows
Microsoft begins Secure Boot certificate update for Windows devices

Microsoft has begun updating Secure Boot certificates originally issued in 2011 to ensure that Windows devices continue to verify boot software as older certificates reach the …

Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 6 exploited zero-days fixed in February 2026

Microsoft has plugged 50+ security holes on February 2026 Patch Tuesday, including six zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by attackers in the wild. The “security feature …

Microsoft Windows
Microsoft tightens Windows security with app transparency and user consent

Microsoft is strengthening default protections in Windows through two security initiatives, Windows Baseline Security Mode and User Transparency and Consent. User Transparency …

Microsoft Windows
Why a decade-old EnCase driver still works as an EDR killer

Attackers are leaning on a new EDR killer malware that can shut down 59 widely used endpoint security products by misusing a kernel driver that once shipped with Guidance …

Microsoft
Microsoft sets a path to switch off NTLM across Windows

Windows is shifting to a more secure authentication approach, moving away from New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) and toward stronger, Kerberos-based options. NTLM has been …

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