Windows News
The latest Windows News coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft’s Legacy PDF Reader Reaches End of Life in 2026 — What You Need to Do Now
Microsoft has set a firm deadline: the legacy PDF engine built into Edge and WebView2 will be permanently removed in September 2026. The company is pushing all PDF rendering to a new, more capable...
Azure Functions In-Process Model Ends in 2026: Here's Your Practical Migration Plan
Microsoft’s in-process hosting model for Azure Functions will stop receiving support on November 10, 2026. That gives every team running .NET function apps—whether on .NET 8, .NET 9, or the...
Xbox Live Rewards Doesn't Exist Anymore: How to Fix Your Rewards Hub on Xbox and PC
If you’ve been hunting for Xbox Live Rewards points only to find broken links, blank screens, or redemption failures, you’re chasing a phantom. Microsoft quietly ended the Xbox Live Rewards name...
Microsoft's Store Update Loophole: Why Blocking the Store Won't Freeze Your Apps
On May 1, Microsoft updated its Windows quality documentation to clarify a long-misunderstood behavior: disabling the Microsoft Store application for users does nothing to stop automatic updates for...
Microsoft Retires Azure NPM on Windows: AKS Users Must Rebuild Pod Security by 2026
Microsoft will retire Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Windows nodes in Azure Kubernetes Service on September 30, 2026, leaving customers without a direct, Microsoft-supported replacement for...
Microsoft Graph’s Browser Push Preview Simplifies Alerts for M365 and Windows Admins
Microsoft enabled a beta feature in its Microsoft Graph change notifications API in July 2026 that lets web applications receive alerts directly in the browser—sidestepping the need for a publicly...
Unlock Windows' Hidden Automation Engine: A Practical Guide to Task Scheduler
Microsoft shipped a powerful automation engine with Windows 2000, and it’s still sitting there in Windows 11, ready to handle your most tedious PC chores. No subscription, no third-party download...
Don’t Just Leave Configuration Manager 2503 — Upgrade to 2603 or 2509 with KB37864969 to Avoid Co-Management Issues
Microsoft’s Configuration Manager version 2503 will lose support on September 30, 2026, Pacific Time — but IT administrators shouldn’t treat this as a routine upgrade to the next-in-line...
Microsoft 365 E3 Users: Don't Cancel Your Endpoint Privilege Management Add-On Just Yet
Microsoft is about to give its enterprise plans a significant Intune upgrade—but one critical security tool remains locked out of the base package. Starting July 1, 2026, Microsoft 365 E3 will...
WSL 2.7.10 Fixes VHD Restores and KVM Boot, Bundles Updated 6.18 Kernel
Microsoft marked WSL 2.7.10 as the latest stable release on June 26, 2026, capping a three-week sprint that rolled critical fixes for virtualized hosts, oversized Windows hosts files, and persistent...
Microsoft’s Entra MFA Shake-Up: Your Deadline is September 2026, Not May 2027
Microsoft has set a ticking clock for every organization using third-party multifactor authentication (MFA) with Entra ID Conditional Access. Starting September 30, 2026, you will no longer be able...
Your Windows 11 PC might already be encrypted — here's how to avoid getting locked out
Microsoft quietly turned on a setting that may have already encrypted your laptop’s drive without you ever clicking a button. That’s good news if your device gets stolen, but it also means a...