Three days ago (August 2nd) Microsoft released a fix (KB2286198) for a critical vulnerability in Windows shortcuts. Everyone that wrote about the patch said to install it. But they were wrong, on the ...

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To use a batch file to download and install Windows updates, follow the instructions outlined below. To begin, you’ll need to make a note of the KB number which you want to install, then you have to ...

Microsoft has released an emergency patch for CVE-2026-21509, a zero-day Office vulnerability under active exploitation that ...