Windows 10
Hardware, storefront and ecosystem news for Windows 10.
Security researcher describes freshly uncovered Windows 11 vulnerability as 'one of the most insane discoveries I…A security researcher known as Nightmare-Eclipse has discovered a BitLocker bypass vulnerability in Windows 11, dubbed YellowKey. The exploit allows attackers to access encrypted drives by abusing the Windows Recovery Environment, a vulnerability that does not appear to affect Windows 10. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue as a security feature bypass.
I'm a Linux bore now, so I used my new powers to resurrect a ten year-old laptop forgotten by WindowsThis article details the process of resurrecting a ten-year-old Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop by installing a lightweight Linux distribution, Origami Linux, to replace Windows 10. The author highlights the improved performance, battery life, and user experience compared to the original OS, despite the laptop's aging hardware and a failing battery.
A Florida woman has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for conspiracy to traffic thousands of stolen Windows 10 and MS Office keys via their Certificate of Authenticity stickersA Florida woman, Heidi Richards, has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison and fined $50,000 for her role in a conspiracy to traffic thousands of stolen Windows 10 and Microsoft Office product keys. The scheme involved harvesting key codes from Certificate of Authenticity stickers and selling them in bulk between July 2018 and January 2023.