Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Exchange Online Change Optics Report (Public Preview): Proactive Mail-Flow Impact
Change is coming to Exchange Online, and Microsoft is trying to make that change easier to see before it becomes disruptive. The new Change Optics Report, now in Public Preview, gives admins a central
Pervaziv Cortex 3.5: Secure Agentic Multicloud Orchestration Across AWS, Azure, GCP
Pervaziv AI’s Cortex 3.5 is more than another incremental enterprise AI update. It is a clear attempt to turn multicloud complexity into a single, governed execution surface, with support now extendin
Surface Pro 12 and Laptop 8 Price Hikes: Premium Value at Risk in 2026
Microsoft’s Surface lineup is heading into another awkward moment, and this time the problem is not just pricing but direction. Current-gen Surface hardware has seen price increases at the same time t
Windows 11 Update Focus: Better Start Menu Control & Faster File Explorer
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 direction suggests a rare admission: the company knows the Start menu and File Explorer have become symbolic pain points, and it is now trying to fix both in parallel. On
Microsoft Modernizes Even Windows 11 Setup Screens for UI Consistency
Microsoft is finally treating Windows 11’s design debt as a first-class product problem, and that matters more than it may seem. The company’s design team has now signaled that even obscure surfaces l
Windows 11 Dev Build 26300.8170: Clearer Secure Boot, Less UAC Noise
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Dev Channel flight is less about flashy consumer features and more about quietly tightening the bolts that keep modern PCs trustworthy. Build 26300.8170, released on Apri
Windows Server April 2026 OOB Fix: DC Restart Loops Linked to LSASS & PAM
Microsoft’s latest Windows Server patch drama is a reminder that the most dangerous updates are often the ones meant to protect the crown jewels. An out-of-band fix issued in April 2026 targets a rest
How to Disable Annoying Ads on Windows 11: Stop Promotions in Notifications
Windows 11’s advertising problem is no longer a minor annoyance; it has become one of the defining frustrations of the platform. What used to feel like a few stray prompts has evolved into a system-wi
Stellantis und Microsoft: 5-Jahres-KI-Deal für Azure, Cybersecurity und digitale Autos
Microsofts neuer Fünfjahres-Deal mit Stellantis ist mehr als nur ein weiterer Cloud-Vertrag. Er zeigt, wie ernst es klassische Autobauer inzwischen mit der KI-Transformation meinen — und wie stark Big
Windows 11 Taskbar & Search: Opt-in AI Agents via Developer APIs
Microsoft is trying to do something subtle but important with Windows 11: make the platform more attractive to AI developers without forcing AI down every user’s throat. The latest taskbar and search
Windows 11 Spring Reliability Update: File Explorer, Startup, Clipboard, Hello Fixes
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider activity points to a very different kind of spring update: not a flashy feature drop, but a broad reliability push aimed at the parts of the operating system peop
Resilinc Agentic Factory at Hannover Messe 2026: AI That Turns Supply Risk Into Action
Resilinc’s decision to unveil its Agentic Factory at Hannover Messe 2026 with Microsoft is more than a booth announcement. It is a signal that supply chain resilience is moving from dashboards and ale