Windows Security
The latest Windows Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Security Tuning Guide: Balancing Protection and Productivity for Power Users
Windows' integrated security ecosystem represents one of the most comprehensive defense-in-depth approaches in modern computing, yet its very effectiveness creates significant friction for...
Hardware-Accelerated BitLocker: Microsoft's Silicon Security Revolution for Windows 11
Microsoft is fundamentally rearchitecting Windows security by moving BitLocker encryption from software to dedicated silicon, marking one of the most significant changes to disk encryption in over a...
Windows Security Audit Guide: How to Prune Autostarts, Services & Listeners
A comprehensive Windows security audit often reveals a startling truth: your system remembers and trusts far more than you might expect, leaving behind a complex web of autostarts, services,...
Windows Kerberos Security Overhaul: AES-SHA1 Default, RC4 Disabled by Mid-2026
Microsoft has announced a significant security milestone that will reshape Windows authentication infrastructure for years to come. By mid-2026, domain controllers running Windows Server 2008 and...
CVE-2025-13911: Critical Ignition Gateway Privilege Escalation Threat on Windows Systems
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Inductive Automation's widely used Ignition platform has raised significant concerns among industrial control system (ICS) operators and IT security teams....
How to Safely Disable Windows Security: Temporary & Permanent Methods for Windows 11
Windows Security, Microsoft's integrated antivirus and security suite, represents the default protection layer for Windows 11, offering real-time scanning, firewall management, and device security...
Project Zero Finds Windows 11 November 2024 Patch Still Allows Elevated Attacks
Microsoft's November 2024 security update for Windows 11, intended to fix a critical privilege-escalation vulnerability in the new Administrator Protection feature, has been criticized by Google's...
Windows 11 AI File Access: Microsoft's Consent Model Fix and What It Means for Privacy
Microsoft's recent reversal on AI file access permissions in Windows 11 represents a significant course correction in response to widespread privacy concerns. The company has implemented a new...
Windows 11 Smart App Control Now Toggleable: Microsoft Fixes Major Usability Issue in Preview Builds
Microsoft has quietly addressed one of the most significant usability complaints about Windows 11's Smart App Control security feature by making it toggleable in preview builds, marking a substantial...
Windows 11 Smart App Control Toggle: Microsoft Finally Adds On/Off Switch in Latest Insider Build
Microsoft has quietly addressed one of the most significant usability complaints about its Smart App Control security feature in Windows 11. Beginning with Insider Preview Build 26220.7070, the...
RasMan CVE-2025-59230: Critical Windows LPE Vulnerability Analysis & Mitigation
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated two-stage attack chain targeting the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan) service that transforms a previously patched but...
Finger.exe LOLBIN Abuse in ClickFix Attacks: How TCP Port 79 Became a Security Threat
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated new attack vector that weaponizes a nearly forgotten Windows utility—finger.exe—to deliver malware through social engineering campaigns. This...