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KB5089591: May 2026 Safe OS Update Warns Secure Boot Certificates Expire June 2026
Microsoft shipped KB5089591 on May 12, 2026, targeting Windows 11 version 26H1 with a double-barreled update: routine enhancements for the Windows Recovery Environment and a fresh reminder that the...
How Microsoft’s 2017 OpenAI Gamble Sparked the Cloud AI War
In a windowless conference room deep inside Microsoft's Redmond headquarters, a handful of Azure executives found themselves staring at a decision that could define the company's next decade. The...
Microsoft and SAP Add Free Engineering Support to Cut RISE on Azure Go-Live Risks
Microsoft and SAP are doubling down on cloud ERP migrations with a major expansion of the RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure initiative, now adding no-cost engineering support to reduce go-live risk...
Microsoft Azure CTO: Win32 Remains a First-Class API in Windows 11, Not Legacy
Win32 isn't going anywhere. Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure CTO and a longtime Windows architect, just made that crystal clear. In a February 2026 Microsoft Dev Docs video, Russinovich stated that...
Microsoft Azure CTO Confirms Win32 API Is a 'First-Class Citizen' in Windows 11
Mark Russinovich, Microsoft’s Azure CTO and one of the original architects of Windows NT, made it official: Win32 isn’t going anywhere. In a Microsoft Dev Docs video posted May 6, 2026,...
Microsoft Azure CTO Confirms Win32 API Is Windows 11’s Indispensable Foundation
Mark Russinovich, the CTO of Microsoft Azure and a figure synonymous with the inner workings of Windows, made a statement on May 6, 2026 that confirms what developers and IT professionals have long...
Microsoft Copilot Retreats to Opt-In Model After Executive Backlash
Microsoft’s aggressive campaign to weave its Copilot AI into every pixel of Windows is facing an unprecedented about-face. PCMag reported this week that Jacob Andreou, a Microsoft executive...
No More VIP Access: How the Shifting OpenAI Deal Reshapes Windows 11 Copilot
Microsoft’s exclusive access to OpenAI’s most advanced models is over. The revised partnership, inked this spring, turns a multi-year exclusive license into a non-exclusive one that runs through...
Microsoft Edge Retires Sidebar App List, Expands Copilot AI Focus
Microsoft has confirmed that the sidebar app list feature in its Edge browser is being retired in upcoming updates, a move that streamlines the browser's interface while doubling down on the...
Nadella Orders Windows Reset After Copilot, Patch Bugs Erode Trust
On May 3, 2026, The Register’s Kettle podcast sounded an alarm that’s been building across the Windows ecosystem for years: Microsoft has squandered user trust through a relentless pattern of...
Windows 11 KB5083631 Brings File Explorer Upgrades, Xbox Mode, and Driver Policy Changes
Microsoft rolled out the optional non-security preview update KB5083631 for Windows 11 on April 30, 2026, pushing systems on version 24H2 to build 26100.8328 and those on version 25H2 to build...
Microsoft Starts Rolling Out AI Agent in Outlook to Manage Inbox, Calendar—EU Excluded
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