Articles from April 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in April 2026
Bing's Copilot Search Shrinks Clickable Citations: What It Means for Fact-Checking and Traffic
Microsoft is testing a change to Copilot Search that makes only the small citation marker at the end of an AI-generated sentence clickable, rather than the entire line. The shift, spotted by search...
Windows 11’s Storage Sense: The Free, Automated Cleanup Tool You Already Own
Millions of Windows users still pay subscription fees for PC cleanup utilities that promise to restore lost performance, delete junk files, and optimize the system. But for Windows 10 and 11 users,...
Microsoft Opens Cloud Credits and Investor Access at Athens AI Festival — Here’s What Founders Need to Know
Microsoft is making its biggest push yet into Southern Europe’s AI startup scene, hosting an investor day, judging a pitch competition, and offering up to $150,000 in cloud credits at the...
Microsoft's Agent Playbook: Skip the Demos, Embed Agents in Your Existing Power Apps Workflows
On April 27, Microsoft laid down a new rule for enterprise AI: if you’re building flashy agent demos without tying them to real business workflows, you’re doing it wrong. The company’s latest...
Microsoft-OpenAI Deal Reset: What Every Windows and Azure User Needs to Know
On April 27, 2026, Microsoft and OpenAI announced a sweeping rewrite of their landmark partnership, loosening the exclusivity that defined the first wave of enterprise AI. Azure remains the launch...
Microsoft’s K2 Initiative: The 2026 Plan to Fix Windows 11’s Speed, Stability, and Trust Problems
Microsoft has quietly mobilized an internal push called “Windows K2” to address the most persistent complaints about Windows 11—sluggish shell performance, disruptive updates, and eroding user...
Microsoft Tests a Smoother Boot Spinner in Windows 11, Ditching the Windows 8 Dots
Microsoft is quietly testing a replacement for one of Windows’ most enduring visuals: the dotted loading spinner that has appeared at boot, login, and restarts since 2012. The new, smoother wheel...
GitHub Copilot’s Metered AI Billing Starts June 1, 2026—Here’s What Changes
GitHub will charge developers for Copilot usage by the token starting June 1, 2026, ending the flat-rate subscription model that made the AI coding assistant feel like an unlimited resource. The new...
Microsoft Security Heavyweight Joins Macquarie Government to Lead Azure Push for Agencies
Macquarie Government has appointed Dr. Chris Peiris—a former Microsoft cybersecurity leader for Asia Pacific and a veteran of national-security cloud advisory work—to head its Microsoft Security...
OpenAI Escapes Azure-Only Shackles: AWS Bedrock Access Opens in Weeks, Microsoft Cedes Exclusivity
Microsoft and OpenAI have rewritten the rules of their landmark AI partnership, ending the cloud exclusivity that once made Azure the sole commercial gateway for models like GPT-4. The amended...
Conagra Trained 1,300 Staff on Copilot in Months. Now Supply Chain Fires Get Put Out in Minutes
Conagra Brands has trained more than 1,300 employees on Microsoft Copilot and now resolves supply chain issues in minutes rather than days, according to a Microsoft customer story published on April...
OpenAI Gains Multi-Cloud Freedom: What It Means for Your Windows and Microsoft 365 Experience
On Monday, Microsoft and OpenAI announced a sweeping revision to their landmark partnership, freeing the ChatGPT maker to offer its products across any cloud provider while keeping Azure as its...