July 2026 patches fix critical UDFS zero-day giving attackers SYSTEM access on all Windows builds
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft pushed out its monthly security updates, and one patch in particular demands immediate attention from Windows users and administrators alike. The fix addresses...
Your Default Browser Doesn’t Matter to Microsoft Copilot, and a New Report Shows Why
Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot can ignore your chosen web browser and display links through Edge instead, according to research published July 14 by Mozilla. The finding, part of the Over The...
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday Fixes a Windows Installer Flaw That Could Hand Attackers Full System Control
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Installer service could let an attacker with limited local access seize complete control of an unpatched PC, and Microsoft’s July 2026 security updates...
New Windows Server Preview Hardens VM Boot with Trusted Launch — But No Live Migration Yet
Microsoft dropped a surprise for sysadmins this week with the release of Windows Server vNext Insider Preview Build 29621. The standout feature: Trusted Launch virtual machines for Hyper-V, a...
July Windows Update Closes NTFS Backdoor for Attackers Already on Your Machine
Microsoft released its July 2026 Patch Tuesday updates on July 14, and among them is a fix for a vulnerability in the Windows NTFS file system that’s being tracked as CVE-2026-50494. The...
Windows July Patch Closes Heap Overflow That Could Escalate Any Local User to SYSTEM
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update fixes a high-severity vulnerability in the Windows Win32k subsystem that could allow an attacker with just a basic foothold on a machine to gain complete...
Microsoft Fixes Windows Print Spooler Flaw That Gave Attackers Easy System Access
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday release slips a fix for CVE-2026-50499 into cumulative updates, shutting down a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Print Spooler that let any...
Microsoft’s July Patches Close a Netlogon Privilege Escalation Hole That Threatens Domain Controllers
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released its monthly security updates, and among the most notable fixes is a patch for CVE-2026-50500, a privilege-escalation vulnerability in Windows Netlogon. The flaw,...
Windows 11's Hidden Productivity Boosters: End Task, Live Captions, and More
Microsoft has tucked away a collection of genuinely useful customization tools throughout Windows 11, far from the familiar Personalization settings page. A July 2025 breakdown by How-To Geek...
Exchange Server’s July Patches Fix Critical Flaws, but Don’t Remove the Old Mitigation Until July 16
On July 14, Microsoft released a set of security updates for Exchange Server that patch four newly disclosed vulnerabilities—including a remote code execution flaw—and deliver a permanent fix for...
Windows 11 Clipboard Service Flaw Could Hand Attackers Full System Control—Here’s the Fix
Microsoft shipped security updates on July 14, 2026, that close a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Clipboard User Service. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-50488, allows...
July Windows Updates Patch DNS Flaw That Sneaks Past Firewalls — No User Click Needed
Microsoft’s July 2026 security updates close a network-exploitable vulnerability in the Windows DNS Client that could let attackers hijack systems without a single user click. The fix, delivered in...