Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Microsoft Unveils Azure Linux 4.0 and Container Linux GA at Open Source Summit: Fortifying Cloud-Native and AI Deployments
Microsoft announced two foundational Linux offerings at the Open Source Summit North America in Minneapolis on May 18, 2026, reinforcing the company’s commitment to open source and cloud-native...
FlyOOBE update lets users pinpoint and disable Windows 11 Copilot AI features
FlyOOBE, a free open-source utility from developer builtbybel, has just received an update that makes it easier than ever to identify and disable many of Windows 11’s AI components—including...
IBM and Microsoft Launch Frontier Labs, Rebranding Joint AI Consulting to Focus on Governed AI Agents
IBM and Microsoft have officially rebranded their joint AI consulting initiative as "Frontier Labs," unveiling the new name and expanded vision at this week's Frontier Summit in Bengaluru, India. The...
Xbox Names Matthew Ball CSO, Scott Van Vliet CTO in AI and Cloud Pivot
Microsoft’s Xbox division has made two high-level appointments that signal a sharper focus on artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and long-term console strategy. In May 2026, the company...
Logitech MX Master 4 Gets Native Windows 11 Haptic Feedback via Firmware Update
Logitech planted a stake in the ground for the next generation of productivity peripherals on May 15, 2026, with firmware version 4.2.12 for the MX Master 4. The update unshackles native haptic...
Microsoft Merchant Center Launches UCP Feeds with Target Copilot Checkout
Microsoft Advertising flipped the switch on general availability of Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) feed support in Microsoft Merchant Center for the United States on April 21, 2026. The rollout...
Windows 11 Now Blends Console, PC, and Cloud Gaming into One Unified Xbox Layer
Microsoft has completed its transformation of Windows into an Xbox service layer, making Windows 11 the most comprehensive gaming platform in the company's ecosystem. The latest updates to the...
University of Kentucky's 100% Copilot Rollout Replaces 150 Shadow AI Tools
The University of Kentucky has achieved a landmark 100% rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot, transforming what was once a chaotic sprawl of over 150 separate AI experiments into a single, governed...
Pin Any Folder to Windows 11 Taskbar with This Simple Explorer Shortcut Trick
Windows 11 still does not offer a native “Pin to taskbar” command for ordinary folders, drives, This PC, Recycle Bin, or classic Control Panel applets. That omission has frustrated power users...
Malicious Microsoft durabletask PyPI Versions (1.4.1–1.4.3) Deploy Linux Wiper, Steal Cloud Credentials
A supply chain attack against Microsoft’s durabletask Python package has injected a covert payload into three PyPI releases, security researchers disclosed on May 20, 2026. The malicious...
YellowKey Bug Exposes WinRE Trust Flaw in BitLocker on Windows 11
Microsoft on May 19, 2026, assigned CVE-2026-45585 to YellowKey, a publicly disclosed security feature bypass that undermines BitLocker Drive Encryption on multiple supported Windows platforms. The...
O&O ShutUp10 3.0.1076 Introduces Premium Privacy Enforcement That Survives Windows Updates
O&O Software has released version 3.0.1076 of its popular privacy tool O&O ShutUp10, bringing a long-requested feature: a Premium edition that monitors and automatically restores...