Articles from July 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in July 2026
Forza Horizon 6 Logo Crash? Here’s Why It Happens and How to Stop It
Forza Horizon 6 has raced onto PC, but for many players the journey stops a few seconds after launch. The game crashes at the Turn 10 Studios logo splash screen, never reaching the main menu. It’s...
Zoom for Windows Update Urgent: Unauthenticated Attackers Could Take Over Your Account
Zoom on Tuesday issued an emergency security update for its Windows applications, patching a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to take over user accounts without...
Four Original Xbox Games Now Playable on Windows 11 as Microsoft Expands Backward Compatibility
On July 22, 2026, Microsoft quietly launched a feature long requested by PC gamers: native backward compatibility for original Xbox titles on Windows 11. The early release debuts with just four...
GMKtec G10 Mini PC Review: What $290 Actually Buys You in a Windows 11 Pro Desktop
A palm-sized Windows 11 Pro desktop with 16GB of RAM, triple‑4K output, and a user‑upgradeable design just dropped to $290 for Amazon Prime members. The GMKtec G10, powered by an AMD Ryzen 5...
Microsoft Hands Disability Groups the Keys to AI Image Datasets
Microsoft researchers have released a tool that lets disability communities build and govern their own AI training datasets, marking a shift from scraping internet data to inviting groups to define...
Windows 11 Pro’s Best-Kept Secret: A Free Encrypted Vault Using BitLocker and VHDX
Windows users running Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education editions have a built-in way to create a secure, password-protected file vault without installing any third-party encryption software....
Microsoft Copilot Studio adds deep reasoning to orchestrate enterprise AI agents
In a July 2026 fireside chat, Microsoft Principal Copilot Architect Dewain Robinson delivered a clear message: Copilot Studio is becoming an orchestration platform for enterprise AI agents, and the...
Microsoft Teams Now Tests Your Mic and Speakers Before You Join a Meeting
Microsoft completed the global rollout of a long-awaited Teams feature this week: a pre-join microphone and speaker test that puts audio verification right on the meeting entry screen. The update,...
Rackspace Bets on Azure Governance to Tame Enterprise AI Costs and Chaos
Rackspace Technology is making a calculated push to help Microsoft-centric businesses move AI beyond experiments and into production—without blowing their cloud budgets or creating security...
Windows 11 Update Downloads Eating Your Bandwidth? Delivery Optimization Holds the Key
A large Windows 11 update should not turn a fast broadband connection into a stuttering mess, yet that is exactly what can happen when Delivery Optimization is allowed to consume too much of the...
Apple's 20th Anniversary iPhone Rumor: 7-Inch Screen, Curved Glass, and Solid-State Buttons
Apple is reportedly planning a major redesign for its 20th anniversary iPhone in 2027, with a display that could grow to 7 inches for the first time. The rumor, originating from supply chain sources...
Apple’s New Leasing Program Could Make Premium Devices More Accessible — But Read the Fine Print Before July 28
Apple is set to launch a new device leasing program called Apple Upgrade on July 28, backed by Klarna, that will let U.S. consumers pay monthly for iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches — and it...