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1. Windows 11 includes the DNS-over-HTTPS privacy feature - How to use

   By Karlston, June 29, 2021   

   • windows 11
   • dns over https
   • 0 comments
   • 2,864 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 29, 2021

2. Windows 11 is getting a big security update

   By Karlston, February 13   

   • windows 11
   • security update
   • 0 comments
   • 267 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 13

3. Windows 11 is getting a built-in passkey manager for Windows Hello

   By Karlston, June 26, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • windows hello
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • windows hello
     • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 1,595 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 26, 2023

4. Windows 11 now uses JScript9Legacy engine for improved security

   By Karlston, July 10, 2025   

   • windows 11
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 671 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 10, 2025

5. Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites

   By Karlston, September 24, 2022   

   • windows 11
   • 2022 update
   • 0 comments
   • 1,647 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 24, 2022

6. Windows 11 Smart App Control blocks files used to push malware

   By Karlston, August 3, 2022   

   • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 1,096 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 3, 2022

7. Windows 11, Amazon, and Uncomfortable Questions

   By aum, June 27, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,451 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 27, 2021

8. Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver

   By Karlston, March 21, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,467 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 21, 2024

9. Windows 11, Tesla, Ubuntu, and macOS hacked at Pwn2Own 2023

   By alf9872000, March 23, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,061 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 23, 2023

10. Windows 11's BitLocker encryption permanently locks 3TB of a user's backups — "Filled my PC with more spyware and viruses than I can count"

    By Karlston, October 21, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • bitlocker
    • 0 comments
    • 389 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 21, 2025

11. Windows 11's new AI feature makes it way too easy to steal everything you viewed or typed

    By Karlston, June 2, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • windows recall
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 11
      • windows recall
      • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 1,631 views
    • 
    • Comment by silentuser12
    • June 3, 2024

12. Windows 11/10 system driver has BSOD-triggering CVE-2024-6768 flaw on fully updated PCs

    By Karlston, August 12, 2024   

    • windows 10
    • windows 11
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 10
      • windows 11
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,467 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2024

13. Windows Defender for home users fails to win any of AV-TEST's best anti-virus 2021 awards

    By Karlston, March 1, 2022   

    • windows defender
    • av-test
    • 0 comments
    • 1,588 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 1, 2022

14. Windows Defender: Vulnerable Driver Blocklist protects against malicious or exploitable drivers

    By Karlston, March 28, 2022   

    • windows defender
    • 0 comments
    • 1,430 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 28, 2022

15. Windows disables File Explorer previews for dangerous file downloads

    By aum, October 24, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 319 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 24, 2025

16. Windows has an 8-year-old security issue that is exploited and known by Microsoft for some time

    By Karlston, March 19, 2025   

    • windows
    • security issue
    • 0 comments
    • 1,065 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 19, 2025

17. Windows Kernel bug fixed last month exploited as zero-day since August

    By Karlston, March 3, 2024   

    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 1,498 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 3, 2024

18. Windows Mark of the Web bypass zero-day gets unofficial patch

    By alf9872000, October 17, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,057 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 17, 2022

19. Windows MSHTML zero-day exploits shared on hacking forums

    By Karlston, September 12, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,584 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 12, 2021

20. Windows PCs targeted by hackers in a fake CAPTCHA scam to spread malware — Outlook account credentials are at risk

    By Karlston, February 17
    • 1 comment
    • 242 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • February 17

21. Windows Phone gets revenge on YouTube from the grave by helping users bypass its ad-blocker-blocker

    By Karlston, October 21, 2023   

    • youtube
    • adblockers
    • 0 comments
    • 1,507 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 21, 2023

22. Windows Phone has one last laugh by letting users bypass YouTube’s ad blocker

    By aum, October 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,501 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 24, 2023

23. Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

    By Karlston, December 10, 2025   

    • windows powershell
    • 0 comments
    • 585 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 10, 2025

24. Windows Secure Boot certificates are expiring, here is everything you need know

    By Karlston, September 16, 2025   

    • windows
    • secure boot
    • 1 comment
    • 592 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • September 16, 2025

25. Windows Server 2025 security baseline to get more frequent updates, streamlines settings

    By Karlston, June 26, 2025   

    • windows server 2025
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 2,505 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2025