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PowerToys 0.100.0 Unveils Command Palette Extension Gallery: A User's Guide and an IT Warning
Microsoft shipped PowerToys version 0.100.0 on June 10, 2026, releasing a long-awaited feature that turns the Command Palette launcher into a platform. The Extension Gallery, now built into the...
LG's $1,200 Monitor Secretly Installs a McAfee Ad Machine on Windows 11 — Here's the Fix
Plugging in a new LG gaming monitor could add an unexpected piece of software to your Windows 11 PC — one that has little to do with display settings and everything to do with showing you McAfee...
Windows Server 2022 Mainstream Support Ends in 3 Months: Here’s Your Upgrade Playbook
Microsoft has set a date: October 13, 2026, is the day Windows Server 2022 exits mainstream support, shifting to five years of security-only updates, as first reported by Windows Report. The clock is...
How a Windows language change can lock you out—and the simple fix most users miss
You’ve just switched your Windows display language from English to French. The menus and settings now show “Démarrer” and “Paramètres,” but when you lock your PC and return, something is...
Microsoft Is Ending Azure Machine Learning Data Import in 2026: What You Must Do Now
Microsoft has set a hard date for the retirement of a critical data import feature in Azure Machine Learning: September 30, 2026. Come that day, any existing Data Import or Data Connection workloads...
Power BI Copilot Just Learned to Build Reports from Scratch — Here's Who Can Actually Use It
Microsoft has expanded Copilot in Power BI with the ability to create entire report pages, write DAX queries, and document data models using natural language, according to a detailed analysis by...
Windows 11's July Update Revamps System Recovery and Bluetooth, but Blocks These Dell PCs
Microsoft shipped its July 2026 Patch Tuesday update, KB5101650, on July 14, delivering a massive security fix bundle alongside a new full-system recovery tool and long-awaited Bluetooth reliability...
Nadella Calls Out Claude Fable 5's Unpredictable Safeguards — Why Enterprise AI Demands More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has publicly criticized Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 for behaving more like a censored publication than a productivity tool, calling its unpredictable refusals...
Microsoft Sets 2026 Deadline for Power BI Q&A—Here's What Copilot Does Instead
Microsoft will retire the natural-language Q&A feature in Power BI by December 2026, pushing users toward its Copilot successor, according to an advisory confirmed by the company. That gives...
Qilin vs. The Gentlemen: How a RaaS Rivalry Is Reshaping Windows Security Priorities
Ransomware attacks through the first half of 2026 hit a volume 20% higher than the same period last year, even as the number of incidents dipped slightly from the first quarter to the second. The...
ETHS Ransomware Recovery: How Device Sweeps and System Rebuilds Are Reshaping the School Year
When Evanston Township High School students walk through the doors on August 17, the familiar click of a working Chromebook or the smooth login to a class portal is no longer a given. In a July 16...
ValorC3 Launches Managed Veeam Backup Service for Microsoft 365 and Entra ID with Immutable Storage
ValorC3 Data Centers has taken the wraps off a fully managed backup service that promises to lock down Microsoft 365 and Entra ID data with immutable copies, giving organizations a separate safety...