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The latest Virtualization coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Steam Sets January 2026 Deadline: 32-Bit Windows Support Ends, 0.01% of Players Affected
Valve has confirmed that the Steam client will stop receiving updates on 32-bit versions of Windows starting January 1, 2026, according to a report from Twisted Voxel citing the company. The move...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 14: What the New Trade-In Link and $30 ESU Mean for You
Microsoft has quietly inserted a blunt new prompt into Windows Update: “Learn about options to trade-in or recycle your PC.” It’s a direct, no-nonsense message that appears when the operating...
Microsoft Azure Linux Gets a 6.12 LTS Kernel Option — Here’s How to Use It
Microsoft has added an optional Linux 6.12 LTS kernel to its Azure Linux 3.0 release, giving cloud administrators a supported way to run newer hardware drivers and kernel features without abandoning...
Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe doubles down on on-device AI: Here’s how it stacks up for Windows users
Apple’s newest desktop operating system, macOS 26 — codenamed “Tahoe” — has arrived with a visual overhaul and an artificial intelligence push that keeps your data on the device. For anyone...
Microsoft Kicks Off Live Rollout of 2023 Secure Boot Certificates—Time to Act Before the 2026 Cutoff
Microsoft has begun pushing new Secure Boot certificates to Windows devices, a critical transition that will permanently retire trust in 2011-era signing keys and prevent older bootloaders from...
Windows 11 KB5065426 Triggers Install Failures and SMB Sharing Outages — Here’s How to Fix Them
Microsoft’s latest cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5065426, should have been a routine Patch Tuesday instalment. Instead, it’s triggering a wave of installation failures, delivering cryptic...
No-Reboot Fix: Microsoft KB5066360 Hotpatch Resolves Hyper-V PSDirect Security Hole
Microsoft has released KB5066360, a hotpatch that corrects a critical handshake regression in PowerShell Direct without requiring a system restart. The update, which lands on eligible Windows Server...
WSL2 vs. Native Ubuntu: Phoronix Benchmarks Expose 13% Performance Hit on Windows 11 25H2
A new Phoronix benchmark blitz reveals that running Ubuntu 24.04 inside WSL2 on Windows 11 25H2 extracts a 13% performance penalty compared to bare-metal Ubuntu on the same hardware. The gap widens...
Nano11 Downsizes Windows 11 to a 2.29GB ISO — Here’s What You Lose
A new script called nano11 can compress a full Windows 11 installation into a 2.29GB ISO — a fraction of the original 7GB — by surgically removing everything from Xbox games and Solitaire to...
Windows 10’s October 2025 Deadline Is Firm: Here Are the Only 5 Ways to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will receive its final free security patches on October 14, 2025. When that date passes, any PC still running the operating system without a paid extension or a workaround will be...
WinBoat: Bridging Linux and Windows with Docker-Powered App Integration
Seamless Windows Apps on Linux: WinBoat Enters the Scene Linux users who rely on Windows-only applications now have a compelling new option. WinBoat, a free and open-source project from developer...
Windows App Consolidates Remote Desktop for Mac: 2025 Guide to Secure Cross-Platform Access
Microsoft's push to unify remote desktop access under a single application reached macOS in 2025 when the company began steering users toward the new Windows App instead of the venerable Microsoft...