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Microsoft silently suspended developer accounts for WireGuard, VeraCrypt, and Windscribe with zero warning, leaving these critical open source security tools unable to push updates to Windows users. VeraCrypt users with full system encryption may face boot failures after July 2026. But this is bigger than a Microsoft support failure, it's what Big Tech ecosystem gatekeeping actually looks like when it goes wrong.

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[-] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

They were BANNED, not just banned. Trash clickbait title and thumbnail.

[-] Janx@piefed.social 15 points 3 weeks ago

Not the topic, but man I hate "YouTube face". Makes me actively avoid watching these videos..

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Garbage thumbnail makes unwatchable sorry

[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Here's an article for those who want to know a bit more but don't want to click on that idiotic thumbnail.

[-] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 3 points 3 weeks ago

Microsoft .. the perfect incentive to migrate to another operating system.

this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2026
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