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React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors

React2Shell vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 is actively exploited to deploy Linux malware, run commands, and steal cloud ...
Security Boulevard

Microsoft’s December Security Update of High-Risk Vulnerability Notice for Multiple Products

Overview On December 10, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released the December Security Update patch, which fixed 57 security issues involving widely used products such as Windows, Microsoft ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 update accidentally breaks dark mode in File Explorer, causing white flashes

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 KB5070311 update brings the much-awaited dark mode for File Explorer dialogs like copy, move, and delete. However, the update also brings a known issue where, in dark ...
PC Gamer

Hooray, Microsoft is making File Explorer faster, but it's still slower than Windows 10 and consumes more RAM. Boo

Windows 11 adoption has been slow for many different reasons, from hardware constraints to people just not wanting to do it. Both valid reasons, I think. But today's File Explorer tests prove that ...
TweakTown

Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...
BGR

Why Microsoft Discontinued Internet Explorer After Almost 30 Years

Nearly three decades after the launch of Internet Explorer, or 27 years to be precise, Microsoft discontinued this classic browser to focus on Microsoft Edge. The company announced the end of Internet ...
Indiatimes

Microsoft plans to speed Up Windows 11 File Explorer by keeping it always-on

Microsoft is addressing slow File Explorer launches in Windows 11. A new feature will preload the application in the background. This aims to eliminate delays and make the interface load instantly.
HotHardware

Microsoft Is Testing A File Explorer Trick To Speed Up Load Times In Windows 11

The latest Windows Insider build for Windows 11 features numerous performance fixes and additions, especially for File Explorer. One of the fixes, pictured below, is a reorganized right-click context ...
TechSpot

Microsoft finally admits File Explorer is slow, now it's testing a preload fix

Windows XXX: First introduced as "Windows Explorer" back in the Windows 95 era, File Explorer has been an integral part of the PC operating system for decades. File Explorer now serves double duty as ...
The Verge

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...
Reuters

Microsoft Azure's services restored after global outage

Azure outage affected global industries, including airlines and airports Microsoft 365 services impacted by Azure configuration change Outage follows recent Amazon AWS disruption, highlighting tech ...