Dev Channel update to 137.0.3255.0 is live.

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Added Features:

• Added a row of buttons to the tab search app in Web UI.

Improved Behavior:

• Resolved a corner case crash issue with Settings Navigation on Android.
• Resolved an issue where a crash occurred after logging into an AAD/MSA account on iOS.
• Resolved an issue where browser would crash on Android after switching the theme, and then changing the position of the address bar on the Appearance and Layout page.
• Resolved a crash issue in Start, Home, and NTP within the settings.

Changed Behavior:

• Resolved an issue by updating the color of the loading screen in the Game Assist widget.
• Resolved an issue when setting the page color to desert or white caused most of the Settings navigation bar to become invisible on edge://settings/appearance.
• Resolved an issue where items in a subfolder would open after clicking 'Open all () in new tab group' under Favorites.
• Resolved an issue where text overlapped with the 'Import Favorites' folder in the Favorites bar.
• iOS:
• Resolved an issue where the PDF continued to be read after exiting the PDF read-aloud feature on iOS.
• Android:
• Resolved an issue where the Copilot error page supported half-screen view on Android.
• Fixed an issue where the refresh button in the web search box was unresponsive on Android.
• Fixed an issue where the new chat icon was missing in the upper right corner of the page after entering Copilot from NTP on Android.
• Mac:
• Resolved an issue where avatars failed to load on the 'Choose an account' screen on Mac.

Malwarebytes v5.2.11.183 component package 131.0.5227 released.

From MBAM 5.0:

Features and improvements

• Added location info in VPN connection notification
  
• Introduced a new setting to disable the "What's New" notification
  
• Refined Dashboard layout for free users
  

Issues fixed

• Fixed an issue where the first VPN connection rule added was not persisted and was lost after restarting the product
  
• Fixed minor localization issues
  

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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22631.5261 to the Release Preview Channel

Gradual rollout
The following features and improvements might not be available to all users because they will roll out gradually. Text bolded in brackets indicate the area of the change being documented.

• [Narrator] New! Keep track of what Narrator has spoken and access it for quick reference. With speech recap, you can quickly access spoken content, follow along with live transcription, and copy what Narrator last said—all with simple keyboard shortcuts.
  
• [Phone Link] New! You can do even more with your Windows PC and your mobile devices with direct access to cross-device features from the Start menu. For example, you can make phone calls, send SMS messages, access your photos, or share content between your mobile devices and PC.
  
• [Widgets] New! Web developers can use their existing content to create interactive widgets that can be added to multiple widgets surfaces.
  
• [File Explorer]
  
  • New! Pivot-based curated views on File Explorer Home that support ease of access of Microsoft 365 content on Windows. Be more productive and get highly relevant content at your fingertips on File Explorer Home.
    
  • Fixed: Improved the performance of extracting zipped files, particularly in the case where you're unzipping a large number of small files.
  
  
• [Windows Share] New! Make last-minute edits such as cropping, rotating, and adding filters to images shared through the Windows Share window.
  
• [Start]
  
  • Fixed: You can't use touch gestures to view the list of apps pinned in the Start menu.
  • Fixed: The Sign out and More options in the Start menu account manager might not be visible with increased text size.
    
• [Taskbar] Fixed: If you use the arrow keys after pressing the Windows key + T, the arrows move in the wrong direction for Arabic and Hebrew display languages.
  

Normal rollout
This update includes the following features and improvements that are rolling out as part of this update. Text bolded in brackets indicates the area of the change being documented.

• [Sign-In Impact] Fixed: This update addresses an issue affecting the USBxHCI controller and all devices that connect using a USB port on PCs based on Intel's newest CPU architecture. The built-in USB camera won't work with Windows Hello sign-in unless you manually disable Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS). To turn off ESS, go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > Additional settings > Sign in with an external camera or fingerprint reader > toggle switch ON. If you create a Windows Hello container while using the Windows 11, version 23H2, it might prevent you from using ESS after you upgrade to Windows 11, version 24H2.
  
• [Server Message Block (SMB)] Fixed: An issue where an Excel file, hosted on a SMB file share with Access Based Enumeration enabled, containing links to multiple other files hosted on network shares, might take longer to open.
  
• [Xbox]
  
  • Fixed: This update addresses an issue affecting Xbox Elite Wireless Controllers with certain firmware versions, where the keyboard might not function and displays an error indicator in the device manager
  • Fixed: The driver verifier stops responding during gamepad controller driver certification, affecting Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing.
  
  
• [Windows Kernel Vulnerable Driver Blocklist file (DriverSiPolicy.p7b)] Fixed: This update adds to the list of drivers that are at risk for Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks.
  

