Articles from April 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in April 2026
Microsoft’s Azure Local Now Supports Sovereign Clouds with Thousands of Servers
Microsoft, on April 27, 2026, announced that its Azure Local infrastructure can now scale to thousands of servers within a single sovereign private cloud. The expansion targets governments,...
Say Goodbye to Orange: Windows 11’s Leaked Screen Tint Offers a Full Palette for Eye Comfort
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Microsoft's Real-Time Voice AI Hits Contact Centers: No More Scripted Menus
Microsoft's Copilot Studio now powers voice agents that can listen, reason, and respond in real time on customer service calls, ditching the rigid scripts of old phone trees. The capability,...
Say Goodbye to Phone Trees: Real-Time Voice AI Arrives in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Copilot Studio
Microsoft has flipped the switch on one of the oldest frustrations in customer service: the rigid phone tree. On April 27, 2026, the company announced that real-time voice agents are now generally...
Your OpenAI Workloads Don't Need Azure Anymore: Inside the Microsoft-OpenAI Deal Reset
On April 27, 2026, Microsoft and OpenAI tore up the cloud exclusivity that forced every company wanting to run OpenAI models to also buy into Azure. The amended partnership, first reported by Invezz,...
Windows 11 Power Menu Finally Lets You Shut Down Without Installing Updates
Microsoft is finally answering one of the most persistent complaints from Windows 11 users: the inability to simply shut down a PC without being forced to install pending updates. A new Insider...
Agentic AI on Azure Powers Moore’s Push to Give Every Nonprofit a Data-Driven Fundraiser
Nonprofits from the local food bank to the regional hospital system can now tap the same breed of autonomous AI agents that big banks and e-commerce sites use to mine for gold—only here the...
Microsoft Untangles Windows 11’s Power Menu from Updates—Insiders Get New Controls
Microsoft has started testing a long-awaited change to Windows 11’s Power menu that gives users a clear choice: restart the PC without installing updates, or explicitly apply pending patches. The...
Windows 11’s Update Pause Gets an Infinite Extension—and Safer Restarts
Microsoft has started testing a set of Windows Update changes that could finally end the long-running battle between security patching and user control. The centerpiece: Windows 11 will let you renew...
Windows 11’s update pause can now be extended indefinitely—here’s what that means for you
Microsoft is rolling out a long-awaited change to Windows Update that gives users near-total control over when updates install. Starting in the latest Windows Insider Dev and Experimental Channel...
Microsoft guts Insider confusion: straight talk on new channels, feature flags, and why you can finally leave beta without a wipe
Microsoft formally reorganized the Windows Insider Program last month, replacing the Canary, Dev, Beta, and Release Preview tangle with two primary tracks—Experimental and Beta—and giving testers...
France Moves Health Data Hub to Scaleway, Replacing Microsoft Azure in a Landmark Sovereign Cloud Shift
The French government is pulling its national Health Data Hub off Microsoft Azure and moving it to Scaleway, a subsidiary of French telecom group Iliad. The decision, first reported by VoIP Review,...