Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
KB5089549 and KB5087420 push Windows 11 25H2/24H2 to builds 26200.8457/26100.8457.
Microsoft has released its May 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, KB5089549 and KB5087420, for all supported Windows 11 versions. These cumulative updates deliver crucial security fixes for Secure Boot and...
Microsoft's Cloud Driver Recovery Remotely Fixes Faulty Windows Updates
Microsoft dropped a bombshell for Windows administrators on May 13, 2026, unveiling Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery, a new Windows Update feature that lets the company remotely yank and replace...
Microsoft vs Google AI Strategy: Why Splitting Cloud and Capex Bets Wins Now
Microsoft and Alphabet both strengthened their claims on the mega-cap AI trade after their late-April 2026 earnings reports, but the cleaner portfolio move is not choosing one outright; it is...
Microsoft Sysinternals Update: Autoruns Gains Packaged App Support, ProcDump Adds Process Tree Dumps
Microsoft shipped a wide-ranging update to the Sysinternals suite on May 7, breathing new life into essential troubleshooting tools for Windows administrators and developers. The refresh touches...
Kyndryl-Microsoft Managed AI Service Targets Autonomous IT Ops by May 2026
Kyndryl and Microsoft are preparing a joint managed AI model that aims to bring governed, autonomous operations to enterprise IT. The offering, slated for release in May 2026, weaves together...
Ontario Auditor General Exposes Rampant Shadow AI and Untested Medical AI Tools in Public Sector
Ontario’s Auditor General Shelley Spence dropped a bombshell on May 12, 2026, with a special report revealing that provincial public servants have been widely using unapproved AI chatbots, while at...
Microsoft AI Turns Attack Blueprints into Instant Security Logs for Detection Engineers
Microsoft Defender Security Research quietly dropped a game-changing capability on May 12, 2026: an AI-assisted pipeline that churns out realistic synthetic security logs directly from adversary...
Windows 10 KB5087544 tightens ESU licensing, adds Secure Boot tile, enforces BitLocker checks
Microsoft pushed KB5087544 to Windows 10 22H2 Extended Security Update (ESU) systems on May 12, 2026, bringing the May Patch Tuesday cumulative update. The package raises OS builds to 19045.7291 and...
Disable Windows 11 Widgets Hover, Clean Discover Feed, Customize Cards
Windows 11 Widgets promise a quick glance at news, weather, and personal updates, but the out-of-box experience often frustrates more than it helps. The board springs open when you accidentally hover...
Copilot becomes metered AI layer driving $82.9B in Microsoft Q3 revenue
Microsoft reported fiscal 2026 third-quarter results on April 29 for the period ended March 31, confirming what industry watchers have suspected: Copilot is no longer a line-item feature but a...
May 2026 Patch Tuesday: 118+ Fixes, No Zero-Days—Critical Windows & Office Updates Lead
Microsoft rolled out its May 2026 security updates on May 12, fixing at least 118 documented vulnerabilities across an extensive range of products, including Windows, Office, Azure, Dynamics, SQL...
Xbox Mode on KB5089549 Ships but Remains Locked for Most Users
KB5089549 arrived as expected on May 12, 2026 – the second Tuesday of the month, marking another Patch Tuesday cadence for Windows 11. But while the cumulative update landed on millions of PCs...