Articles from April 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in April 2026
Unprotected Windows XP PC Infected in 10 Minutes in New Security Experiment—What That Means Now
A researcher connected a Windows XP machine directly to the public Internet without any protection—and within ten minutes, the system was overrun with malware, rogue user accounts, and remote...
Microsoft’s 2015 Phone-to-PC Dream: What Continuum Got Right and Where It Stumbled
On April 29, 2015, Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore walked onto the Build conference stage and did something that seemed like magic: he plugged a Windows phone into a monitor, connected a keyboard...
Leaked Windows 11 Clock App Overhaul Brings AI Task Suggestions, Reflection, and Focus Insights
Microsoft is testing a fundamental rework of the Windows 11 Clock app that turns its Focus sessions into a productivity command center with AI-suggested task steps, post-session reflection ratings,...
CISA Zero Trust Mandate Hits the Plant Floor: What Windows Admins Must Secure Now
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released joint guidance—backed by the Departments of Defense, Energy, State, and the FBI—ordering industrial operators to adapt zero trust...
Windows 11 May Update Swells to 4.3 GB: Why You’re Downloading AI Features You Can’t Use
Microsoft’s May 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 version 24H2 landed at a staggering 4,369 MB—more than triple the size of April’s 1,287 MB release—reigniting the simmering debate...
WSL Is Quietly Turning Windows Into the Best Way to Learn Linux
A personal experiment published by Yadullah Abidi at MakeUseOf this month lays out something that reads less like a product review and more like a migration diary. He did not wipe his machine, burn a...
Forrester’s Copilot AI Agent Arrives, Putting Analyst Neutrality to the Test Inside Microsoft’s Stack
Forrester has launched an AI agent that brings its research and advisory guidance directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Teams, the firm announced on April 28, 2026. The move makes...
Microsoft's Rapid-Fire Fix for PowerToys 0.99 Shows New Tools Are Sharp Around the Edges
Microsoft released PowerToys 0.99.1 on April 29, 2026, just days after version 0.99 introduced two headline utilities—Grab and Move and Power Display—alongside the Command Palette dock. The patch...
The PowerShell Command Windows 11 Users Run Before Anything Else—and How to Do It Right
Many Windows 11 users now begin every fresh installation the same way: they open an elevated PowerShell terminal and paste irm christitus.com/win | iex. That command downloads and launches Chris...
Windows 11 K2 Update: Microsoft’s Plan for Faster Gaming, Smoother Updates, and Less AI Intrusion
Microsoft is preparing a series of Windows 11 updates throughout 2026, collectively known as K2, aimed at addressing long-standing user complaints about performance, update interruptions, and...
Windows 11's 'K2' Quality Reset: What's Actually Done and What's Still Just Talk
Microsoft has made a lot of promises about fixing Windows 11, and now they’re being tracked in real time. Windows Central has launched a public scoreboard that catalogs every commitment the company...
Why Intel Just Turned Off a Smart Wi-Fi Feature by Default (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
Intel last week released Wi-Fi driver version 24.40.0 and Bluetooth driver version 24.40.0.3 for supported Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. The update promises better system stability, improved...