Text extractor in Snipping Tool begins rolling out to Windows Insiders

Snipping Tool (version 11.2503.27.0)

Text Extractor
In this update, we are adding text extractor in the Snipping Tool capture bar – designed to minimize the number of steps it takes to copy text to your clipboard without having to take a screenshot of your screen.

To get started, open Snipping Tool via Win + Shift + S or launch the app and click the new "Text Extractor" button in the toolbar.

Select the region you would like to scan for text (just as you would for standard rectangle snip), and you will be able to manually select the text to copy to clipboard, or you can click on the "Copy all text" button in the toolbar to quickly copy all text in the region. You can also explore the "More options" dropdown menu to "Remove line breaks" from copied text or simplify the experience entirely with the "Automatically copy text" selection, which will dismiss Snipping Tool earlier and automatically copy all text in your selection region directly to your clipboard.

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Snipping Tool.

Via Bleeping Computer, by Sergiu Gatlan:

QuoteMicrosoft announced it will begin disabling all ActiveX controls in Windows versions of Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 applications later this month.

Introduced almost three decades ago, in 1996, ActiveX is a legacy software framework enabling developers to create interactive objects embedded in Office documents.

After this change rolls out, ActiveX will be blocked entirely and without notification in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio to reduce the risk of malware or unauthorized code execution.

When opening documents with ActiveX controls, a notification will appear at the top with a "Learn More" button saying, "BLOCKED CONTENT: The ActiveX content in this file is blocked."

Microsoft also warned Office users in a separate support document not to open unexpected file attachments or change ActiveX settings when prompted by random pop-ups and unknown people.

"When ActiveX is disabled, you will no longer be able to create or interact with ActiveX objects in Microsoft 365 files. Some existing ActiveX objects will still be visible as a static image, but it will not be possible to interact with them," said Zaeem Patel, a product manager on the Office Security team.

See the linked article for instructions if you need to enable ActiveX.

Oracle released the scheduled update for its Java SE Runtime Environment software.  This is a critical security and bugfix update. 

This Critical Patch Update contains 6 new security patches for Oracle Java SE.  Five of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without requiring user credentials.

Java Security Recommendations

1) If Java is still installed on your computer, it is recommended that all updates be applied as soon as possible and older, less secure, versions uninstalled. 
2) In the Java Control Panel, at minimum, set the security to high.
3) Keep Java disabled until needed.  Uncheck the box "Enable Java content in the browser" in the Java Control Panel.

Download Information: Java SE Runtime Environment Version 8u451: https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.

Release Notes

Mozilla sent Firefox Version 137.0.2 to the release channel with security update.  At this time no updates have been located for Firefox ESR.

The update includes one security update, rated high. The security update can be reviewed here.

The update includes a number of fixes, particularly an issue that caused some Firefox users to restart their browser multiple times to complete an update.

To review all of the fixes, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

Rapid Release Calendar

Dev Channel update to 136.0.3240.8 is live.

The release includes numerous fixes. For more details on the changes, check out the highlights below.

Added Features:

• Adding an 'Extensions' link-type menu item in Settings.

Improved Behavior:

• Resolved an issue where the console crashed upon clicking the 'Apply' button after selecting a coupon on Xbox.
• Fixed a crash issue with the refresh button on Android tablets.
• Resolved a crash issue that occurred when attempting to open browser during shutdown on Mac.
• Resolved an issue where browser would crash in full screen mode when clicking 'split screen' in the settings and more dropdown list on Mac.

Changed Behavior:

• Resolved an issue where the auto-open focus incorrectly shifted to the side pane in Copilot.
• iOS:
• Resolved an issue where the "Find on page", "Read aloud" and "Print" button on the toolbar were clickable when opening a destroyed PDF.
• Resolved an issue when toggling the 'Translate page' or 'Show Copilot' switch in dark mode caused the page content to flash on iOS.
• Resolved an issue where clicking '+' to add a new tab page (NTP) caused the search bar to become transparent when the page loads on iOS.
• Resolved an issue when, after clicking 'Replace', the replacement popup window briefly appears on iOS.
• Android:
• Fixed an issue when switching to developer mode was not possible after clicking the version in the About Microsoft page on Android.
• Resolved an issue where the Reflow button on the address bar was not easily visible in InPrivate mode on Android.
• Mac:
• Fixed an issue where the vertical tab menu appeared separately in Fullscreen mode on Mac.
• Resolved an issue where taking a screenshot on Mac resulted in no response.
• Resolved an issue where a blank space appeared at the top of the favorites pane on Mac.