Articles from April 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in April 2026
Say Goodbye to Phone Trees: Real-Time Voice AI Arrives in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Copilot Studio
Microsoft has flipped the switch on one of the oldest frustrations in customer service: the rigid phone tree. On April 27, 2026, the company announced that real-time voice agents are now generally...
Your OpenAI Workloads Don't Need Azure Anymore: Inside the Microsoft-OpenAI Deal Reset
On April 27, 2026, Microsoft and OpenAI tore up the cloud exclusivity that forced every company wanting to run OpenAI models to also buy into Azure. The amended partnership, first reported by Invezz,...
Windows 11 Power Menu Finally Lets You Shut Down Without Installing Updates
Microsoft is finally answering one of the most persistent complaints from Windows 11 users: the inability to simply shut down a PC without being forced to install pending updates. A new Insider...
Microsoft Untangles Windows 11’s Power Menu from Updates—Insiders Get New Controls
Microsoft has started testing a long-awaited change to Windows 11’s Power menu that gives users a clear choice: restart the PC without installing updates, or explicitly apply pending patches. The...
Windows 11’s Update Pause Gets an Infinite Extension—and Safer Restarts
Microsoft has started testing a set of Windows Update changes that could finally end the long-running battle between security patching and user control. The centerpiece: Windows 11 will let you renew...
Windows 11’s update pause can now be extended indefinitely—here’s what that means for you
Microsoft is rolling out a long-awaited change to Windows Update that gives users near-total control over when updates install. Starting in the latest Windows Insider Dev and Experimental Channel...
Microsoft guts Insider confusion: straight talk on new channels, feature flags, and why you can finally leave beta without a wipe
Microsoft formally reorganized the Windows Insider Program last month, replacing the Canary, Dev, Beta, and Release Preview tangle with two primary tracks—Experimental and Beta—and giving testers...
France Moves Health Data Hub to Scaleway, Replacing Microsoft Azure in a Landmark Sovereign Cloud Shift
The French government is pulling its national Health Data Hub off Microsoft Azure and moving it to Scaleway, a subsidiary of French telecom group Iliad. The decision, first reported by VoIP Review,...
HMRC deploys Microsoft Copilot to 28,000 staff, eyes agentic AI as Whitehall trial shows limits
The UK’s tax authority has handed roughly 28,000 employees access to Microsoft 365 Copilot and is preparing to switch on agentic-style AI features, a move that pushes generative AI deeper into one...
Windows 11’s Hidden Audio Recording Superpower (And How to Unlock It)
You’re watching a YouTube tutorial, listening to a podcast, or gaming, and you realize you need to save that sound—cleanly, without room echo or a makeshift setup. You open Windows 11’s...
Say Goodbye to Mystery Battery Drain: Windows 11’s Smarter Sleep System Explained
Microsoft has rolled out a quiet but significant overhaul of Windows 11’s sleep behavior in its 24H2 update—and the changes will remain for the upcoming 25H2 release because the two share a...
Microsoft’s Copilot Cleanup: New Policy Lets Admins Uninstall the Windows 11 Copilot App
Microsoft quietly slipped a new administrative control into the April 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 version 25H2: a policy that lets enterprises remove the Microsoft Copilot app from...