Bottom line: Microsoft surprised the entire PC ecosystem by introducing strict hardware requirements for installing and using Windows 11. While there are various methods and tricks to bypass these restrictions, the company has now removed one of the simplest options.
Microsoft hasn't spotted an attack in the wild yet, but it will take time to develop a mitigation
What just happened? Another day, another security flaw discovered in Microsoft Windows. The latest arrives courtesy of research presented at the Black Hat security conference, which revealed a design flaw in the Windows Update architecture that allows critical OS components to be downgraded by manipulating the update process.