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Submission + - Windows 12, Codenamed 'Hudson Valley': Everything We Know So Far (technobezz.com)

Submitted by meriksen
meriksen writes: Can Microsoft recover from the bad press that Windows 11 has received?
Can they turn the tide and prevent an exodus away from Windows?

Microsoft hasn't officially announced Windows 12, but mounting evidence from industry reporting suggests a major new version with deep AI integration and a modular "CorePC" architecture is in the works for 2026.

Rumors indicate it may require specialized NPU hardware and could introduce new AI feature tiers, though some speculation about a subscription-based OS has been debunked.

Here's everything we know so far about features, hardware requirements, and what to expect. Original story here: https://www.technobezz.com/new...

Submission + - Microsoft confirms Windows Server issue behind domain controller crashes (bleepingcomputer.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft confirmed that a memory leak introduced with the March 2024 Windows Server security updates is behind a widespread issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash.

As BleepingComputer first reported on Wednesday and as many admins have warned over the last week, affected servers are freezing and restarting unexpectedly due to a Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) process memory leak introduced with this month's cumulative updates.

"Since installation of the march updates (Exchange as well as regular Windows Server updates) most of our DCs show constantly increasing lsass memory usage (until they die)," one admin said.

"Our symptoms were ballooning memory usage on the lsass.exe process after installing KB5035855 (Server 2016) and KB5035857 (Server 2022) to the point that all physical and virtual memory was consumed and the machine hung," another Windows admin told BleepingComputer.

After BleepingComputer contacted Microsoft about the bug yesterday, the company has now confirmed it as a known issue that impacts all domain controller servers with the latest Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 updates.

It also only affects enterprise systems using the impacted Windows Server platform; home users are not affected.

"Following installation of the March 2024 security update, released March 12, 2024 (KB5035857), Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) may experience a memory leak on domain controllers (DCs)," Microsoft says.

"This is observed when on-premises and cloud-based Active Directory Domain Controllers service Kerberos authentication requests. Extreme memory leaks may cause LSASS to crash, which triggers an unscheduled reboot of underlying domain controllers (DCs)."

Microsoft has identified the root cause and is working on a fix, which will be released soon.

Temporary workaround

Until Microsoft releases a fix for this severe memory leak issue and if they're unwilling to monitor affected systems' memory usage and reboot them when needed, Windows admins are advised to remove the troublesome updates from their domain controllers.

"Microsoft Support has recommended that we uninstall the update for the time being," the same admin told BleepingComputer.

To remove these buggy updates, open an elevated command prompt from the Start menu by typing 'cmd,' right-clicking the Command Prompt application, and then clicking 'Run as Administrator.'

Next, depending on what update you have installed on affected domain controllers, run one of the following commands:

wusa /uninstall /kb:5035855
wusa /uninstall /kb:5035849
wusa /uninstall /kb:5035857

Submission + - CSO reports that Hacking Team hacked, attackers claim 400GB in dumped data (csoonline.com)

Submitted by meriksen
meriksen writes: On Sunday, while most of Twitter was watching the Women's World Cup – an amazing game from start to finish – one of the world's most notorious security firms was being hacked.

Specializing in surveillance technology, Hacking Team is now learning how it feels to have their internal matters exposed to the world, and privacy advocates are enjoying a bit of schadenfreude at their expense.
Nintendo

Wii 2 Unlikely For 2011, Maybe In 2012 303

Posted by Soulskill from the still-a-few-more-old-franchises-to-resurrect dept.
An anonymous reader writes "As discussed on Slashdot earlier this year, the lack of a next-generation Wii may be hurting Nintendo. That doesn't seem to concern the company's US chief, Reggie Fils-Aime, who said this week that a Wii 2 might not appear until 2012. He wants to sell a few million more consoles before a successor is launched. So, no Wii 2 for 2010 or 2011 — meanwhile, the PS3 and Xbox consoles get motion control support and other content enhancements. What does that mean for the success of Nintendo's gaming console business? Has the innovator been out-innovated due to a sluggish product roadmap?"

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