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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...