Microsoft testing adjustable taskbar, Start menu in Windows 11
2026-05-18T13:23:29Z•548bb21b67daf33bc11ac908a00b46e6a93e4e181f001e7afda673ed3dfe55e4
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What happened
BleepingComputer aggregated a broad set of security and product updates affecting Windows, Linux, cloud, web supply chains and browser security. Highlights include: Microsoft landing a resizable Windows 11 taskbar/Start UI in the Experimental channel; confirmed install failures for the May 2026 Windows 11 update (KB5089549) producing 0x800f0922 errors; a newly patched Linux kernel rxgk local privilege escalation dubbed “DirtyDecrypt” with a public PoC enabling root on some systems; a released PoC for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day named “MiniPlasma” that yields SYSTEM on fully patched
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- 2026-05-18T13:23:29Z
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- Yes
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