Microsoft Clarifies: You Can Safely Unplug USB Drives Without Ejecting – But Only If This Setting Is Active
Unplugging a USB drive without first clicking “Safely Remove Hardware” has long felt like a digital faux pas, a shortcut that could corrupt files or brick a device. But Microsoft’s official...
Raisio Partners with Sogeti to Bring Microsoft 365 Copilot to Municipal Workers, Emphasizing Governance and AI Literacy
Microsoft Ships Native Linux Container Toolkit in WSL 2.9.3 Preview on Windows 11
- 01Point-in-time restore reaches general availability for Windows 11 24H2, offering built-in rollback via WinRE to recover from bad updates or software changes.
- 02Linux kernel CVEs surge across graphics, networking, and virtualization components, raising operational risk for Windows-centric hybrid and Azure environments.
- 03Patch prioritization grows harder as many Linux flaws are denial-of-service or deadlock issues, making recovery features like point-in-time restore essential.
- 04Microsoft's quantum credibility faces a test as Nature publishes a critique of the Majorana 1 research, shifting focus to peer review and reproducibility.
3D-Printed RTX 5060 Mini PC Puts Valve's Steam Machine Pricing on Notice
Jacob Terkelsen’s Terk Box v1.1 is a shot across the bow of Valve’s living-room PC ambitions. Revealed on June 24, 2026, the AMD AI GPU engineer and PC modding enthusiast’s latest creation...
Beyond the Hype: Windows 11’s 2026 Quality-of-Life Upgrades Deliver Quiet, Powerful Change
The most important Windows 11 upgrade in 2026 won’t arrive with a splashy launch event or a redesigned Start menu. It won’t even have a memorable codename. Instead, it will show up as a thousand...
Humanoid Robots at Scale: AGIBOT's 15,000th G2 Unit Signals Embodied AI's Factory Era
AGIBOT has crossed a threshold that separates laboratory curiosities from industrial workhorses. On June 28, 2026, the Shanghai-based company announced that its 15,000th G2 humanoid robot had come...
Microsoft Investors Face August 2026 Deadline in Copilot AI Monetization Securities Class Action
Microsoft Corporation faces a federal securities class action lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of misleading shareholders about the commercial viability and monetization of its Copilot artificial...
South Africa's SITA Issues 5-Year Tender for SD-WAN and Wireless Networks, Putting Windows Security and POPIA in Focus
South Africa’s State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has published a landmark five-year transversal networking tender, inviting suppliers to bid for the provision of LAN, wireless, WAN, and...
WSL 2.7.10 Ships with Critical TOCTOU Fix for SYSTEM Token Impersonation in VHD Restore
Microsoft shipped Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) version 2.7.10 on June 26, 2026, a security update that neutralizes a dangerous privilege-escalation vulnerability in the handling of virtual hard...
Microsoft Purges 119 Edge Extensions in StegoAd Takedown: The Steganography Malware Campaign Exposed
On June 16, 2026, Microsoft's Edge Extensions Security Team confirmed they had disabled and removed 119 malicious browser add-ons linked to a long-running cyber-espionage and fraud campaign dubbed...
AI Agents Trigger a KYC Revolution: How ‘Know Your Agent’ Will Secure Windows Copilot Delegate and Banking in 2026
Banks and software vendors have spent decades perfecting Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols to verify human identities. Now, with AI agents acting autonomously on behalf of people, the same level of...
Agentic AI Control Planes Become the New Enterprise Battleground, CRN 2026 List Reveals
The enterprise AI market has crossed a threshold. By mid-2026, the conversation is no longer about chatbots that summarize meetings or draft emails. It's about autonomous agents that can plan...
Microsoft Copilot Fails History Test: Why Students Never Doubted AI’s Accuracy
A first‑year ancient global history course at a large public university became an unexpected proving ground for generative AI when the instructor decided to turn a map‑analysis assignment into a...
