Microsoft's AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Gets a 2026 Refresh: Your Starter Guide to Cloud Literacy
Microsoft has quietly reshaped the AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals exam for 2026, and the changes signal a clearer focus on cloud literacy over technical minutiae. The old exam often felt like a pop quiz...
KB5083769 Blocks Macrium psmounterex.sys: Windows 11 Backup Image Mounting Fails After April 2026 Security Update
Microsoft’s April 14, 2026 security update for Windows 11, KB5083769, is preventing Macrium Reflect and other third-party backup tools from mounting disk images. The root cause is a strengthened...
Xbox Mode Coming to Windows 11: Console-Style Gaming UI via Windows Update
Microsoft flipped the switch on April 30, 2026, pushing out a Windows Update that delivers Xbox Mode—a full-screen, controller-first interface for Windows 11 gaming. Initially rolling out to users...
Microsoft’s Windows 11 Gaming RAM Guidance: Why 32GB Now Feels Like a “Trust Issue”
Microsoft’s updated Windows 11 gaming hardware recommendations, quietly refreshed on April 9, 2026, now frame 16GB of RAM as a minimal starting point and explicitly position 32GB as the upgrade...
Enable Xbox Mode in Windows 11 (KB5083631): Fix Missing Toggle with ViVeTool
Microsoft’s latest preview update for Windows 11, KB5083631, arrived on April 30, 2026, bringing a long-rumored Xbox mode to versions 24H2 and 25H2. Check your Settings app, though, and you’ll...
April 2026 Windows Update Blocks psmounterex.sys—Fix Backup Restore and Mount Issues
Microsoft began rolling out its April 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates on April 14, and the cumulative release for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 10 22H2 brings a critical change that disrupts backup...
Microsoft Copilot Picks the 2026 Kentucky Derby Winner: Further Ado Beats Chief Wal in AI Simulation
Microsoft Copilot has stepped into the starting gate of sports prognostication with a daring prediction for the 2026 Kentucky Derby. USA TODAY Sports asked the AI assistant to simulate the 152nd...
Azure Local Scales to Thousands for Sovereign Private Cloud in 2026
Microsoft has shattered scalability limits for on-premises Azure deployments. On April 27, 2026, the company announced that Azure Local can now scale to thousands of servers within a single Sovereign...
Windows 11 May 2026 Insider Changes: Faster Explorer, Calmer Widgets, Less Friction
Microsoft is preparing a significant Insider preview update for Windows 11, slated for May 2026, that directly addresses three perennial pain points: File Explorer sluggishness, disruptive Widgets...
KB5083769 Breaks VSS Backups on Win 11 24H2/25H2: Rollback & Test Recovery
Microsoft’s April 14, 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11, identified as KB5083769, is causing widespread failures in third-party backup applications that rely on the Volume Shadow Copy Service...
Microsoft Pledges 'Foundational Work' Across Windows, Xbox, Bing, and Edge to Win Back Fans
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has signaled a major strategic shift, telling investors during the company’s fiscal 2026 third-quarter earnings call that the tech giant is undertaking “foundational...
Windows 11 April 2026 Insider Fixes: Less Clutter, Better Updates, Faster Explorer
Microsoft has begun rolling out a series of significant quality-of-life improvements across Windows 11’s Insider channels, with a clear focus on decluttering the user experience, fine-tuning the...