ISSUE 23.41 • 2026-10-12 WINDOWS 11 By Martin Brinkmann Microsoft is phasing out VBScript, with the next major compatibility hit arriving around 2026–27. Here is what actually breaks, why VBA survives, and how to properly audit your systems before the lights go out. For roughly three decades, VBScript has been the duct tape holding together […]

ISSUE 23.34.1 • 2026-08-25 By Susan Bradley I am lowering the MS-DEFCON level, but only to 3. August updates have proven themselves to be less than clean. Generally speaking, none of the issues is widespread. They depend upon whether you have specific hardware or are using specific software. And some problems have been reported only […]