Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Windows 11 Pro users get free desktop automation with pre-installed Power Automate tools
Microsoft quietly bundled a powerful automation engine into Windows 11 that most users overlook. Power Automate for desktop—previously a separate download requiring an enterprise license—now...
Microsoft Warns of Active Cryptojacking Campaign Exploiting AI Search and Fake Windows Utilities
Microsoft disclosed on May 26, 2026, that Defender researchers are tracking an active cryptojacking campaign that uses poisoned search results and AI chatbot-recommended malicious links to distribute...
Microsoft's May 2026 preview update delivers AI features and a hidden boot-partition warning
On May 26, Microsoft released KB5089573, an optional non-security preview update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. The update moved supported PCs to builds 26200.8524 and 26100.8524...
KB5096137: The Windows Update That Gives Snapdragon Laptops an AI Brain Boost
Microsoft has released KB5096137, an automatic update for Windows 11 version 26H1, upgrading the Qualcomm QNN Execution Provider to version 2.2605.2.0. The patch fine-tunes how Snapdragon-powered PCs...
KB5096136 lands on Windows 11 26H1: A quiet AI update that matters for AMD Ryzen AI PCs
Microsoft released KB5096136 this week, a small automatic update for Windows 11 version 26H1 that bumps the AMD Vitis AI Execution Provider from version 2.2604.1.0 to 2.2605.2.0. While the change...
Microsoft Just Made Your RTX GPU Smarter for AI, No Driver Download Needed
On May 26, 2026, Microsoft pushed out an update that quietly upgrades the AI brain of Windows 11 PCs equipped with Nvidia RTX graphics cards—no driver installation, no user intervention. The...
Silent Windows 11 update fine-tunes on-device AI image tasks for Snapdragon X2 PCs
On May 26, 2026, Microsoft quietly published KB5096579, a targeted update that improves the Image Processing AI component for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running the new Windows 11 version 26H1....
Windows 11 just updated AMD’s AI engine — here’s what that means for you
Microsoft quietly rolled out an automatic update last week that changes how AI software runs on AMD-powered Windows 11 PCs. KB5096141, delivered through Windows Update, upgrades the AMD MIGraphX...
Windows 11 KB5089570 preview: Shared Audio, Xbox mode, and the Secure Boot shakeup you need to understand
Microsoft released a new preview cumulative update for Windows 11 on May 26, 2026, delivering a mix of consumer-friendly features, structural changes to security components, and specialized AI...
Microsoft Just Updated the Local AI Model on Your AMD Copilot+ PC—Here’s What You Need to Know
Microsoft has quietly released KB5096570, a fresh servicing update that bumps the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2604.515.0 for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1. The...
EDU360° deploys Azure Policy and ethics board to govern AI across 31 German schools
The Educational Foundation Freiburg has launched EDU360°, an ambitious digital transformation program that will bring Microsoft 365, Azure, Power Platform, and AI tools to 31 schools across Germany....
Tolaria 2026 Review: Why Paul Thurrott Ditched Notion for Local Markdown
Paul Thurrott has never been shy about his love-hate relationship with note-taking apps. In his latest “Switcher 2026” column, published May 2026, Thurrott chronicles his most recent and perhaps...