An "authorized attacker" could exploit this weakness to gain elevated privileges, potentially reaching SYSTEM-level access.

Most of the time, updating the software can fix the issue. Start by making sure your computer itself has all available updates installed. Sometimes the updates for your monitor can come from the ...

Microsoft is making recovery from serious Windows boot issues simpler with Quick Machine Recovery, which automatically downloads targeted fixes when widespread problems are detected. They've even ...

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