Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Komorebi Beats Windows 11 Snap Layouts: Best Tiling Manager for Power Users
Windows 11’s Snap Layouts have been the default window management tool since launch, but one MakeUseOf writer found them too restrictive for serious multitasking. After replacing Snap Layouts with...
Microsoft & SAP Turn ERP Into Autonomous Action Systems at Sapphire 2026
SAP Sapphire 2026 opened with a clear mandate: the enterprise resource planning system is no longer a passive repository of business data. It is an active agent of change. Across keynotes in Orlando...
The 'AI Tax' Unpacked: How Microsoft's OpenAI Deal Reshapes Azure, Copilot, and Revenue Sharing Through 2030
Microsoft's $13 billion bet on OpenAI is no longer a speculative play—it's a revenue engine that is quietly reshaping the cost structure of enterprise IT. Dubbed the "AI tax" by industry analysts,...
CVE-2026-42893: Microsoft Patches Important Tampering Vulnerability in Outlook for iOS with Build 5.2617.1
Microsoft released a security update for Outlook for iOS on May 12, 2026, addressing a tampering vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-42893. The company assigned an Important severity rating to the...
CVE-2026-42833 Dynamics 365 On-Prem RCE: Patch Now or Mitigate Risk
Microsoft dropped a critical security advisory on May 12, 2026, confirming a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Dynamics 365 On-Premises. Tracked as CVE-2026-42833, the flaw earned a CVSS...
CVE-2026-42832 Office Spoofing Vulnerability Hits Patch Tuesday: What Windows Admins Must Know
Microsoft dropped a critical Office spoofing advisory on May 12, 2026, as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release. CVE-2026-42832 targets the trust model that millions of enterprises rely on to...
Patch Azure Monitor Agent Flaw CVE-2026-42830 to Block Privilege Escalation
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday brought a critical reminder that even trusted monitoring tools can become an attack vector. Among the security updates released on May 12, 2026, CVE-2026-42830...
Azure Logic Apps Flaw CVE-2026-42823 Lets Low-Priv Users Hijack Workflows
Microsoft has elevated the urgency for cloud security teams with the May 2026 Patch Tuesday disclosure of CVE-2026-42823, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Azure Logic Apps. The flaw,...
Patch VS Code 1.119.1 Now: CVE-2026-41613 Risks Cloud Credentials
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-41613, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Visual Studio Code that leaves developer workstations exposed to sophisticated attacks. The flaw, rated Important by...
Patch Critical Microsoft SSO Plugin Flaw Now to Block Full Admin Takeover
{ "title": "CVE-2026-41103: Patch Microsoft SSO Plugin for Jira/Confluence Now", "content": "Microsoft dropped a security bombshell on May 12, 2026, with the disclosure of CVE-2026-41103—a...
Patch Azure Arc now: CVE-2026-40381 gives local attackers SYSTEM or root access.
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-40381 on May 12, 2026, an Important-rated elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Azure Connected Machine Agent. The flaw allows an attacker with local access to a...
Patch Windows now for CVE-2026-41097 Secure Boot bypass, verify trust chain
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday delivered a jolt to Windows administrators with the disclosure of CVE-2026-41097, an Important-rated Secure Boot security feature bypass. The vulnerability,...