Microsoft to remove legacy drivers from Windows Update for security boost www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/micr…

Microsoft has announced plans to periodically remove legacy drivers from the Windows Update catalog to mitigate security and compatibility risks.

Microsoft will start by removing legacy drivers and will later expand to include more categories that can be removed to increase security. However, partners may still republish drivers removed by Microsoft during this periodic clean-up process if they can provide a justifiable business reason.

Additionally, earlier this week, the company unveiled new security defaults for Windows 365 Cloud PCs and updated security defaults for all Microsoft 365 tenants in July to block access to SharePoint, OneDrive, and Office files using legacy authentication protocols.