Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-08-10
Articles for the IT Professional. Today's edition includes 84 articles from 16 sites. We chose these from 7926 articles found on 135 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Fast Company - technology, BleepingComputer, Latest from TechRadar , WIRED, Ars Technica - All content, SecurityWeek, Windows Latest, www.theregister.com - Articles, 9to5Mac, Windows 10 Help Forums, New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub, MSRC Security Update Guide, Blog – Hackaday, 4sysops, MSEndpointMgr, Windows 11 Forum.
Turn your handwriting into a font for Android, Windows, or MacOS
Handwriting has personality. Get to know someone well enough and their handwriting will remind you of them, because we all form letters just a bit differently. Our devices, for the most part, lack t...
Fast Company - technology
Aug 8, 2026 - fastcompany.com
Why can’t your email be as secure as your texts?
Most people take for granted that the messages they send via popular messaging apps like Meta’s WhatsApp or Apple’s iMessage are end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), meaning that no one but the sender and rec...
Fast Company - technology
Aug 8, 2026 - fastcompany.com
Hackers breach TrueConf to trojanize client installers with backdoors
The Head Mare hacktivist group has been exploiting vulnerabilities in unpatched TrueConf video conferencing servers to replace client installers with malicious versions that deliver backdoors. [...]
BleepingComputer
Aug 8, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com
Why are so many AI models going 'rogue'? The experts weigh in
AI models are breaking free of testing at unprecedented rates
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 8, 2026 - techradar.com
Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed
Plus: A judge rules cell tower dumps unconstitutional, water utility hacks spread to a dozen states, a phishing email opens a missile-parts supplier’s inbox, and a ransomware boss gets 16 years.
WIRED
Aug 8, 2026 - wired.com
DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists
Open source WeatherNext model can make accurate predictions with lower-resolution weather data.
Ars Technica - All content
Aug 8, 2026 - arstechnica.com
Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian’s Rovo AI Exposed Enterprise Data
The RovoBlast attack method identified by Varonis researchers could have been exploited to steal Confluence, Jira and SharePoint data. The post Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian’s Rovo AI ...
SecurityWeek
Aug 8, 2026 - securityweek.com
'You'll own nothing and you'll like it': Google pulls the Lord of the Rings digital editions from one user's library, our latest reminder that digital purchases aren't always forever
One unfortunate user no longer has access to the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition after buying it from Google.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 8, 2026 - techradar.com
‘Playing around with your favourite artist’s song is an ultimate expression of fandom’: Spotify is taking another step into participatory music tools with its upcoming AI remix feature — but it signals red flags for industry professionals
Spotify's agreement with Merlin brings it one step closer to launching its AI-powered remix tool, but where do industry professionals stand on it?
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 8, 2026 - techradar.com
Just upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft warns Windows 10 LTSC holdouts it’s time to move on
Microsoft is done with Windows 10 LTSC holdouts, tells them to just upgrade to Windows 11 already, ahead of end of life. The post Just upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft warns Windows 10 LTSC holdouts i...
Windows Latest
Aug 8, 2026 - windowslatest.com
Devs to Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, and friends: Make security and privacy the default
Researchers scour social media to measure developer concerns about AI coding tools
www.theregister.com - Articles
Aug 8, 2026 - theregister.com
Apple TV welcomes back Ted Lasso with a clever new commercial
The Apple TV streaming service launched a new commercial this week alongside the premiere of Ted Lasso season four. The clever new ‘Welcome Back’ commercial inserts coach Lasso into a bunch of other A...
9to5Mac
Aug 8, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Missing Updates
Getting message in Settings - Update and Security - Message - "Your device is missing important security and quality updates" This is a clean install applied to a wiped SSD. (Remove all partitio...
Windows 10 Help Forums
Aug 8, 2026 - tenforums.com
Zero Ops: Agents Operate, Humans Govern
How to design, build, and grow an agentic operations practice — and what becomes possible once you do. A note on scope: the patterns in this guide apply to any agentic operations platform. The specif...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Aug 8, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
The great privacy revolt: people are pushing back against the glasses that record, the earbuds that eavesdrop and the TVs watching our lives — here’s what we can do about it, according to an AI research CEO and a digital rights advocate
‘This technology doesn’t need the cloud whatsoever, it’s simply cheaper and easier for manufacturers’ — why one expert thinks we’re overlooking the biggest privacy issue in the AI boom, and what a pro...
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 8, 2026 - techradar.com
New drone system which could spot wildfires before they get out of control completes its first test — but is it too late for the summer blazes plaguing Europe?
Israel tests AI wildfire-detection drone, although additional evaluations mean Europe will not benefit from it during this year's fire season.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 8, 2026 - techradar.com
issues with windows update, and powershell when ran as admin
windows 10 version 22H2 os build 19045.6937 i have been attempting to run a custom port of a game. long story short, im using an playstation emulator to run an iso of a game i have created a legal ...
