Windows 11 gets improved context menus, better spec cards, and more in new builds

Two new builds are rolling out in the Dev and Beta Channels with improved context menus, reworked PC spec cards, and more.
InfoWorld

Flaws in four popular VS Code extensions left 128 million installs open to attack

Three of the four vulnerabilities remained unpatched months after OX Security reported them to the maintainers.
WEBTECH 360

Solving Microsoft Teams Installing Error on Windows Server

Struggling with Microsoft Teams "Installing Error" on Windows Server? Discover proven, step-by-step fixes including MSI deployment, cache clearing, and PowerShell tweaks to resolve issues fast and get ...
GitHub

GitHub - haakonwibe/registry-configuration-engine-v1: Declarative registry management for Microsoft Intune using JSON configuration files

RegistryConfigEngine/ ├── Invoke-RegistryConfigEngine.ps1 # Main engine script ├── New-IntunePackage.ps1 # Packages configs for Intune deployment ├── ConvertFrom-RegistryExport.ps1 # Converts .reg ...
winbuzzer.com

Microsoft Releases Security Baseline V2512 for Microsoft 365 Apps with Enhanced Excel and Powerpoint Protections

Malicious Excel files can exploit external links to ingest data from untrusted sources. Microsoft’s new Security Baseline v2512 blocks those connections entirely. Version 2512 introduces updated ...
Reuters

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the ...
Computerworld

This Intune update isn’t optional — it’s a kill switch for outdated apps

Microsoft is enforcing stricter Intune MAM security requirements, and enterprises that haven’t updated their iOS and Android apps will see them blocked from launching. Enterprises using Intune mobile ...
Commercial Appeal

IRS Direct File is gone. See other free, low-cost tax filing programs

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...
Wall Street Journal

Nvidia Is Getting Creative as Options to Use Its Cash Flood Narrow

The tricky thing about being Nvidia NVDA-1.64%decrease; red down pointing triangle these days is that the AI-chip giant has to find ways to spend billions of dollars while seemingly getting little to ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 File Explorer Will Finally Use Less RAM

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago

President Trump ordered state-based troops to Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Washington; and Chicago over the objections of state and local officials. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington The ...