SharePoint and OneDrive External Sharing Faces Disruption in July 2026 — Here’s How to Prepare
Starting July 2026, Microsoft will require every external user accessing shared files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive to have a Microsoft Entra B2B guest account. Collaborators who relied on...
Linux Kernel 6.18.32 Patches a Tricky Adreno GPU Freeze—And Dual-Booting Windows Users Might Be Affected
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-53377, corrects a flaw in the Qualcomm Adreno graphics driver that could cause the GPU to remain locked up after a hang, forcing users to...
Microsoft 365 Apps Will Retire Semi-Annual Updates in July 2026: How to Prepare for the Monthly Cadence
Microsoft’s Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps will begin receiving monthly feature and security updates starting July 2026, the company confirmed in its official update channel...
Linux Kernel Crash in fbdev Console Can Take Down WSL 2 and Hyper-V: Here’s the Fix
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s framebuffer subsystem can cause system crashes during console operations, and it has direct implications for Windows users running Linux...
CVE-2026-53401: Why Your Embedded Linux Device Needs a Kernel Update, Not Your PC
On July 19, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-53401, detailing a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's OMAP2 framebuffer driver. The fix arrived quietly in...
Patch Now: Linux Console Font Bug Unleashes Kernel Memory Leak (CVE-2026-53402)
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s framebuffer console can expose sensitive kernel memory to local users, all because a font change fails to clean up after itself. The flaw,...
Linux Gets Urgent Patch for AMD GPU Video Flaw; Windows PCs Are Safe
On July 19, 2026, the Linux kernel’s AMD graphics driver received a point-fix for a vulnerability that could trigger video encoding failures or unpredictable GPU behavior. The National...
IBM Power Linux Systems Face Kernel Crash Bug; Patch Arrives, Windows Spared
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-63805, patches a driver bug that can crash IBM Power systems running cryptographic workloads. The flaw, disclosed on July 19, 2026,...
WinGet 1.28 fails to track some portable app installs — what Claude Code users need to know
Microsoft’s package manager for Windows has a blind spot: it can silently install certain portable applications without recording them in the local inventory. That means no upgrade, no removal...
Africa Data Centres JHB1 Becomes Second Azure ExpressRoute Metro Peering Site in Johannesburg
South African businesses relying on Microsoft Azure for mission-critical applications just gained a significant reliability upgrade. Cassava Technologies announced on July 20, 2026, that its Africa...
Windows 11 26H2 Arrives with Hyper-V Crash Fixes, but Microsoft’s Own Notes Urge Caution
Microsoft pushed its first Windows 11 26H2 Experimental build on June 19, 2026, and it came with a targeted remedy for Hyper-V users who’d been wrestling with blue screens. Build 26300.8697...
Windows 11’s Local AI Performance Is Better Than You Think—But Linux Still Has the Edge
Windows 11 has just posted a series of startling wins in local AI benchmarks against two Linux distributions on identical high-end hardware. In a 99-test gauntlet run by Phoronix, Microsoft’s OS...