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Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks deep within Windows 11

Pixels of the past 'created just for fun' The pifmgr.dll still lingers in modern Windows installations - a throwback to a simpler and blockier time, according to veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond ...
Forbes

Outlook Users Must Not Open These 2 Files, Microsoft Warns

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Microsoft has now confirmed that, with effect in “early July,” ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows NTLM hash leak flaw exploited in phishing attacks on governments

A Windows vulnerability that exposes NTLM hashes using .library-ms files is now actively exploited by hackers in phishing campaigns targeting government entities and private companies. The flaw ...
The Verge

Windows 11’s taskbar is getting contacts, files, and calendar ‘companions’

Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the Windows taskbar. Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the ...
Neowin

Microsoft releases a new Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown

MarkItDown is an open-source Python library from Microsoft that converts various file formats to Markdown for indexing and analysis. Markdown is a popular lightweight markup language with plain text ...
CNBC

Microsoft will test a Copilot AI feature that performs work on local files in Windows 11

Microsoft will bring its Copilot Actions feature that can perform certain tasks to its Windows 11 operating system, enabling work with locally stored files. It's coming first to people in the Windows ...