Articles from July 24, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 24, 2026
Copilot Connectors Get a Content Source Filter – Your 2026 Prep Guide
Microsoft has outlined plans to introduce a content source filter for Microsoft 365 Copilot connectors, giving users a way to specify which external business systems they want Copilot to search. The...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Now Lets Admins Edit ServiceNow Mappings and Filters, Avoiding Rebuilds
Microsoft has quietly shipped an enhancement to the ServiceNow connector for Microsoft 365 Copilot that lets administrators edit two critical configuration parameters—user mappings and query...
Microsoft Search to Get Rich Entity Cards for External Business Data in 2026
Microsoft plans to make business data from external systems far more recognizable inside Microsoft Search. A new feature on the Microsoft 365 roadmap – ID 502533 – promises “rich entity...
SharePoint Newsrooms Will Soon Track Campaign Performance with Native Analytics
In August 2026, Microsoft plans to roll out a new feature that lets corporate communicators group related SharePoint news posts into campaigns and measure their collective impact without leaving...
How Microsoft 365 Copilot's New Voice Notes Feature Will Turn Spoken Conversations into Searchable Tasks
Microsoft is adding the ability to capture voice notes directly within the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app, a move designed to help professionals transform informal, spoken conversations into...
Microsoft Scraps Teams’ Inline @Search Feature for Files and Chats Before Launch
The @ symbol in Microsoft Teams won’t be getting any smarter this year. Microsoft has officially cancelled a planned feature that would have turned the familiar mention shortcut into a powerful...
Microsoft Adds Permanent Delete Option for People Skills – A Nuclear Option for Tenant Data
Microsoft has given Microsoft 365 administrators a powerful new off-ramp for People Skills: the ability to permanently delete the entire skills library and all associated user data from the tenant....
CVE-2026-49159: Microsoft Graph Information Disclosure Leaves Data at Risk – How to Respond
On July 23, 2026, Microsoft acknowledged a new information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Graph, the API backbone that connects Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Teams, SharePoint, and numerous other...
Windows 11's WhatsApp Resume Feature Lands for Android, but a Slow Desktop Client Holds It Back
Microsoft has started rolling out a long-awaited cross-device feature that lets you continue a WhatsApp conversation from your Android phone directly on your Windows 11 PC—with a single click from...
Original Xbox Games Are Finally Playable on Windows PC: Microsoft’s New Backward Compatibility Push Explained
Microsoft announced on July 23, 2026, that it is bringing backward compatibility for original Xbox games to Windows PCs for the first time. The initiative launches in early release with a limited but...
Microsoft Flags Remote Code Execution Bug in Azure API Management: Hands-On Steps for Early Defense
On July 23, Microsoft published a security advisory for CVE-2026-35425, a remote code execution vulnerability in Azure API Management. The advisory currently lacks crucial detail—no CVSS score, no...
Microsoft’s Sparse Azure Red Hat OpenShift Advisory: A Step-by-Step Response Plan for Admins
Microsoft dropped a privilege-escalation advisory for Azure Red Hat OpenShift on July 23, 2026, but the sparse disclosure leaves administrators with more questions than answers. CVE-2026-56160 is...