Microsoft confirms CVE-2026-20841, a Remote Code Execution flaw in Windows 11 Notepad via Markdown links. Patch now rolling out.

Windows 11's next act? Lock it down by default and make every app ask nicely first, tightening control, boosting transparency, and curbing unwanted changes.

Microsoft introduces new app permission prompts in Windows 11 to protect users from unwanted changes and software installs.

Microsoft is bringing tighter security to Windows 11, including smartphone-style app permissions.

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Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...

Microsoft has rolled out the Windows 11 February cumulative update, KB5077181, and early coverage paints it as a corrective release aimed at both security and day-to-day stability.

Epic Games expands Fortnite anti-cheat PC requirements and ramps up lawsuits, lifetime bans, and enforcement against cheaters ...

Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning that hackers are actively abusing critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows and Office products. These explo ...

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...

Google urgently patches the first actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026, urging users to update immediately to stay safe ...

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