Articles from July 7, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 7, 2026
Microsoft Intune Certificate Connector Now Has a 6-Month Support Lifespan — Here’s How to Stay Current
The Intune Certificate Connector, a critical on-premises component for issuing and managing certificates through Microsoft Intune, has quietly transitioned to a defined, six-month support cycle....
37-Year Xbox Veteran Behind Backward Compatibility Let Go in Microsoft's 2026 Layoffs
Microsoft confirmed this week that Kevin LaChapelle, a 37-year company veteran who architected much of the Xbox backward compatibility program and recently led Xbox Cloud Gaming, is among thousands...
DOOM Studio id Software Hit by Layoffs Amid Microsoft’s 3,200 Xbox Job Cuts
Microsoft has axed roughly 3,200 jobs across its Xbox division, with iconic DOOM developer id Software among the teams directly affected. The cuts, announced internally on July 6, 2026, and first...
Microsoft Reverses Multiplatform Push, Makes Xbox Games Exclusive Again
In a dramatic about-face, Microsoft is re-embracing Xbox console exclusivity for its biggest games, stepping back from the multiplatform strategy that saw former tentpole titles land on PlayStation...
Sim Update 6 Beta Takes Flight: What MSFS 2024 Testers Need to Know
Microsoft and Asobo Studio opened public beta access for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 6 on July 6, 2026, delivering build 1.8.5.0 to testers across Windows PC, Steam, Xbox Series X|S,...
Intel’s Nova Lake Leak Hints at 12-Core Xe3P Graphics and a Split Between Intel 18A and TSMC Nodes
Intel’s next-generation client processor family, Nova Lake, will ship with a significantly more capable integrated graphics engine and split its manufacturing across two advanced nodes, according...
Microsoft’s $99 E7 Suite Makes AI Copilot and Agents Standard for the Enterprise
Microsoft has turned its AI ambitions into a product blueprint with the May 1, 2026 general availability of the Microsoft 365 E7 Frontier Suite. Priced at $99 per user per month, the bundle fuses the...
Compact Power: COMMELL LV-6718 Puts Intel Panther Lake-H on a Tiny Desktop Board
COMMELL has just given Windows users a compelling new way to build a small but potent PC. On July 2, 2026, the Taiwanese industrial computing specialist announced the LV-6718, a standard 170 mm...
Eureka County Adopts Microsoft Copilot, Putting AI Literacy and Governance First
A rural Nevada school district has approved a plan to integrate Microsoft Copilot into its classrooms starting this fall, but the real story isn't the software—it's the governance-first approach...
When You Delete a File on Windows in 2026, It Might Go to Four Different Places – Here’s How to Get It Back
Microsoft’s ongoing fusion of local and cloud storage has turned file deletion into a choose-your-own-adventure. Hit Delete, and your document might land in the desktop Recycle Bin, a cloud...
Microsoft’s 365 Copilot Now Serves Excel, Outlook AI Prompts on Homegrown MAI Models
Microsoft has started routing tens of thousands of weekly AI prompts from Excel and Outlook through its own MAI models, Bloomberg reported on July 7, 2026, marking the first disclosed...
How Microsoft's Photos App Became Your AI-Powered Image Command Center
Microsoft has transformed the humble Photos app in Windows 11 into a three-in-one powerhouse: a viewer, editor, and cloud-connected library manager, now supercharged with AI tools that were once...