Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Samsung Internet 30.0 Brings Website-to-App Installs & Critical Security Fixes
Samsung Internet for Windows has just received a significant update to version 30.0.1.40, rolling out in May 2026. The headline feature is support for installing websites as desktop-style apps...
CVE-2026-5947: Critical BIND 9 SIG(0) Race Condition Flaw Demands Immediate Patching to Stop DNS Outages
ISC disclosed CVE-2026-5947 on May 20, 2026. A race condition in BIND 9's handling of SIG(0)-signed DNS traffic during query floods can crash the server. The high‑severity flaw demands immediate...
CVE-2026-5950: Unbounded Resend Loops in BIND 9 Recursive Resolver Demand Immediate Patching
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has disclosed a medium-severity vulnerability in the BIND 9 recursive DNS resolver, tracked as CVE-2026-5950, that can force affected servers into a...
Acronis Leads 4 of 6 Backup/Restore Metrics in MSP Benchmark vs NinjaOne, Comet, MSP360
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Backup emerged as the dominant performer in an independent backup and restore benchmark that pitted four popular MSP-focused solutions against each other on identical...
CVE-2026-5946: Urgent Patch for ISC BIND 9 DNS DoS Vulnerability – What Windows Administrators Must Know
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has disclosed a high-severity denial-of-service flaw in BIND 9, tracked as CVE-2026-5946, that can crash the named DNS server with a single malicious packet....
Patch BIND 9 DoH Now: CVE-2026-3593 Allows Remote Code Execution
A high-severity vulnerability in BIND 9’s DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) implementation demands immediate attention from DNS administrators. Disclosed on May 20, 2026, CVE-2026-3593 is a heap use-after-free...
CVE-2026-3039: BIND GSS-API TKEY Flaw Exposes Windows DNS to DoS Attacks
A critical remote denial-of-service vulnerability in ISC BIND 9, designated CVE-2026-3039, was publicly disclosed on May 20, 2026. The flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to exhaust a server’s...
Repurpose an old Android or iPhone as a high-quality Windows webcam via USB or Phone Link.
A dusty Android phone from 2019 almost certainly has a camera that outshines your $200 Logitech webcam. With a few minutes of setup, it can become a high‑quality Windows webcam for Zoom calls,...
Windows 11 26H1 Driver Updates: A Silicon-First Approach to Wi‑Fi, SDUC, and GPU Support
Microsoft has published a significant update to its Windows 11 driver documentation, aligned with the May 2026 refresh of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). The new materials, aimed squarely at hardware...
AWS Deploys Kiro CLI AI to Automate Golden AMI Pipelines with EC2 Image Builder
AWS has published a new Compute Blog post detailing a workflow that pairs Kiro CLI with EC2 Image Builder to automate the creation, testing, distribution, and lifecycle management of Amazon Machine...
Windows 11 24H2 Update Silences Music When Lid Closes on Modern Standby Laptops
Windows 11 version 24H2 has rolled out a change that’s catching many laptop users off guard: closing the lid, pressing the power button, or selecting Sleep from the Start menu now instantly halts...
Fleet Manager Preview Unifies AKS Clusters with Managed Cilium Mesh
Microsoft has expanded Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager with a public preview of cross-cluster networking, a feature that stitches together isolated AKS clusters using a managed, Cilium-based network...