Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
CISA Warns: ABB Door Actuator Default Mode Lets Attackers Enter
CISA has republished an advisory from ABB regarding a critical vulnerability in the company’s Busch‑Welcome 2 Wire Door Opener Actuator. Designated CVE-2025-7705, the flaw permits physical...
CISA Flags Critical Hard-Coded Credentials Flaw in USR-W610 Industrial Converter
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent advisory on May 28, 2026, detailing a severe security vulnerability in the PUSR USR-W610 RS232/485 to Wi-Fi/Ethernet...
CISA republishes ABB's high-severity EIBPORT V3 KNX web flaw; patch firmware before 3.9.2 now.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has republished an advisory originally issued by ABB on October 7, 2025, warning that certain ABB EIBPORT KNX building automation...
Azure Arc Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 Now Free, Cuts Reboots Everywhere
{ "title": "Azure Arc Hotpatching Free for Windows Server 2025: Fewer Reboots, More Hybrid", "content": "On May 19, 2026, Microsoft removed the price tag from Azure Arc-enabled hotpatching for...
Intel Launches Arc G3 and G3 Extreme: Panther Lake CPUs Redefine Windows 11 Handheld Gaming
Intel has officially unveiled the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme, its first Panther Lake-based processors designed specifically for Windows 11 gaming handhelds. The announcement, made Thursday, marks a...
ExplorerPatcher Hits 42M Downloads, Restoring Classic Windows 11 UI
ExplorerPatcher, the free open‑source utility that lets users claw back the classic taskbar, Start menu, and File Explorer interface on Windows 11, has stormed past 42 million downloads. The...
Claude Challenges Copilot in Microsoft 365: Anthropic's Add-ins Bring AI Rivalry to Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Anthropic's Claude has quietly entered the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The AI assistant, developed by former OpenAI researchers, now works directly inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint through official...
HP: 30% of Business PCs Still Run Unsupported Windows 10—Security Risks Loom
Three in ten business PCs still run Windows 10, months after official support ended. HP dropped that number in an investor call this week, a stark reminder that the transition to Windows 11 remains...
Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit Ban Escalates: No Patch Until June 2026, Defender Misses Variants
A prolific Windows vulnerability researcher operating under the alias Nightmare Eclipse was banned from GitHub on May 23, 2026, after publishing weaponized exploit code for multiple zero-day flaws in...
Snapdragon C Aims to Avoid Netbook Pitfalls in $300 Windows Laptops
Qualcomm has officially taken the wraps off Snapdragon C, a new processor family designed to push Windows on Arm into truly budget territory. Announced on May 28, 2026, the platform targets laptops...
Microsoft Build 2026 Turns Windows into a Native AI Agent Platform
Microsoft Build 2026 opens its doors on June 2 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center, with CEO Satya Nadella scheduled to take the stage at 10 a.m. Pacific. For the first time since the pandemic, the...
ReactOS ARM64 Alpha Boots on Raspberry Pi 5 and UEFI Hardware
The open-source ReactOS project has reached a notable milestone: a working, albeit alpha-quality, ARM64 build that can boot on standard UEFI Arm hardware. This includes booting successfully inside...