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Win10 – June 14, 2022—KB5014699 (OS Builds 19042.1766, 19043.1766, and 19044.1766)
Fixes 29 security vulnerabilities.

Win11 – June 14, 2022—KB5014697 (OS Build 22000.739)
Fixes 28 security vulnerabilities.

EMDB 5.09
Free movie collection database software. Minor update.
Download | What’s New

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 102.0.5005.115 for Windows, Mac and Linux…This update includes 7 security fixes.”
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PowerToys 0.59
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Questions I’ve been asked lately. Paraphrased for clarity and brevity.
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Q – Are you or will you be using Windows 11?
A – No, still not interested.
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Q – Is [insert Russian software name here] safe?
A – I don’t know why anyone would use AV from the home of V…I don’t do boycotts as I find them to be ridiculous.
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Q – How are you liking your Samsung Galaxy S21 FE?
A – It’s fine, everything works. Unfortunately it did not make me smarter, more handsome, more popular, or get me laid.

Firefox 101.0
13 security fixes.
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O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1430
11 new settings and 1 fix.
Download | Release Info

Intel Graphics – Windows DCH Drivers 30.0.101.1994
Support for Sniper Elite 5. Fixes for a few games.
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Mp3tag 3.16
A few fixes for the new 64-bit version.
Download | Release Notes
via the Release Notes:
“The recommended path is to uninstall the 32-bit version before upgrading — the uninstaller has an option to keep your configuration settings, but please backup your configuration settings via File → Save configuration anyway.”

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 512.95 WHQL
“Game Ready for Hitman 3 Year 2”
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Mp3tag 3.15
“This version comes with support for 64-bit, a dialog to manage format strings and filter expressions named filters, description of filters, favorite filters for quick access, and many other improvements and fixes.”
Download | Release Notes
via the Release Notes:
“The recommended path is to uninstall the 32-bit version before upgrading — the uninstaller has an option to keep your configuration settings, but please backup your configuration settings via File → Save configuration anyway.”

Google Chrome Updated
“The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 102 to the stable channel for Windows (102.0.5005.61/62/63), 102.0.5005.61 for Mac and Linux…This update includes 32 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info | What’s new in Chrome
Chrome for Android updated too.

Off Topic
10 Heaviest Hair-Metal Songs of All Time
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Firefox 100.0.2
“security fix”
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Samsung Magician Software 7.1.1
“bug fix”
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 512.77 WHQL
“Game Ready for Evil Dead: The Game”
Download | Release Notes

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Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 101.0.4951.67 for Windows.” Bugfixes
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HWiNFO 7.24
Support for new hardware.
Download (I use portable) | Version History

Wise Disk Cleaner 10.8.5
Support for a few more browsers, improved cleaning for Chrome and Edge.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

Windows Updates
Win10 & Win11 have 40-some security fixes including at least one that is supposedly being actively exploited.
Win11 – May 10, 2022—KB5013943 (OS Build 22000.675)
A couple of “address an issue” fixes and the aforementioned security updates.
Win10 – May 10, 2022—KB5013942 (OS Builds 19042.1706, 19043.1706, and 19044.1706)
“This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.”

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 101.0.4951.64 for Windows, Mac and Linux…This update includes 13 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info

AMD Software Adrenalin 22.5.1 Recommended (WHQL) Drivers
Support for new hardware. Fixes transparency issues on Win10.
Download | Release Notes

Intel Graphics – Windows DCH Drivers 30.0.101.1960
Support for new hardware. Support and fixes for many games.
Download & Info

Brian Krebs – Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your Passwords
“Apple, Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. Experts say the changes should help defeat many types of phishing attacks and ease the overall password burden on Internet users, but caution that a true passwordless future may still be years away for most websites.“