Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Windows 10 launches July 29, 2015 with free upgrade and staged rollout
{ "title": "Windows 10 July 29, 2015 Launch: Free Upgrade, Staged Rollout, and the Reset Bet", "content": "Microsoft officially released Windows 10 to the public on July 29, 2015, initiating one...
Windows 11 Release Preview update slashes app launch, Start, and search latency
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Release Preview update, published on May 14, 2026, delivers a significant performance boost that many users have been waiting for. The update, which comes via the...
Shared LE Audio and multi-app camera debut in Windows 11 builds 26100.8514 and 26200.8514
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 builds 26100.8514 and 26200.8514, tagged under KB5089573, to the Release Preview Channel on May 14, 2026. This preview flight serves as the early look at the upcoming...
May 2026 Patch Tuesday: Critical 9.8-Rated DNS Client RCE Affects All Windows Versions
Microsoft’s May 12, 2026 Patch Tuesday release contains a fix for CVE-2026-41096, a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows DNS Client that carries a CVSS severity score of 9.8. The bug,...
KB5089549 Ends Windows 11 BitLocker Recovery Loop After April Update
Microsoft has released an out-of-band update, KB5089549, directly tackling a disruptive BitLocker recovery prompt bug that left some Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems inaccessible after installing the...
2015 Microsoft Azure Ripple Validator Prefigured Today’s Tokenized Finance Cloud Push
In late 2015, Microsoft did something that blurred the lines between cloud computing and decentralized finance: it spun up a Ripple validator node on its Azure cloud platform. The move, part of...
Lumen Technologies Taps Amdocs Agentic AI to Move Billing Platform Onto Microsoft Azure
Amdocs will migrate a Lumen Technologies enterprise billing platform to Microsoft Azure, the companies announced May 13, 2026, deepening a cloud-modernization pact that has already reshaped the...
Windows K2 quality push makes or breaks Microsoft's 2026 Xbox-PC unification plan
Microsoft is betting big on 2026 as the year when its gaming and Windows platforms finally align. Reports of a Windows quality push dubbed ‘Windows K2’ and the confirmed Xbox ‘Project Helix’...
KB5087544 Update Brings Secure Boot Status to Windows Security App Ahead of 2026 Certificate Expiry
Microsoft's May 12, 2026 Windows 10 extended security update (ESU) KB5087544 introduces a critical new visibility feature: the Windows Security app now displays the current Secure Boot status, giving...
Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Exploited: Patch Critical CVE-2026-20182 Now
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical authentication bypass flaw in Cisco’s Catalyst SD-WAN Controller to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)...
Windows 11 to Finally Stop Downgrading Your GPU Drivers: CHID Targeting Fix Coming in 2026
Microsoft is finally taking aim at one of the most infuriating quirks in Windows Update: the automatic downgrade of GPU drivers. A planned change to how Windows 11 matches driver updates to specific...
Exchange Admins: Verify CVE-2026-42897 Mitigation M2 Now with PowerShell
Microsoft has confirmed a critical vulnerability in Exchange Server that demands immediate attention from IT administrators worldwide. The flaw, assigned CVE-2026-42897, enables attackers to execute...