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Key Findings Microsoft rebranded WinUI 3 to WinUI at Build 2026, signaling a strategic shift away from resource-heavy web frameworks like Electron and WebView2 The company is actively removing version numbers to emphasize long-term stability and reduce developer anxiety over breaking changes Windows 11's bloated hybrid applications are being replaced with native architecture across core system components including the Start Menu Microsoft announced plans to streamline the con

Key Findings Microsoft released mitigations for YellowKey BitLocker bypass vulnerability but no patch yet CVE-2026-45585 affects Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 on x64 systems Exploit requires physical access to machine and specially crafted FsTx files Mitigation involves disabling autofstx.exe in WinRE and switching to TPM+PIN authentication Chaotic Eclipse publicly released working exploit code, violating coordinated disclosure practices Backgro

Key Findings Day one of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 resulted in 24 zero-day vulnerabilities demonstrated across 22 entries, with researchers earning $523,000 in total rewards Orange Tsai of DEVCORE Research Team dominated the leaderboard with a $175,000 Microsoft Edge sandbox escape using four chained logic bugs Windows 11 was successfully exploited three times by different researchers, each demonstrating distinct privilege-escalation vulnerabilities on fully patched systems AI platf

Key Findings Microsoft's latest cumulative updates for Windows 11 have caused technical issues, including devices failing to enter sleep mode or shutdown correctly, often resulting in involuntary reboots. The problems have also extended to Windows 10 systems with Virtualization-Based Security (VBS/VSM) enabled. Microsoft has acknowledged the defects and is working on a comprehensive resolution for both Windows 10 and 11. As an interim mitigation, affected users are advised to