Articles from December 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in December 2025
CUPS CVE-2025-61915: Patch Now to Prevent DoS and Potential RCE
OpenPrinting’s CUPS received a security update on November 27–29, 2025 after a stack-based out‑of‑bounds write (CWE‑124 / CWE‑129) was found in the cupsd configuration parser that lets a local lpadmin
CVE-2025-11931: WolfSSL XChaCha20-Poly1305 Decrypt Underflow Fixed in 5.8.4
A recently disclosed vulnerability in wolfSSL’s XChaCha20‑Poly1305 implementation—tracked as CVE‑2025‑11931—can trigger an integer underflow that leads to an out‑of‑bounds memory access when an applic
CVE-2025-12888 Timing Fix for Xtensa ESP32 X25519 in WolfSSL
A subtle timing weakness in X25519 implementations that affects Xtensa-based ESP32 chips has been logged as CVE-2025-12888, and wolfSSL—one of the mainstream embedded crypto libraries—has already ship
Eusing Free File Recovery 2.1.0.0: GUI for Windows File Recovery
Eusing Free File Recovery 2.1.0.0 arrives as a compact, point‑and‑click front end for Microsoft’s command‑line Windows File Recovery tool, promising an easier route for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users
Windows 11 on Incompatible PCs: Safe Upgrade Paths and Bypass Options
Microsoft’s Windows 11 is still free for qualifying Windows 10 PCs, but the company’s strict hardware checks have left a large installed base officially “incompatible.” For many users the answer isn’t
Microsoft 365 Copilot December 2025 updates: Windows app, UX tweaks, retirements
Microsoft’s December update wave for Microsoft 365 lands as a mix of small usability wins, admin-facing distribution changes, and several retirements that deserve immediate planning — from a one‑pane
Microsoft Copilot Vision Holiday Ad Sparks Trust vs Reality in Windows 11
Microsoft’s latest holiday-themed YouTube ad that spotlights Copilot Vision and the “Hey, Copilot” voice experience landed with more heat than cheer — a short, warm-hearted commercial meant to normali
Dickinson County IT Refresh Reveals Hidden OpEx Costs
Dickinson County’s recent technology refresh has produced an unwelcome and increasingly familiar headline for local government: the upgrade itself was only the start — unexpected, recurring and contra
Microsoft Agentic AI: Hype vs Reality in Enterprise Adoption
Microsoft’s internal push to turn “agentic” features into a cash cow has run headfirst into reality: enterprises aren’t buying what marketing is selling, the underlying models still stumble through ev
Windows 11 Leads Steam November 2025: Linux Grows, Nvidia Dominates
Windows 11 has officially taken the lead on Steam — and it did so with a momentum that tells a larger story about where PC gaming, upgrades, and platform choice are headed this winter. [ATTACH type="t
Lisuan 7G106: First ARM native discrete GPU driver on Windows 11 Arm
The first images and benchmark footage suggesting a discrete Chinese GPU running native 3D tests on an Arm-based Windows PC arrived like a burr of cold air through the GPU market: Lisuan’s 7G106 was s
Windows 11 Start Menu Redesign in November 2025 Update
Microsoft’s November 2025 Windows 11 refresh has finally delivered the long‑teased Start menu overhaul — but the change is not subtle: the Start menu is now a single, vertically scrollable surface tha