Attackers leverage ActiveX to infect systems with malware Why it matters: Microsoft has received reports of a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) hackers are actively exploiting. The attack uses maliciously crafted Microsoft Office files that open an ActiveX control using the
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Lock down your Microsoft 365 account and keep hackers out in 5 easy steps
The US government suffered a data breach after hackers targeted Microsoft Office software. Here’s how to protect your Microsoft apps and accounts. Earlier this year, news broke that foreign hackers had for months been secretly monitoring email accounts and exchanges between US
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Microsoft Teases Sept. 22 Surface Event With Image of Ultra-Thin Device
Expect the company to also talk up Windows 11 and possibly reveal a new Surface Duo device. A new Microsoft Surface device may be on the horizon. The company will hold a special event on Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. EST, it
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Windows 11 on unsupported PCs won’t receive OS updates
Windows Media Creation Tool will allow manual installation, though Microsoft recommends users get a compatible Windows 11 PC In context: Microsoft recently updated the minimum requirements for installing Windows 11 and rolled out an improved PC Health app for Insiders. While a
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Microsoft increasing price for Office 365 and Microsoft 365 next year
Education customers and consumers won’t see a price hike In brief: Microsoft will be raising prices for business and enterprise customers of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 next year, which could translate into billions of additional revenue for the Redmond giant. Considering
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How to integrate and use Microsoft Office with Dropbox
Learn how to create, store and share Microsoft Office documents using Dropbox. If you use both Microsoft Office and Dropbox, you can integrate the two in order to more easily save and share Office files via Dropbox. You even have
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Critical vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service leaves PCs open to remote code execution
‘PrintNightmare’ exists on all Windows versions; Microsoft currently advises either disabling the service or blocking inbound remote requests A hot potato: It’s not the first time IT admins and users have been alerted to a flaw in the Windows Print Spooler service.
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Microsoft: Actually, Windows 11 Won’t Arrive Until 2022 for Existing Windows 10 PCs
To get Windows 11 before year’s end, it seems you’ll need to buy a new PC, according to the tweets from the official Windows account The launch date for Windows 11 is starting to get confusing. Last Thursday, Microsoft introduced the next-generation OS, and
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Microsoft is quietly getting back into retail sales
Microsoft still has an interest in physical retail Why it matters: Microsoft last summer permanently closed all of its physical stores after halting operations a few months earlier due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Nearly a year later, it seems Redmond is ready
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This month’s cumulative update for Windows 10 is a must if you’re seeing random high CPU usage
Patch Tuesday is right around the corner In a nutshell: At the end of April, Microsoft released this month’s cumulative update for Windows 10 as an optional update for versions 2004 and 20H2. This one doesn’t include any security fixes, but it
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