Never heard of LexusNexus or Innovis.  I have had my Experian, Transunion, and Equifax frozen for a long time.   How necessary is it to add these other two?

Dev Channel update to 130.0.2808.0 is live

Improved Reliability:

• Fixed an issue where browser would crash when clicking 'Permissions and Privacy' on any site in the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue where; after logging out, the Favorites hub displayed the workspace. Clicking on the workspace would cause the browser to crash.
• Fixed an issue where browser would crash when dragging a tab to create a new window on iOS.

Changed Behavior:

• Resolved an issue where the 'Magnify Image' tooltip was not displaying for the close button.
• Resolved an issue where the 'Open in new...' button was unavailable when right-clicking an item in the Favorites Hub/Panel.
• Resolved an issue where the tab actions menu hub closed after opening a group tab in a new tab within the window card under the tab actions menu.
• Fixed an issue where the banner title would not display normally after right-clicking 'Show Media Control' and hovering over the browser icon.
• Fixed an issue where icons were missing in the settings under the sidebar.                 
• Android:
• Resolved an issue where a colored circle icon appeared in the upper left corner of the tab group on android.
• Resolved an issue where the input box was not displayed when editing Top sites names on Android on new tab page.
• Fixed an issue where menu items were displayed abnormally in the overflow menu while in InPrivate mode on android.
• iOS:
• Resolved an issue where users couldn't scroll down to view feeds on iOS.
• Fixed an issue where the upper left corner of the profile popover was not rounded in the account panel on iOS.     

Malwarebytes v5.1.10.127 component package 1.0.50210 released.

From Malwarebytes 5:

Features and improvements

• Data breach results now sorted chronologically (newest on top) for Digital footprint scans
  
• Added check for available disk space before downloading updates
• Minor Tamper Protection improvements
  
• Reduced disk space usage
• Deprecated the Application updates option to notify when a new version is available in Settings
  

Issues fixed

• Crash reductions
• Small UI bugs

SpywareBlaster database update 9/3/2024


13 NEW items (IE/ActiveX)

10 NEW items (Edge/Scripts)

for a total of 19,292 items in database

After updating, be sure to manually enable all protection.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27695 (Canary Channel) Update

Changes and Improvements

[Settings]

• [ADDED 9/3] We've updated the dialog when viewing your Wi-Fi password under Settings > Network & internet to match the Windows 11 visuals.
  

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4145 (Beta Channel) Update

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on

[Start menu]

• [ADDED 9/3] Based on feedback, we've made some updates to the new account manager on the Start menu making the sign out option directly visible, and adding a list of signed in users under "..." so it's faster to switch accounts.
  

[Input]

• [ADDED 9/3] We're beginning to roll out a new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard in Windows 11 that supports the ability to use your Xbox controller to navigate and type. This includes button accelerators (example: X button for backspace, Y button for spacebar) additionally the keyboard keys have been vertically aligned for better controller navigation patterns.
  

Mozilla sent Firefox Version 130.0 to the release channel.  Firefox ESR was updated to Version 115.15.0.

The update includes nine security updates of which four (4) are rated high, four (4) are rated moderate, and one (1) is rated low.

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  For non-English versions, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

References

• Security Updates
• Release Notes
• Rapid Release Calendar
• ESR Release Notes

I got no explanation from any of them. It was wham, bam, thank you mam.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27695 (Canary Channel)

What's new with Build 27695

New position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars
We're beginning to roll out a new position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars. The taskbar entry-point will move to the left of the systems tray and will be wider so you can see richer content from Widgets on your taskbar. When you launch the Widgets board, it will fly out from the right side instead of the left side.

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Widgets.

Windows LAPS: Retrieve encrypted passwords during Active Directory recovery situations
Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) has been improved with a new ability to recover encrypted passwords from Active Directory (AD) backup media even when there are zero AD domain controllers running.

Windows LAPS encrypted passwords offer much better security over the traditional approach of storing clear-text passwords in Active Directory. Windows LAPS password encryption is based on Cryptography API: Next Generation Data Protection API (CNG DPAPI). Under normal operating conditions, the decryption keys are always retrieved from a running AD domain controller. When an unexpected disaster occurs, there may be no AD domain controllers running.

You can now use the Get-LapsADPassword PowerShell cmdlet to retrieve and decrypt Windows LAPS encrypted passwords from Active Directory backup media (mounted using the AD snapshot browser, aka dsamain.exe) with zero network interaction with any AD domain controller. In fact, this operation is now possible even when running on a non-domain-joined, workgroup machine. If you still have access to your AD backup media, all Windows LAPS encrypted passwords will now be recoverable regardless of the situation.

This new improvement is implemented in the existing Get-LapsADPassword PowerShell cmdlet. When the -Port and -RecoveryMode parameters are both specified, any retrieved passwords will be automatically decrypted in a purely local operation using the decryption keys found in the snapshot browser.

Step 1: Mount the Active Directory backup media database
Step 2: Recover the Windows LAPS passwords from the mounted AD backup media database
Step 3: This step is informative only; the screenshot below demonstrates that the above operations were executed on a workgroup machine

In summary this improvement resolves a key Windows LAPS concern of how to recover Windows LAPS passwords in a disaster scenario where no AD domain controllers are running. For more information see: Retrieving passwords during AD disaster recovery scenarios.

Changes and Improvements

[General]

• Insider Preview Build Expiration: The expiration date for Insider Preview builds flighted to the Canary Channel has been updated to 9/15/2025 starting with Build 27691. Please make sure you are updated to the latest build in the Canary Channel.
  
