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January 11, 2026

Microsoft Tests Uninstall Option for Copilot AI on Windows Devices

Microsoft is testing a new policy that allows IT administrators to completely uninstall its Copilot AI assistant from managed Windows devices. This policy, named “RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp,” is being deployed through management tools like Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and addresses concerns about data privacy, resource consumption, and unwanted software in commercial settings. The feature is currently available in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7535 (KB5072046) and reflects feedback from IT professionals who prefer controlled environments. While this option is exclusive to enterprise-tier Microsoft 365 subscribers, smaller businesses and individual users have limited options for removal. The policy aims to balance innovation with risk management, especially in regulated sectors like healthcare and finance, where data privacy is critical.

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April 30, 2025

Microsoft acknowledges problem with Windows 11 24H2 update

Windows 11 version 24H2 has been facing rollout challenges due to compatibility issues, leading Microsoft to implement a new block identified by protection number 56318982. The removal of such blocks can take time, similar to the previous ID 52754008 case. Current problems with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) are preventing devices on Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2 from accessing the 24H2 update. Users attempting to download version 24H2 may encounter error code 0x80240069, attributed to the April 2025 security update (KB5055528). This error obstructs the download process, and there is no temporary workaround available from Microsoft at this time. The issue is also affecting the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Error code 0x80240069 is not documented in Microsoft's resources.

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December 27, 2024

Windows 11 KB5048685 Update causes Wi-Fi and Start Menu to stop working

The KB5048685 Update for Windows 11 23H2, released on December 10, has caused issues for users, including freezing of the Start Menu and Wi-Fi connectivity problems. The Start Menu may become unresponsive, displaying a white backdrop in dark mode, affecting users of both Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. A workaround involves modifying the Windows Registry. Additionally, some users with AMD processors have reported installation failures with error code 0x80070002. Solutions suggested include checking the Windows Update service and using recovery options in settings. Personal experiences with the update vary, with some users not encountering issues, while others have faced significant problems.

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December 11, 2024

Zero Day Initiative — The December 2024 Security Update Review

In December 2024, Adobe released 16 patches addressing 167 CVEs across various products, including Adobe Experience Manager, Acrobat and Reader, Media Encoder, Illustrator, After Effects, Animate, InDesign, Adobe PDFL SDK, Connect, Substance 3D Sampler, Photoshop, Substance 3D Modeler, Bridge, Premiere Pro, Substance 3D Painter, and FrameMaker. The most significant patch resolved 91 CVEs in Adobe Experience Manager, primarily related to cross-site scripting (XSS) and one critical code execution vulnerability. Other notable patches included 22 CVEs for Connect, several code execution vulnerabilities for Acrobat, and 13 critical-rated code execution bugs for Animate. Additional patches addressed 9 CVEs each for InDesign and Substance 3D Modeler, 4 CVEs for Media Encoder, 3 CVEs for Substance 3D Sampler, and 2 CVEs each for Illustrator and Substance 3D Painter. None of the vulnerabilities were publicly known or under active attack at the time of release. Microsoft's December release included 71 new CVEs affecting Windows and its components, Office, SharePoint Server, Hyper-V, Defender for Endpoint, and System Center Operations Manager, totaling 72 CVEs for the month, the largest since 2017. Among the patches, 16 were rated Critical, 54 Important, and one Moderate. Notably, CVE-2024-49138 is actively being exploited, while CVE-2024-49112 allows remote code execution via LDAP with a CVSS score of 9.8. CVE-2024-49117 permits code execution from a guest VM on Hyper-V, and CVE-2024-49063 involves deserialization vulnerabilities in the Muzic project. Organizations are advised to patch promptly to mitigate risks.

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November 9, 2024

Microsoft details new features, performance boost in System Center, Windows Server 2025

Microsoft has released System Center 2025, achieving general availability alongside Windows Server 2025. System Center is a suite for server deployment, management, and monitoring, including components like Configuration Manager, Operations Manager, Data Protection Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Service Manager, and System Center Orchestrator. Key features of System Center 2025 include: - Transition to Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.3 in VMM 2025. - Default creation of Generation 2 virtual machines using UEFI firmware. - Compatibility with Azure Stack HCI 23H2 and support for various Linux distributions: Ubuntu Linux 24.04, RHEL 9, Debian 12 and 13, SUSE Linux 15, Oracle Linux 9, Rocky Linux 8 and 9. - Inclusion of OLE DB version 19 in DPM 2025 and SCO 2025, addressing the CVE-2024-37334 RCE flaw. - Secure storage of passphrases in Azure Key Vault and VMware virtual TPM support in DPM 2025. - SCO 2025 includes .NET 8 (LTSC release). Windows Server 2025 offers up to 60% more storage IOPS performance compared to Windows Server 2022 on identical systems, with notable scalability improvements such as a maximum memory per VM of 240 Terabytes and a maximum of 2048 virtual processors per VM. Microsoft has also released a complimentary security guidelines book for best practices in safeguarding systems.