Articles from February 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in February 2026
Microsoft Pours Billions into Data Centers as AI Demand Strains Azure Capacity
Microsoft’s cloud juggernaut is still expanding at scale, but the latest earnings and analyst notes reveal a complex picture: Azure continues to deliver high‑teens to high‑thirties growth, driving rec
NVIDIA 510.06 WSL Driver Drops Kepler Support, Keeps GTX 745 on Windows 10
NVIDIA’s 510.06 WSL driver release quietly reshaped the compatibility map for older GeForce hardware: while the package advances CUDA-on-WSL support and contains next‑generation compiler bits, its INF
Xbox 2027: Windows 11 Console Shell Revolutionizes Gaming with PC Freedom
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox is shaping up to be less like a closed console and more like a curated Windows 11 PC for the living room — a hybrid platform that promises a console-first experience b
Microsoft Copilot Pricing Under Pressure: AI Arms Race Challenges Microsoft's Premium Strategy
Two high‑profile analyst downgrades in seven days have punctured the aura of Microsoft’s AI premium and forced a re‑think of one of its central strategic plays: is Copilot a product Microsoft can char
Arknights Endfield on Windows: DLSS 4, Cross-Platform Play & PC Performance
Arknights: Endfield has arrived on Windows — a bold, cross‑platform pivot for Hypergryph that brings the studio’s signature aesthetic and gacha lineage into a full 3D action‑RPG built for modern PCs,
Xbox Windows 11 Hybrid: Microsoft's 2027 Vision for a Unified Gaming Ecosystem
Microsoft appears to be steering the Xbox platform toward a bold architectural pivot: the next-generation, living-room Xbox may ship as a full Windows 11 device under a controller‑first, TV‑optimized
Windows 11 24H2 Modern Standby Fix: Microsoft Finally Addresses Battery Drain Issues
Microsoft quietly confirmed what users have been asking for: Modern Standby in Windows 11 will stop allowing most background activity to forcibly wake a sleeping PC and draining its battery, because b
Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC & Project Operations Webinar: Unifying Industrial Projects in 2026
Dynamics Square’s upcoming webinar on February 12, 2026 promises a practical playbook for industrial, project-driven businesses to replace spreadsheets and paper trails with a single, connected Micros
Minecraft Windows 10 to Bedrock: Complete History, Migration Guide & Safe Buying Tips
When Mojang and Microsoft first unveiled Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta at Minecon on July 4, 2015, they promised a lightweight, touch‑ and controller‑friendly version of Minecraft that would brin
JMU's Network Block on Unsupported Windows & macOS: Security Mandate or IT Overreach?
Beginning February 17, James Madison University will cut network access to any JMU-owned computer running unsupported versions of Windows or macOS — a hard campus enforcement that targets Windows 10/1
Windows 11 Emoji 16.0 Update: New Unicode 16 Characters Arrive for Insiders
Windows 11 Insiders are finally being handed a long‑promised emoji refresh: Microsoft has started rolling Emoji 16.0 back to Insider builds this week, bringing the Unicode Consortium’s 2024 additions
How to Disable OneDrive Silent Folder Backup in Windows 11: Privacy & Control Guide
OneDrive’s Folder Backup (Known Folder Move) is quietly one of the most consequential “default” behaviors in Windows 11: when it’s activated without clear consent it can commingle local and cloud copi