Articles from April 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in April 2026
FIRESTARTER Malware on Cisco ASA/FTD Survives Patching, Forces Hardware Replacement
FIRESTARTER: A Persistent Threat to Cisco ASA/FTD Firepower Appliances CISA and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have jointly issued an urgent advisory detailing a sophisticated...
Microsoft Rewards Birthday Perk: Opt-In Required for 2x Points on Store Buys
Microsoft Rewards has rolled out a new Birthday Gift perk that promises double points on eligible games and add-ons purchased from the Microsoft Store during a user's birthday month. On paper, it's a...
Subscription-Free Open-Source Design Tools Rival Adobe Professional Suite
If you work in design long enough, the software bill can start to look like a second rent payment. The good news is that the open-source design ecosystem has matured far beyond the era of clunky,...
Ventoy 1.1.12 Fixes UEFI Display Glitches and Boosts Ubuntu 25.04 Support
Ventoy has released version 1.1.12, a maintenance update that addresses several long-standing issues affecting UEFI boot behavior, WinPE resolution, and compatibility with Ubuntu 25.04 and Oracle...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Now Autonomously Edits, Analyzes, and Designs in Office Apps
Microsoft has made a significant leap in AI integration within its productivity suite. The company announced that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now agentic by default across Word, Excel, and...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Routes EU AI Bursts Outside Region, Risking GDPR Fines
Microsoft’s recent changes to how Copilot handles AI inference requests have stirred up a GDPR compliance debate among EU tenants. The company quietly introduced a “flex routing” mechanism...
France Migrates Health Data Hub from Microsoft Azure to Scaleway After CNIL GDPR Warnings
France has officially decided to migrate its Health Data Hub (HDH) from Microsoft Azure to Scaleway, a French cloud provider. The move, announced by the French Ministry of Health, is driven by...
France Health Data Hub Ditches Azure for Scaleway in Sovereignty Push
France’s Health Data Hub (HDH) is dropping Microsoft Azure in favor of Scaleway, a French cloud provider, in a decision that signals a major shift toward digital sovereignty in European healthcare....
Stop Windows 11 from Changing Your Folder Views Automatically
Windows 11 users have been complaining for years that File Explorer feels sluggish, inconsistent, and sometimes outright fragile. The latest wave of frustration has turned a spotlight on a...
GitHub Copilot Moves to Token Billing in 2025, Ending Flat-Rate Subscriptions
GitHub Copilot, the AI-powered code completion tool that has become a staple for millions of developers, is quietly undergoing a fundamental pricing transformation. The evidence, drawn from recent...
Windows Admin Center Hybrid Security Risks: Patching, Monitoring, and Best Practices
Microsoft’s Windows Admin Center is once again at the center of a larger security lesson: hybrid management tools can become a bridge for attackers, not just a convenience for administrators. The...
Files 4.0.39 preview lets users rearrange toolbar buttons and switch themes instantly.
The latest preview of the popular File Explorer alternative Files brings toolbar customization and theme shortcuts, further refining the user experience for Windows users. Version 4.0.39, now...