• Some Insiders in the Canary Channel will begin to see an estimated time for how long their PC will be offline to install Build 27695. This estimate will be shown on the Windows Update settings page and via the Start menu power button.

[Notifications]

• If desired, there's now an option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps. You can now press the "..." within the notification to disable the notification, as you can with other notifications, or you can go to the list of notification senders in Settings > System > Notifications and turn it off from there (called "Notification Suggestions" in the list). Note – this entry will only appear in the senders list after you have received one.
  

[Windows Share]

• We are rolling out the ability to easily share content to an Android device from Windows share window. The feature requires you to pair your Android device to your Windows PC using the Link to Windows app on Android and Phone Link on your PC.

[Notifications]

• If desired, there's now an option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps. You can now press the "..." within the notification to disable the notification, as you can with other notifications, or you can go to the list of notification senders in Settings > System > Notifications and turn it off from there (called "Notification Suggestions" in the list). Note – this entry will only appear in the senders list after you have received one.
  

[Windows Share]

• We are rolling out the ability to easily share content to an Android device from Windows share window. The feature requires you to pair your Android device to your Windows PC using the Link to Windows app on Android and Phone Link on your PC.

[Widgets]

• We are rolling out an update to the Widgets Board to improve security and the APIs for creating widgets and feeds for users in EEA regions. As part of this update, the Microsoft Start Experiences app will power the Microsoft Start widget and feed experiences. Also, as part of this update, some existing widgets will be removed and others will be modified, temporarily affecting their functionality. This update sets the foundation for new widgets and other features in development, set to roll out soon.

Fixes

[File Explorer]

• Fixed an issue where when pressing WIN + E, a screen reader might unexpectedly say a pane had focus, or focus may not be set within File Explorer at all.
• Fixed an issue which was causing CTRL + F to sometimes not start a search in File Explorer.
• Fixed an issue where keyboard focus might get lost sometimes when doing Shift + Tab in File Explorer.
• Fixed an issue causing screen readers to not announce when you were opening or navigating items in the breadcrumb flyouts of the open or save dialog.
• Fixed an issue causing screen readers to not announce anything when opening or navigating items in the column header flyout in File Explorer.

[Task Manager]

• Fixed an issue where the colors in the Performance section weren't displayed correctly in dark mode.

[Windows Sandbox]

• Fixed an underlying issue which could cause Windows Sandbox to fail to launch with error 0x80070005 sometimes.

[Other]

• Fixed an issue where when installing Windows by booting from recent install media, it wouldn't make itself the default partition if another version of Windows was installed.
• Fixed an issue underlying issue causing dfrgui.exe (Defrag and Optimize drives) to fail in the previous flight with a pop up saying SXSHARED_UCRT.dll was not found. This is also believed to be the cause of seeing an error saying "the specified module could not be found" errors in that flight when trying to use the backup options in Control Panel.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4145 (Beta Channel)

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on

[General]                                             

• For new PCs or new user accounts on managed commercial devices (PCs running Windows 11 Enterprise, Education, or Pro logged in with an Entra ID (or domain), the Microsoft 365 app will be pinned to the taskbar for quick access to Copilot for Microsoft 365.
  

[Input]

• We have updated Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Mouse to now include the option to turn off enhanced mouse pointer precision for those that would prefer to not use it and have added a new option for changing mouse scrolling direction.
• We have updated Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touch to have a new section for touch screen edge gestures, where you can choose if you would like to disable the left or right screen edge touch gesture.

[Desktop Spotlight]
We are trying out some adjustments to the Windows Spotlight experience on the desktop to include hotspots when users right-click on the Windows Spotlight icon. In addition, these changes will include two different UX treatments that Insiders will notice.

There is no change to the interaction model where right click opens the experience in full screen and double clicking launches the Bing landing page. When in full screen, you will now see two hotspots which will be animated to aid discovery, and which will reveal additional information on hover. Clicking on a hotspot will close the full screen experience and launch the Bing landing page.

[Windows Share]

• We're adding the ability to share content to Notepad and Clipchamp directly from the Windows share window.

Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on

[File Explorer]

• Fixed an issue causing File Explorer to crash when navigating to Home for some Insiders with the two flights. This also led File Explorer to crash on launch if it opened directly to Home.
• Fixed an issue causing explorer.exe to crash when interacting with archive files in the last few flights.

[Start menu]

• Fixed an issue where the text might be unreadable in the section of the Start menu with Phone Link features shown on the side.
  

Fixes for everyone in the Beta Channel

[Other]
This update includes fixes for the following issues:

• [File Explorer] The navigation pane does not update when you browse folders that are in a shell namespace extension.
  
• [Hibernate stop error] Your laptop stops responding after you resume it from hibernate. This occurs if you have closed and opened the lid many times.
  
• [Windows Hello for Business] PIN reset does not work when you select the "I forgot my PIN' link on the credentials screen.
  
• Your system might stop responding when it accesses symbolic links.
• [Bluetooth] External devices lose their connection when you deploy certain Bluetooth policies.
  
• [Microsoft Entra single sign-on (SSO)] The SSO notice that the European Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires prompts too often. This occurs when you authenticate using a certificate. To learn more, see Upcoming changes to Windows single sign-on.
  
• [Unified Write Filter (UWF) and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)] An SCCM task to re-enable UWF fails because of a deadlock in UWF. This stops the device from restarting when you expect it.
  
• [Country and Operator Settings Asset] This update brings COSA profiles up to date for certain mobile operators.
  
• [Input Method Editor (IME)] When a combo box has input focus, a memory leak might occur when you close that window.
  
• You might not be able to decrypt a BitLocker data drive. This occurs when you move that drive from a newer version of Windows to an older version.