Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Windows 11 KB5089549 Update Error 0x800f0922: EFI Partitions Under 10MB Block Installation
Microsoft acknowledged on May 15, 2026, that a recent Windows 11 security update is tripping up a surprising number of devices—not because of code bugs, but because of a storage allocation decision...
Two Hidden Methods Find Apps That Windows Settings and Start Menu Miss
Microsoft’s official guidance for checking installed apps on Windows 11 points you to a single path: open the Start menu, select Settings, navigate to Apps, and then click Installed apps. That...
Windows Sound Recorder's 3-Hour Limit Explained: Why Professionals Need More
Microsoft's built-in Sound Recorder app for Windows imposes a hard cap of three hours per recording, relegating it firmly to the realm of quick voice memos and casual dictation rather than...
ECS 2026: 3,000+ Tackle AI Governance, Copilot Rollout & Agents
Over 3,000 IT administrators, developers, and Windows enthusiasts descended upon Cologne, Germany, this week for the European Collaboration Summit (ECS) 2026. The three-day event, running from May 5...
MSC Adopts SQL Server 2025 and Fabric for Real-Time Ocean Analytics
Mediterranean Shipping Company has overhauled its data architecture, moving global shipping operations from fragmented batch reports to near real‑time analytics. The Geneva‑based carrier is one...
NTT DATA Acquires WinWire to Take Microsoft AI Agents from Pilot to Production
NTT DATA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WinWire, a Santa Clara-based Microsoft solutions partner, the company announced on May 18, 2026 from Plano, Texas. The move directly targets the...
RegiCare AI Cuts Nursing Note Time with Mandatory Human Approval
Microsoft has disclosed that Regis Aged Care, one of Australia’s largest residential care providers, deployed a custom AI assistant called RegiCare Assist in September 2025. The tool, built with...
Leostream Azure Platform Now Supports NCv6 GPUs and Automated Linux VDI
Leostream has equipped its Azure Marketplace remote desktop platform with three major enhancements, the company confirmed on May 19, 2026. The updated Remote Desktop Access Platform now supports...
Digitate ignio passes Microsoft Azure validation for autonomous IT ops in May 2026
Digitate’s ignio AIOps platform has officially earned two sought-after Microsoft Azure certified software designations, the company confirmed in May 2026. The certifications pair a broad Solutions...
NTT DATA Acquires WinWire to Boost Agentic AI on Azure
NTT DATA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WinWire, a California-based Microsoft partner specializing in agentic AI and Azure cloud development. The announcement was made on May 15, 2026,...
Linux Kernel CVE-2026-43491: QRTR Memory Exhaustion DoS Patched
A newly published vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2026-43491, exposes systems to a denial-of-service attack through memory exhaustion in the Qualcomm IPC Router (QRTR) subsystem....
Proximus NXT Brings Air-Gapped Azure Aldo to Luxembourg Sovereign Cloud
Proximus NXT Luxembourg has expanded its sovereign cloud offerings by integrating Microsoft Azure Local Disconnected Operations, codenamed Aldo. The announcement, made on May 20, 2026, in Luxembourg...