Nvidia has confirmed that last month's security updates are causing gaming performance issues on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2 systems.
0A sudden CPU spike turned out to be the first clue of an in-progress RansomHub ransomware attack. Varonis breaks down how their team traced the attack from fake browser updates to domain-admin takeover, ultimately stopping the attack before files were encrypted.
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Microsoft has released the KB5064081 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes thirty-six new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out. These updates include new Recall features and a new way of displaying CPU usage in Task Manager.
1Microsoft claims its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has seen up to 9% performance improvements following the release of version 134.
1Zyxel is warning that a bad security signature update is causing critical errors for USG FLEX or ATP Series firewalls, including putting the device into a boot loop.
0Nvidia has shared a temporary fix for a known issue impacting systems running its recently unveiled NVIDIA App and causing gaming performance to drop by up to 15%.
1Microsoft is testing a new feature in the Edge browser called the "extension performance detector," which warns you when browser extensions cause performance issues on web pages you visit.
0Microsoft is testing showing memory speeds as MT/s (mega-transfers per second) rather than MHz (megahertz) in the Windows 11 Task Manager.
8Adblock and Adblock Plus users report performance issues on YouTube, initially blamed on Google but later determined to be an issue in the popular ad-blocking extension.
4Google is introducing a significant change to Chrome's Back/Forward Cache (BFCache) behavior, allowing web pages to be stored in the cache, even if a webmaster specifies not to store a page in the browser's cache.
3Microsoft has unveiled a faster and redesigned version of its Microsoft Teams communication and collaboration software that has begun rolling out to Windows users today as a preview release.
5Microsoft is working on a fix for a new known issue behind lower-than-expected performance or stuttering in some games on systems running Windows 11 22H2.
1Microsoft has significantly reduced latency for Windows and Mac users of the Teams desktop client in some critical scenarios when interacting with the application.
0VMware is warning that ESXi VMs running on Linux kernel 5.19 can have up to a 70% performance drop when Retbleed mitigations are enabled compared to the Linux kernel 5.18 release.
0Microsoft says Microsoft Edge users will notice improved performance and a smaller disk footprint because the web browser now automatically compresses disk caches.
1Microsoft has drastically reduced Microsoft Teams' power requirements in calls and meetings since June 2020, improving experience consistency and making it more friendly with low-end devices.
2Optional updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 released in January have fixed performance problems when playing games, using the operating system, or even opening folders in File Explorer.
3Cloudflare is experiencing "wide-spread" latency issues with their network and services, causing websites to load slowly and customers to experience performance issues accessing the customer dashboard.
0Microsoft released Windows 11 preview build 22000.282 yesterday with fixes for AMD CPU performance issues and a bug that displayed the Windows 10 taskbar.
2AMD says it observed performance hits of up to 15% on Windows 11-compatible AMD processors when using some applications.
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