Articles from July 22, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 22, 2026
CISA Sounds Active Exploit Alarm for SharePoint, Check Point — Immediate Patching Required
On July 22, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two critical security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, a step that signals active,...
Block’s Buzz Lands on Windows: The Collaboration App That Treats AI Agents as Co-Workers
On July 22, 2026, Block—the technology company led by Jack Dorsey—released the first desktop client of Buzz, an open-source collaboration platform that breaks with every major workplace chat app...
Why Your Microphone Won’t Work on Windows, iPhone, or Android (and How Every Layer of Permission Blocks It)
Microphone problems rarely start with a broken device. Instead, a silent microphone today is almost always the result of permissions scattered across hardware, the operating system, individual apps,...
Chrome's 'DNS address could not be found' error on Windows finally has a complete fix — here's what to do
For millions of Windows users, the sight of Chrome’s “DNS address could not be found” message is a familiar frustration. It means that at that moment, your browser can’t translate a website...
Nvidia Urgently Fixes Halo and Path of Exile 2 Crashes with Secret Hotfix Driver
Nvidia has quietly issued a hotfix driver—version 610.82—specifically aimed at a pair of game-breaking bugs for owners of its newest GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards. Released July 22, 2026,...
Get Ready: Microsoft's KMS Hosts Will Soon Require TPM Hardware Attestation
System administrators will soon see new hardware security alerts when they manage Windows Server 2025’s activation service. Starting in August 2026, Microsoft is rolling out readiness checks that...
A Freelancer’s Windows 11 Setup Shouldn’t Start with Office 2024 Home—Here’s the Right Way
If you follow a new Windows Central guide to building a freelance home office, you might buy Microsoft Office 2024 Home for $127 and call it done. That would be a mistake. Office 2024 Home includes...
LockDown Browser Not Working? The Fix Sequence That Actually Solves Exam Blockers
A blank screen, a spinning webcam check, or a launch button that does nothing — LockDown Browser failures have a knack for striking just as the exam timer starts ticking. But the fix is rarely an...
Copilot in Edge on Mac: The Features That Finally Beat Safari (and the Privacy Settings You Should Check)
A MakeUseOf writer who spent years using Safari on a MacBook Air has made a permanent switch to Microsoft Edge—and it’s not about speed, bookmarks, or battery drain. The reason, detailed in a...
Azure AI Jumpstart: 14-Week Virtual Program Opens in Nigeria, Preps for AI-103 Certification
A new, intensive virtual training program promises to equip African learners with practical Azure AI skills and a shot at Microsoft's AI-103 certification, as Nigerian firm Saidu B. Samaila & Co....
Microsoft Copilot Gains Real-Time AR Data Access via Billtrust: What Finance Teams Must Know
Billtrust on July 21, 2026 launched an MCP Server that plugs live accounts receivable data directly into Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic Claude. The initial release gives finance teams read-only...
FluentTweaker 26.06.02: Open-Source Tool Takes the Guesswork Out of Windows Registry Tweaks
A new free tool is bringing transparency to the often nerve-wracking process of customizing Windows via the registry. FluentTweaker version 26.06.02, released on June 6, 2026, replaces the...