Windows 10 Help Forums
Aug 8, 2026 - tenforums.com
Verizon voice services were down for some — here's everything we know
Is Verizon down? The carrier confirms as an active issue as folks can't make calls — follow here for live updates
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 8, 2026 - techradar.com
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1658)
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 8, 2026 - techradar.com
The US Navy used a swarm of drone boats to seize $81 million worth of cocaine in the Caribbean
Two Saildrone Voyager vessels tracked suspected drug traffickers, enabling the US Navy to seize cocaine worth more than $81 million.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 9, 2026 - techradar.com
Microsoft confirms it accidentally installed new OneDrive app on Windows 11 PCs, and there’s no easy way to remove it yet
Microsoft told Windows Latest that it accidentally shipped the AI-powered OneDrive Photos app on Windows 11 more broadly than it should have. The post Microsoft confirms it accidentally installed new ...
Windows Latest
Aug 9, 2026 - windowslatest.com
CVE-2026-50540 Kata Containers: Config Path Annotation Arbitrary File Loading
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64676 Kata Containers: Unauthorized mem-agent ttRPC methods let an untrusted host tamper with confidential-guest memory
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-47243 Kata guest escape: runtime-rs guest-root to host-root escape via virtiofs
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2025-49506 Apache Portable Runtime Utility: apr_password_validate() vulnerable to timing attack
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34191 Apache Portable Runtime Utility: SQL Injection in apr_dbd_oracle
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34501 Apache Portable Runtime Utility: Heap buffer overflow in APR redis client
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34502 Apache Portable Runtime Utility: Heap buffer overflow in APR memcached client
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-68081 KVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 pages if nested VM-Enter fails due to invalid guest state
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-68082 libceph: fix two unsafe bare decodes in decode_lockers()
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-54876 Client-Side Memory Leak in OCSP Response Checking
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-71225 Libkcapi: iv reuse in libkcapi one-shot symmetric cipher chunking causes cipher state reset across chunk boundaries
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-71226 Libkcapi: memory corruption via uncanceled aio requests on error in libkcapi's one-shot aio path
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-71227 Libkcapi: infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-44605 Rpm: heap buffer overflow in ndb slot table parsing
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-18839 Popt-devel: popt-static: size_t underflow in singleoptionhelp
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
Windows 11 is a memory hog, even Microsoft’s Weather uses 1.2GB of RAM, 5x more than macOS Weather
Windows 11's Weather app is actually MSN Weather, a WebView2 web wrapper that uses over 1.2GB of RAM sitting idle, nearly 5x what Apple's native Weather app uses on macOS. It also shows ads styled to ...
Windows Latest
Aug 9, 2026 - windowslatest.com
CVE-2026-63140 Reachable Assertion in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-63263 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-63136 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-62994 CoreDNS `k8s_external` headless AXFR can emit an empty transfer batch that panics the `transfer` plugin
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-53910 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GNU diffutils
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-63308 Helm Files.Lines Denial of Service via Empty Chart Files
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-15588 Gdbusserver: glib2: gdbusserver pre-authentication dos via unbounded sasl line buffering
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-26080 HAProxy Community Edition 3.2.x through 3.3.x before 3.3.3 can enter a loop or crash because varint is mishandled. HAProxy Enterprise and ALOHA are also affected.
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-26081 HAProxy Community Edition 3.0 through 3.3 before 3.3.3 lacks a length check for the NEW_TOKEN format. HAProxy Enterprise and ALOHA are also affected.
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-15788 WCOW cache mount source selector resolves NTFS junctions outside of cache root
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64542 ipv6: ndisc: fix NULL deref in accept_untracked_na()
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64560 posix-cpu-timers: Prevent UAF caused by non-leader exec() race
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64561 KVM: x86: Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64564 sctp: don't free the ASCONF's own transport in DEL-IP processing
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64565 Input: ims-pcu - fix heap-buffer-overflow in ims_pcu_process_data()
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64562 KVM: nVMX: Hide shadow VMCS right after VMCLEAR
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64578 ksmbd: validate compound request size before reading StructureSize2
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64571 wifi: p54: validate RX frame length in p54_rx_eeprom_readback()
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64579 xfrm: policy: preallocate inexact bins before xfrm_hash_rebuild reinsert
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64576 nexthop: initialize extack in nh_res_bucket_migrate()
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64580 xfrm6: clear dst.dev on error to avoid double netdev_put in xfrm6_fill_dst()
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64574 wifi: mac80211: tear down new links on vif update error path
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64573 Bluetooth: qca: fix NVM tag length underflow in TLV parser
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64572 ipv4: fib: free fib_alias with kfree_rcu() on insert error path
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64569 mpls: fix NULL deref in mpls_valid_fib_dump_req() on CONFIG_INET=n
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64567 btrfs: reject free space cache with more entries than pages
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64577 gtp: check skb_pull_data() return in gtp1u_send_echo_resp()
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64590 dma-buf/udmabuf: skip redundant cpu sync to fix cacheline EEXIST warning
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64604 KVM: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on CR8 interception update iff vCPU is in guest mode
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64583 usb: gadget: udc: bdc: free IRQ and drain func_wake_notify before teardown
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-64584 usb: gadget: f_midi: cancel pending IN work before freeing the midi object
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Aug 9, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
‘My Apple Watch is going to hate this’: Our wearables are making us anxious and obsessive — Here’s what we can all do about it
Wearables are designed to create healthy habits, but what happens when they end up reinforcing unhealthy behavior?
