How to - Use ipconfig - Windows 8

Even as we look back at Windows 8, the modern Windows security landscape is moving fast. Here are the 5 biggest takeaways from the March 10, 2026, Patch Tuesday:

Zero-Day Fix (CVE-2026-21262): Microsoft patched a publicly disclosed vulnerability in SQL Server that allowed attackers to escalate their privileges to "sysadmin" level over a network.
AI-Powered Discovery (CVE-2026-21536): In a historic first, a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered and reported by an autonomous AI agent (XBOW), which Microsoft has now fully mitigated.
Office "Preview Pane" Security: Critical updates (CVE-2026-26110 and CVE-2026-26113) were released to stop attackers from running malicious code simply by having a user preview an email in Outlook.
Secure Boot Milestone: Microsoft is rolling out new Secure Boot certificates globally. Admins are urged to apply these updates before the June 2026 expiration date to prevent boot failures.
Hotpatching by Default: Microsoft announced that Windows Autopatch will begin enabling "Hotpatch" security updates by default starting in May 2026, allowing many updates to be applied without a system reboot.