Articles from July 14, 2026
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CVE-2026-49165: Why Server Core Machines Need This ‘Windows App Store’ Patch
A security vulnerability disclosed on July 14, 2026, carries the innocuous label “Windows App Store,” but its reach extends far beyond the consumer-facing shopping application. CVE-2026-49165...
Microsoft Drops Critical Active Directory Patch — Here’s How to Deploy It Fast and Safely
Microsoft pushed out a critical fix for Windows Active Directory Domain Services on July 14, targeting a remote code execution vulnerability that could hand an attacker the keys to your entire...
New Dynamics 365 Field Service Accelerator Tackles Real-Time Dispatch Chaos with VISITOUR
Microsoft this week opened up a new scheduling path for its Dynamics 365 Field Service platform—one that brings continuous, real-time route optimization to dispatchers who spend their days...
Windows 11 July Update Lets You Pause Updates Forever—Here’s How the New Calendar Works
Windows 11 users now have a built-in, officially supported way to put off updates for months or even years. The July 2026 Patch Tuesday update replaces the old set of fixed-duration pause options...
Windows 11's missing Bluetooth icon: A classic Control Panel relic is the key to restoring it
Millions of Windows 11 users have glanced at their taskbar only to see an empty space where the Bluetooth icon used to sit. It's a minor but maddening problem: Bluetooth itself works fine, but the...
KB5099539 Ships to Windows 10 ESU: OLE Automation Fix and Networking Crackdown
Microsoft delivered cumulative update KB5099539 to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) and LTSC systems on July 14, 2026—the July Patch Tuesday—patching a disruptive OLE Automation...
CISA: Active SharePoint Attacks Exploit Three Flaws — Patch Now and Hunt for Breaches
On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent alert: three vulnerabilities in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Server are being actively...
Microsoft Patches Local Privilege Escalation Hole in Windows 11 and Server 2025
Microsoft’s July 2026 security updates, released on July 14, close a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 that could allow an attacker with a foothold on a...
Windows App Installer Bug Opens Door to Full System Takeover — Microsoft Just Fixed It
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday rolled out a fix for CVE-2026-48571, a high-severity vulnerability in Windows App Installer that could let a locally authenticated attacker escalate...
CVE-2026-48572: Microsoft Patches App Installer Bug—Here’s What You Must Do
Microsoft dropped its July 2026 security updates on Tuesday, and tucked inside is CVE-2026-48572—an elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows App Package Installer. The advisory confirms the bug...
Microsoft’s ODBC Driver Flaw Needs an Inventory, Not a Blind Patch—Here’s Your Action Plan
Microsoft published a new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its ODBC Driver for SQL Server on July 14, 2026. The advisory, tracked as CVE-2026-42990, arrived without a security patch, a list of...
DD and AIR Staff Bootcamp Puts Microsoft Copilot and Excel at Center of AI Push
Prasar Bharati will kick off a three-day training program on July 15 in New Delhi, equipping Doordarshan and All India Radio employees with practical skills in AI tools and data analysis. The...