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 9, 2026 - techradar.com
High-Density Parchment Paper Papertronics with Laser-Carved Hydrophilic Channels
Paper as a substrate for electronic circuits is not very common, but promising for flexible circuits with low cost and easy recyclability. That said, paper is not an easy material …read more
Blog – Hackaday
Aug 9, 2026 - hackaday.com
Tracking Bees with a Stereo Camera
For whatever reason, [Jeremy] wants to photograph bees in flight. This is one of those things that doesn’t seem that hard until you try to do it. He’s got the …read more
Blog – Hackaday
Aug 9, 2026 - hackaday.com
Whatever Happened to the Computer of Tomorrow, Anyway? The Xerox Alto Story
You’ve almost certainly heard of the Xerox Alto, the machine that pioneered the desktop-mouse-keyboard interface and inspired Steve Jobs to produce the Apple Lisa and Macintosh computers. It wasn’t ju...
Blog – Hackaday
Aug 9, 2026 - hackaday.com
I've tested all the best new EVs of 2026 — here are my 5 favorites so far, from Honda to Hyundai
These five EVs, the best I've driven in 2026 so far, prove the electric car is getting seriously interesting.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 9, 2026 - techradar.com
Microsoft tells Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 users to upgrade now
Microsoft is urging organizations running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 to move to Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 rather than rely on Extended Security Updates. Support ends in January 2027, while ...
4sysops
Aug 9, 2026 - 4sysops.com
My XPS2720 Stopped Booting 4x Beeps
The XPS2720 I7 Stopped booting, worked previous day. Before I trash this PC..... 1-4x Beeps=Memory a)Both memory cards proved ok by other party. b)If One or both memory cards are removed, it stil...
Windows 10 Help Forums
Aug 9, 2026 - tenforums.com
I've gone from writing about SD-WAN to depending on it
Starlink and 5G home internet are helping close the digital divide, but they're far from perfect. Glue them together, and you can get awfully close.
www.theregister.com - Articles
Aug 9, 2026 - theregister.com
WAM Bam, Thank You Ma’am. What Changed in the Microsoft Graph SDK
If you are sometimes slow updating your lab modules, like me, you may have noticed that when you ran Connect-MgGraph to do your Intune magic, you didn’t get a browser prompt for that interactive login...
MSEndpointMgr
Aug 9, 2026 - msendpointmgr.com
This VPN firm has created a way to stop Microsoft's hidden tracking tool on Windows — although it will break some key cloud services
Windscribe's deGDID removes Windows tracking identifiers while preventing new ones, although several Microsoft cloud authentication services stop functioning afterward.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 9, 2026 - techradar.com
Experts warn this fake Claude install guide can be used to empty crypto wallets
A fake "install Claude on Mac" guide, hosted on claude.ai itself and boosted by a Google ad, ends with your Ledger app quietly asking for your recovery phrase.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 9, 2026 - techradar.com
HomeKit Weekly: Why the Eve Weather sensor is a must-have for Apple Home automations in 2026
Local weather is one of the most underrated variables to use in your Apple Home automation setup. Over the past few years, I have used sensors for everything from knowing when to drip faucets in freez...
9to5Mac
Aug 9, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Chinese ship spotted 'lurking' near Taiwan's subsea internet cables linking it to the US
Taiwan tracks a Chinese research vessel above a major Pacific internet cable, renewing attention on regional maritime security concerns.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 9, 2026 - techradar.com
I went down a privacy rabbit hole and came out with a whole new digital setup — here's which security tools I recommend so you can do the same
Staying private and secure on your phone and online is becoming increasingly challenging, but there are plenty of tools to help.
Latest from TechRadar
Aug 9, 2026 - techradar.com
Win11: I can only use 75% of my 32Gb memory, on Win10 I could use all 100% of it.
Windows 11 Forum
Aug 9, 2026 - elevenforum.com
