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Windows token kidnapping returns to haunt Microsoft

ZDNET: Microsoft’s problems with Token Kidnapping [.pdf] on the Windows platform aren’t going away anytime soon.

More than a year after Microsoft issued a patch to cover privilege escalation issues that could lead to complete system takeover, a security researcher plans to use the Black Hat conference spotlight to expose new design mistakes and security issues that can be exploited to elevate privileges on all Windows versions including the brand new Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

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Microsoft launches app for iPhone users to use iMessage on PC

Microsoft has made it easy for iPhone users to check their mobile updates on Windows-enabled computers.

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Microsoft is dabbling with ads in the Windows 11 Settings menu

Is nothing sacred?

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Microsoft DirectStorage is finally here, but there's a catch

Microsoft's next-generation storage API for PC games might be kind of a mess. Taking a look at the news around the DirectStorage implementation in Forspoken and what it might mean for the API going forward.

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