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Steam is down — live updates on major outage
2024-12-19T19:01:34.719Z Downdetector reports rolling in (Image credit: Downdetector) As is usually the case with these kinds of outages, we spotted it by going to Downdetector and seeing a massive spike in user reports — and this one is particularly massive, with more than 6,000 user reports pouring in over half an hour. Anytime we see reports jump from the baseline…
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Apple updates its IT training courses for latest OS updates – Computerworld
Apple Device Support This is an extensive course that looks at every aspect of managing devices in enterprise environments. It focuses on mobile device management (MDM), Apple Accounts, iCloud, Passkeys, security, and app, network, and security management. Essentially, the course should equip IT staffers with the insights they need to prepare devices for management, and to manage them after that.…
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For December’s Patch Tuesday, 74 updates and a zero-day fix for Windows – Computerworld
Windows Remote Desktop and related routing servers Windows Kernel and Kernel Mode Drivers Printing Microsoft Hyper-V Microsoft LDAP and LSASS Windows Error Reporting Unfortunately, there is a zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) that has been reported as publicly disclosed and exploited in the wild that affects how Windows creates error log files. Add these Windows updates your Patch Now cycle. Microsoft Office Microsoft released nine patches…
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Apple updates MDM tools for new Apple Intelligence features – Computerworld
Setting a default browser While it took time to be convinced, Apple is beginning to allow people to use more browsers than before, potentially opening up competition in the browser industry. The thing is, not all browsers are created equal and it’s possible that some companies might require employees to use a specific browser on a managed device. This has…
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No support or updates for Windows 11 PCs without minimum hardware requirements – Computerworld
Microsoft also doesn’t elaborate on what it means by Windows 11 “compatibility issues,” so this is a matter of guesswork. However, it’s possible to imagine that new features that assume a TPM is available could cause instability on a machine lacking this facility. It could also affect drivers for older hardware no longer supported in Windows 11, although this would…
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Steam is adding a new default option for game updates
Valve is testing an option in the new Steam client beta that will force games by default to only download updates when you launch them. Currently, Steam by default decides what game updates to download based on a few different things. As explained by Valve: For games you recently played, Steam will download game updates shortly after they are released.…
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Windows 11 24H2 and 23H2 receive December 2024 updates with KB5048667 and KB5048685
Windows 11 builds 26100.2605 (KB5048667), 22631.4602, and 22621.4602 (KB5048685) are rolling out as the December 2024 Patch Tuesday Update for versions 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2. These security updates introduce new features for the Taskbar, Start menu, and File Explorer. The company is also pushing different changes for the Settings app and addressing various issues. Also, these updates are virtually the…
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How to get Windows updates faster
Traditionally, Windows updates were downloaded straight from Microsoft’s servers to your PC. This meant Microsoft had to have a huge infrastructure to deliver updates to millions of users worldwide, and sometimes, the speed of downloading updates was frustratingly slow. To improve the situation, Microsoft developed a feature called Delivery Optimization. Available in Windows 10 and Windows 11, it allows your…
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AWS re:Invent 2024 live: All the news and updates as they happen
Stay up to date with all the news and announcements from AWS re:Invent 2024 in our live coverage Source link
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Microsoft re-releases Exchange updates after fixing mail delivery
Microsoft has re-released the November 2024 security updates for Exchange Server after pulling them earlier this month due to email delivery issues on servers using custom mail flow rules. The company announced it pulled the updates from the Download Center and Windows Update following widespread reports from admins that email had stopped flowing in their organizations. This known issue affects…
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