Windows 11 users with the latest CPUs at risk of losing their data

Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 users whose devices run on some of the newest processors are at risk of losing their data, Microsoft has warned. “Windows devices that support the newest Vector Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (VAES) instruction set might be susceptible to data (opens in new tab) damage,” the company said in its warning. It was explained that the devices affected by this problem use either AES-XTS, or AES-GCM block cipher modes.

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