 Windows 10 April 2018 Update is now available and many users have already upgraded their computers. Several users on a social media platform are reporting issues with Google Chrome and claims that the browser freezes on Windows 10 April 2018 Update devices. It’s not yet clear at this point whether the bug is widespread or not. We couldn’t reproduce the issue on our Windows 10 April 2018 Update devices including the tablets. Some users also claim that the entire system freezes and CTRL + Alt + Del (Task Manager) doesn’t help either. While Microsoft is yet to acknowledge the reported bug, you can use Win + Ctrl + Shift + B to reset the graphics driver and recover the system. Windows 10 April 2018 Update could be buggy on systems with incompatible drivers, and the users are always recommended to keep all software up-to-date before installing any new version of the OS. It is also worth noting that Microsoft hasn’t forced the Windows 10 April 2018 Update on any computers yet, and the company is expected to roll out Windows 10 April 2018 Update to more users on May 8. Furthermore, all supported versions of Windows 10 will receive cumulative updates next Tuesday with bug fixes and improvements. More details posted on OUR FORUM.
 Microsoft has already begun rolling out Windows 10 April 2018 Update to the general public and it can be downloaded by manually checking for updates. Many people rushed to install the newest version of the operating system on day one and it appears that Windows 10 April 2018 Update download is stuck at a certain percentage. To install Windows 10 April 2018 Update, the only thing users have to do is manually check for updates. On May 8, the upgrade is expected to complete automatically, though it depends on users’ preference. It seems that that installation process of Windows 10 April 2018 Update isn’t as smooth as expected in the case of some users. Several reports indicate that the download is stuck at a certain percentage. Even if you leave it for an hour or two, it may still show a constant figure such as 33% or 0% in some cases. We have the necessary steps to correct this issue posted on OUR FORUM.
 Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a vulnerability in the Telegram desktop app which allows the social messaging app to be exploited for mining cryptocurrencies. In a statement, Kaspersky says the zero-day vulnerability provides a backdoor that “has been actively exploited since March 2017 for the cryptocurrency mining functionality.” It adds that they had notified Telegram of the vulnerability and “at the time of publication, the zero-day flaw has not since been observed in [the] messenger’s products.” Research conducted by Kaspersky showed that the zero-day flaw was based on the RLO (right-to-left override) Unicode method, which is generally used for coding languages written from right to left, such as Arabic and Hebrew. However, it can also be used by hackers to dupe unknowing recipients into downloading malware, for example disguised as images. Kaspersky analysts identified “several scenarios of zero-day exploitation in the wild by threat actors.” The threats identified were two-fold. First, the exploit was used to deliver mining software, allowing hackers to use the victim’s machine to mine cryptocurrency including “Monero, Zcash, Fantomcoin and others.”
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