Edge's On-Device AI History Search Axed in Abrupt Roadmap Reversal
Meta Vistara: How a Custom CXL Chip Is Repurposing Old DDR4 and Cutting AI Server Needs by 25%
OpenAI Gates GPT-5.6 to Handpicked Orgs After U.S. Gov Coordination, Limiting Windows Access
Qualcomm Targets $3.9B Revenue with Dragonfly CPUs, AI Accelerators, and Azure HBC Partnership
Excel's Copilot Gets Personal: June 2026 Update Introduces Persistent Formatting and Output Preferences
Reboot-Free Security Continues: Microsoft Extends Hotpatching for Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition
Microsoft has unexpectedly prolonged hotpatching support for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition, delaying the end-of-life that many administrators had anticipated. The move ensures that Azure VMs can continue receiving monthly security updates without reboots, reducing operational overhead and downtime.
Riot Vanguard On-Demand Mode Ends Always-On Kernel Anti-Cheat, Requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot
Riot Games is rolling out Vanguard On-Demand, a new mode for its kernel-level anti-cheat that only loads the driver when you launch supported games like Valorant, ending the controversial always-on approach. The feature requires a Windows 11 PC with TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled, leveraging hardware-backed security to maintain anti-tamper integrity. This shift addresses long-standing privacy and performance concerns while aligning with Microsoft's push for a hardened Windows ecosystem.
Microsoft Extends Hotpatching for Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition Into 2027, Delaying Reboot Worries
Microsoft has confirmed that hotpatching for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition will continue past its October 2026 mainstream support end date, remaining available at least into 2027. The extension gives IT teams extra months of reboot-less security updates, delaying the need for an immediate migration to Windows Server 2025 and preserving the Azure Edition’s key value proposition. Administrators should still plan their OS transitions before the extension window closes, but the announcement eases immediate maintenance pressure.
Microsoft Launches Azure Linux 4.0 Preview: A Fedora-Powered OS for Cloud-Native Workloads
LinkedIn Users Hit by Login Failures and Sluggish Feeds Even as Official Status Stays Green
Microsoft Intervenes in EU Court to Defend Critical Data-Sharing Pact That Powers Windows and Azure
Build 2026: Microsoft Releases Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview, a Free Fedora-Based OS for VM Scale Sets
EU preliminarily designates AWS, Azure as DMA gatekeepers for cloud services.
Microsoft Rushes Outlook for Mac Hotfix After 16.110 Update Wipes Replies and Forwards Clean
Outlook for Mac version 16.110 introduced a bug that left reply and forward email bodies blank in the legacy client. Microsoft quickly released a hotfix, version 16.110.1, within a week. This article details the bug’s impact, user workarounds, and Microsoft’s response.
Microsoft Intune’s June 2026 Update Delivers Auto-Patching for Third-Party Apps, Zero-Trust Privilege Controls, and Frictionless Apple Onboarding
Microsoft’s June 2026 Intune update brings general availability for Enterprise Application Management auto-updates, new custom approval workflows and just-in-time elevation in Endpoint Privilege Management, and streamlined Apple enrollment with Account-Driven Device Enrollment and Platform SSO during Setup Assistant. Additional improvements include Windows Autopilot cloud images, Linux encryption enforcement, and an application reliability report. These features strengthen zero-trust security and reduce IT overhead across heterogeneous device fleets.
ABMX Mount Provides a Cost-Saving Bridge from Cisco MX to Next-Gen Room Bar Systems
Ashton Bentley launched the ABMX Display Mount range on June 29, 2026, offering a mounting system that enables organizations to replace aging Cisco MX Series video conference systems with modern Cisco Room Bar or Room Bar Pro units without costly display retrofits. The solution cuts migration costs by up to 60% and preserves existing dual-screen setups, making it ideal for enterprises transitioning to Microsoft Teams Rooms on RoomOS. Integrators praise the mount for turning multi-day renovations into two-hour upgrades, though it requires intact original displays and may need additional microphones for large rooms.