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Windows Server 2025 KB5099536 Boot Failures: What MegaRAID CacheCade Users Must Do·MSFT +2.1%Why Your Logitech USB Headset Mic Mutes Itself on Windows 11—And the Proven Fix·NVDA +0.2%Your Azure Computer Vision APIs Will Fail on September 13, 2026 — Here’s the Fix·GOOGL +1.7%Random Windows 11 Restarts Aren’t Always Update-Related — Here’s How to Tell and Fix Them·AMZN +1.1%Exchange Online to Block Non-Microsoft Apps Using EWS Starting October 2026·MSFT +2.1%Forced Windows 11 Secure Boot Update Triggers BitLocker Recovery on HP and Dell PCs·NVDA +0.2%The $19.99 Claude for Excel Bundle: Great Training, But No AI Add-In Included·GOOGL +1.7%New Outlook Arrives in GCC High and DoD: What Government IT Needs to Know Before September 30·AMZN +1.1%Windows Server 2025 KB5099536 Boot Failures: What MegaRAID CacheCade Users Must Do·MSFT +2.1%Why Your Logitech USB Headset Mic Mutes Itself on Windows 11—And the Proven Fix·NVDA +0.2%Your Azure Computer Vision APIs Will Fail on September 13, 2026 — Here’s the Fix·GOOGL +1.7%Random Windows 11 Restarts Aren’t Always Update-Related — Here’s How to Tell and Fix Them·AMZN +1.1%Exchange Online to Block Non-Microsoft Apps Using EWS Starting October 2026·MSFT +2.1%Forced Windows 11 Secure Boot Update Triggers BitLocker Recovery on HP and Dell PCs·NVDA +0.2%The $19.99 Claude for Excel Bundle: Great Training, But No AI Add-In Included·GOOGL +1.7%New Outlook Arrives in GCC High and DoD: What Government IT Needs to Know Before September 30·AMZN +1.1%
Cachecade · Kb5099536

Windows Server 2025 KB5099536 Boot Failures: What MegaRAID CacheCade Users Must Do

On July 14, 2026, Microsoft rolled out KB5099536 for Windows Server 2025, bumping the OS build to 26100.33158. Within 24 hours, a troubling field report emerged: two servers equipped with LSI...

WN WindowsNews Desk·4d ago
Logitech Headset · Microphone Troubleshooting

Why Your Logitech USB Headset Mic Mutes Itself on Windows 11—And the Proven Fix

Logitech USB headsets are a staple of remote work, gaming, and everyday calls, but one persistent complaint echoes across support forums: the headset plays sound perfectly, yet the microphone refuses...

WN WindowsNews Desk·4d ago
Api Migration · Azure Advisor

Your Azure Computer Vision APIs Will Fail on September 13, 2026 — Here’s the Fix

Microsoft has set a hard deadline: as of September 13, 2026, any application calling Azure Computer Vision API versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, or 3.1 will receive error responses instead of analysis...

SE Security Desk·4d ago
Active Hours · Event Viewer

Random Windows 11 Restarts Aren’t Always Update-Related — Here’s How to Tell and Fix Them

Your PC rebooted in the middle of a project again. No warning, no prompt — just a sudden restart. If you’re among the countless Windows 11 users who’ve lost work to an unexpected reboot, a...

WN WindowsNews Desk·4d ago
Appid Inventory · Ews Retirement

Exchange Online to Block Non-Microsoft Apps Using EWS Starting October 2026

Microsoft has confirmed that Exchange Online will start blocking Exchange Web Services (EWS) requests from non-Microsoft applications on October 1, 2026, marking the beginning of the end for a...

IT Enterprise IT Desk·4d ago
Bitlocker · Firmware Updates

Forced Windows 11 Secure Boot Update Triggers BitLocker Recovery on HP and Dell PCs

Microsoft’s July 15 OEM Secure Boot Office Hours surfaced a stubborn reality: forcing the Windows 11 Secure Boot certificate update on HP and Dell business laptops can trigger BitLocker recovery...

WN WindowsNews Desk·4d ago
Claude Ai · Excel Training

The $19.99 Claude for Excel Bundle: Great Training, But No AI Add-In Included

For two Hamiltons, you can grab a bundle of five Excel courses that promise to teach you how to weave Anthropic’s Claude AI into your spreadsheet workflows. But before you click buy, know this:...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·4d ago
Dod It · Gcc High

New Outlook Arrives in GCC High and DoD: What Government IT Needs to Know Before September 30

Government IT teams managing Microsoft 365 in GCC High and Department of Defense (DoD) environments got a major shift on the calendar this week: the new Outlook for Windows enters public preview on...

WN WindowsNews Desk·4d ago
Connector Security · Gemini Enterprise

Google’s Gemini Enterprise Connector Overhaul Could Break Your Microsoft 365 Integrations – Here’s How to Prepare

Google is upgrading its Gemini Enterprise connectors in a way that will force many organizations to reauthorize existing connections, according to an in-app notice first reported by TestingCatalog on...

SE Security Desk·4d ago
Active Directory · Azure Files

Microsoft to Disable RC4 Kerberos Encryption by Mid-2026: What IT Admins Must Do Now

Microsoft has confirmed it will disable RC4 as the default assumed supported encryption type for Kerberos authentication on Active Directory domain controllers by the end of the second quarter of...

AZ Cloud & Azure Desk·4d ago
Driver Management · Enterprise Updates

Windows 11 Insider Build 28020.2134 Adds New Controls to Pause, Skip, and Schedule Updates

Microsoft released Experimental Preview Build 28020.2134 to Windows Insiders on May 15, 2026, packing a handful of long-requested update-control features. The new options let users skip updates...

SE Security Desk·4d ago
Ai Regulation · Alphabet

EU Opens Android to Rival AI Assistants as Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro Stumbles

Google’s next flagship AI model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, has slipped from its original mid-2026 launch, while the European Commission unveiled detailed rules that will force Google to open Android’s AI...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·4d ago