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Releasing Windows 10 Build 19043.867 (21H1) to Beta Channel Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 21H1 Build 19043.867 (KB5000802) the Beta Channel for those Insiders who are on 21H1 (Click here for the 21H1 announcement) This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include: We fixed an elevation of privilege security vulnerability documented in CVE-2021-1640 related to print jobs submitted to “FILE:” ports. After installing Windows updates from March 9, 2021 and later, print jobs that are in a pending state before restarting the print spooler service or restarting the OS will remain in an error state. Manually delete the affected print jobs and resubmit them to the print queue when the print spooler service is online. Security updates to the Windows Shell, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Apps, Windows User Account Control (UAC), Windows Virtualization, Windows Kernel, the Microsoft [ more… ]

You can now buy Forza Horizon 4 for Steam Forza Horizon 4 is available now for Steam starting at $59.99. With cross-play, Steam players join millions of monthly Forza Horizon 4 players driving across Britain on Windows 10 PCs, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. There are three ways to customize your Horizon Festival experience and car collection, with the Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate Editions offering players options in kick starting their garages. Head over to Xbox Wire to find out more. Source: You can now buy Forza Horizon 4 for Steam

Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application support ends today Our new modern browser, Microsoft Edge, debuted over a year ago and today can be found on hundreds of millions of devices. Last August, we announced that Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application support would end on March 9, 2021 as part of this transition to the new Microsoft Edge. Today, Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application support officially ends, and it will no longer receive future security updates. Additionally, we announced that the now out-of-support Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will be removed and replaced with the new Microsoft Edge when customers apply April’s Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update (or “B” release). For more details and an FAQ, please see our announcement blog post. For customers using kiosk mode in Microsoft Edge Legacy, please refer to this blog post for important details. [ more… ]

Microsoft Edge 89: Delivering improved browser performance to get the job done Note: We’re in the process of deploying features mentioned in this post, starting with Stable 89, so it might be a little while before you see them in your channel and build. Nowadays, it’s not unusual to do almost everything online. Whether we’re connecting on video calls, doing a school project, or learning how to use our new smart speakers, we trust our browser to help us get things done. Thus, it’s essential that our browser is fast, reliable, and keeps up with us, no matter how many tabs we have open. When it doesn’t – pages are slow to load, typing lags, and too many tabs seem to use too many system resources – it’s utterly frustrating. We understand, and we’ve got your back. It’s our mission [ more… ]