Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Microsoft 365 Copilot Flex Routing: GDPR Risk When AI Inference Bursts Outside EU
Microsoft’s new flex routing behavior for Microsoft 365 Copilot is a textbook example of how a helpful capacity feature can become a compliance headache overnight. For eligible tenants in the EU and E
France Moves Health Data Hub to Scaleway: Digital Sovereignty in Action
France’s decision to move the Health Data Hub from Microsoft to Scaleway is more than a vendor switch. It is a political, legal, and strategic signal that digital sovereignty has become a hard procure
France Health Data Hub Switches to Scaleway: Sovereign Cloud Signals After Azure
France’s Health Data Hub is poised for a significant cloud shift, with Scaleway set to replace Microsoft Azure as its cloud partner in a move that underscores how sovereignty concerns have reshaped Eu
Disable Automatic Folder Type Discovery to Speed Up Windows 11 File Explorer
Windows 11 users have been complaining for years that File Explorer feels sluggish, inconsistent, and sometimes outright fragile. The latest wave of frustration has turned a spotlight on a deceptively
GitHub Copilot Moves Toward Token Billing: Subscription Ends, Metering Begins
GitHub Copilot appears to be entering a new and more expensive phase, and the clues now point in a single direction: the platform is shifting away from the simple, predictable subscription story that
Windows Admin Center Security Warning: Hybrid Management Can Enable Cross-Boundary Attacks
Microsoft’s Windows Admin Center is once again at the center of a larger security lesson: hybrid management tools can become a bridge for attackers, not just a convenience for administrators. The rece
Files 4.0.39 Preview Adds Toolbar Customization, Theme Shortcuts for Windows
Microsoft’s File Explorer overhaul is still a work in progress, and that leaves room for third-party tools to keep stealing the spotlight. The latest example is Files, one of the most polished alterna
Windows 11 2026 Update: Sysmon, Cross Device Resume, Battery %, WebP Wallpapers
Microsoft’s 2026 Windows 11 update cycle has been quietly more meaningful than the flashy AI era marketing would suggest. Instead of a single headline-grabbing redesign, the operating system has picke
CISA China-Nexus Advisory: Compromised SOHO and IoT Networks for Covert Scaling
The latest CISA-led advisory on China-nexus covert networks of compromised devices marks an important shift in how state-backed operators are hiding, moving, and scaling their activity. Instead of rel
Defending Against China-Nexus Covert Networks of Compromised Devices (NCSC Guide)
Over the past few years, China-nexus cyber actors have made a quiet but consequential shift: instead of relying mainly on bespoke infrastructure they own or lease, they are increasingly routing operat
Microsoft Copilot Agentic Editing Arrives in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Microsoft’s latest move inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint marks an important turning point for its productivity suite. What The Verge called “vibe working” is now, in Microsoft’s own language, the ar
Wordsmith on Azure: Proven, Contextual Enterprise AI for In-House Legal
Wordsmith’s rise is a sharp reminder that the most durable enterprise AI wins are rarely the flashiest ones. In-house legal teams do not need a chatbot that sounds smart; they need a system that helps