Microsoft says VBScript will be retired in future Windows
Oct 10, 2023 · "VBScript is being deprecated," Microsoft said. "In future releases of Windows, VBScript will be available as a feature on demand before its removal from the operating …
Big update for admins as Windows Server 2025 lands
Nov 4, 2024 · Windows Server 2025 is officially generally available with some substantial changes for administrators including useful Active Directory Domain tweaks, plus the disappearance of …
Windows 11 24H2 edges closer to release • The Register
May 23, 2024 · While Windows 11 24H2 contains plenty of new features, it also marks the beginning of the end for VBScript. In 2023, Microsoft warned that after almost three decades, it …
Microsoft reminds developers VBScript really is going away
Sep 10, 2025 · With the end of Windows 10 looming, Microsoft has reminded hard-pressed admins that other critical technologies are on the endangered list, notably VBScript.
New Snake Keylogger infects Windows using AutoIt freeware
Feb 18, 2025 · A new variant of Snake Keylogger is making the rounds, primarily hitting Windows users across Asia and Europe. This strain also uses the BASIC-like scripting language AutoIt …
Windows patches can be forcibly reversed, reopening bugs
Aug 8, 2024 · By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could reintroduce previously mitigated vulnerabilities, circumvent some features of VBS, and exfiltrate data protected by VBS. A proof …
VBScript nudged nearer to the grave with next big Windows 11 …
May 23, 2024 · Microsoft has sent Windows 11 24H2 into the Release Preview channel and confirmed that VBScript will be starting its journey to full deprecation by becoming an on-by …
Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by AV tools
Jul 29, 2024 · Weston's post justifies how Windows performed, on the grounds that kernel-level drivers – like those employed by CrowdStrike – can improve performance and prevent …
Microsoft’s Recall resurfaces in limited preview • The Register
Nov 22, 2024 · If activated, the screenshots are stored locally in virtualization-based security (VBS) enclaves and more robustly encrypted than before, thanks to the use of BitLocker and …
'Fully undetectable' Windows PowerShell backdoor detected
Oct 18, 2022 · SafeBreach Labs says it has detected a novel fully undetectable (FUD) PowerShell backdoor, which calls into question the accuracy of threat naming. More significantly, the …