Articles from February 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in February 2026
Urgent: AVEVA PI to CONNECT Logs Expose Proxy Credentials — Patch Now
A recently disclosed weakness in the AVEVA PI to CONNECT Agent can leak proxy connection details — including proxied URLs and embedded credentials — via Windows event logs, and operators must treat th
Yokogawa FAST/TOOLS Vulnerabilities: Patch, Isolate, Harden Critical ICS
Yokogawa Electric’s FAST/TOOLS suite has been hit with a coordinated disclosure of more than a dozen vulnerabilities that affect FAST/TOOLS release
CVE-2025-12699: ZOLL ePCR iOS WebView Local File Read in Decommissioned App
The ZOLL ePCR iOS mobile application contains a WebView-based input‑sanitization flaw (tracked as CVE‑2025‑12699) that can be triggered by attacker‑controlled strings in patient care report (PCR) fiel
Windows 11 KB5077181 Feb 2026 Update: Security Rollup and Copilot+ Enhancements
Microsoft’s February 2026 cumulative for Windows 11, tracked as KB5077181, is now available and arrives as a focused security-and-quality rollup that folds in fixes from January preview packages while
Windows 11 embeds NPU-native AI models in Copilot+ PCs for offline image processing
Microsoft’s Windows support documentation now lists discrete, versioned AI building blocks inside the operating system — including an Image Processing AI component and an Image Transform AI component
Windows AI Update Guide: How Microsoft's On-Device Components Work & Why Updates Matter
Microsoft now recommends that owners of AI-capable Windows devices keep the latest on‑device AI components installed — and provides a straightforward way to confirm those updates via Settings > Window
Windows 11 26H1: Microsoft's Platform-First Build for Next-Gen Arm Silicon
Microsoft’s brief, bureaucratic bullet points on February 10, 2026 represent more than a numbering quirk: Windows 11, version 26H1 is a purpose-built platform branch reserved for new hardware, not the
Windows AI Goes Modular: How Execution Providers Transform On-Device Intelligence
Microsoft is quietly turning parts of Windows into a modular on‑device AI platform, and the mechanism it uses — Execution Provider (EP) components — demands that anyone who builds, manages, or relies
Microsoft Edge's New Inline Write Assist: AI Drafting Bubble Tested
Microsoft Edge is quietly testing a new in-line writing assistant that borrows the shorthand players in the browser wars call “Help me write” — a compact compose bubble aimed at replacing or rebrandin
Windows Security Uplift: How Microsoft's Defender & Smart App Control Changes Protect Users
Microsoft has quietly moved a crucial piece of Windows' defensive plumbing into a more aggressive, easier-to-manage posture — shipping both refreshed Microsoft Defender security intelligence for insta
AMD’s 2026 Crimson Desert freebie targets Ryzen X3D and RX 9070 buyers until June 30.
AMD’s latest retail push ties one of 2026’s most-anticipated open-world action/adventure releases to a hardware purchase: buy select AMD processors, Radeon GPUs, or qualifying Ryzen-equipped laptops f
Secure Boot 2026: Windows PCs Face Critical Certificate Expiration - What You Need to Know
If you own a Windows PC made since 2011, your machine is part of a global certificate rollover that must complete before critical Secure Boot certificates begin expiring in mid‑2026 — and there are si