Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Kyndryl and Microsoft Release Governance Runbooks for Enterprise Agentic AI on Azure
Kyndryl and Microsoft have jointly published a comprehensive set of governance runbooks designed to accelerate the transition of agentic AI from isolated pilots to regulated, production-scale...
ABB Automation Builder Gateway Vulnerability Exposes PLC Discovery on TCP Port 1217
CISA has republished ABB’s advisory for CVE-2024-41975, spotlighting a dangerous default configuration in the ABB Automation Builder Gateway for Windows. Before version 2.9.0, the software listens...
Patch ABB AC500 V3 PLCs Now: Remote Code Execution Flaws Fixed in Firmware 3.9.0
The ABB AC500 V3 programmable logic controller line has three critical security flaws that can be triggered remotely, according to advisories released by ABB on February 24, 2026, and re-published by...
ABB WebPro SNMP Flaws Allow Auth Bypass and DoS on UPS Systems
Three critical vulnerabilities in ABB’s WebPro SNMP Card for PowerValue UPS systems expose industrial control environments to authentication bypass and denial-of-service attacks. The flaws,...
CISA Warns of PowerSYSTEM Center Flaws in Energy Sector ICS
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an industrial control systems (ICS) advisory on May 12, 2026, warning that multiple authenticated-user vulnerabilities affect...
Windows 11’s X Button: It Doesn’t Always Close Apps — What You Need to Know
The X button in the top-right corner of a Windows 11 window might not be doing what you think. According to MakeUseOf, many users are surprised to learn that clicking it often fails to fully close an...
ABB AC500 V3 CMS parser flaw CVE-2025-15467 allowed remote code execution before firmware 3.9.0 HF1.
A critical stack buffer overflow vulnerability in ABB’s AC500 V3 programmable logic controllers has been assigned CVE-2025-15467, prompting the vendor to release a hotfix firmware version 3.9.0...
Microsoft Adds Persistent Copilot Button to Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Keyboard Navigation Changes Coming in 2026
Microsoft is making the Copilot button in Office apps impossible to miss. By early June 2026, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows and Mac will sport a persistent Copilot button and reworked...
TechRadar’s Microsoft Quiz 2026: Test Your Mastery of Windows, Office 365, Xbox, MSN, and Copilot
TechRadar published a 15-question Microsoft quiz on May 12, 2026, authored by Tom Bedford. The interactive feature invites readers to gauge their depth of Microsoft knowledge—a challenge that spans...
Windows 11's Leaked 'Low Latency Profile' Boosts CPU Clocks for Snappier UI – But at What Cost?
A leaked Windows 11 performance boost quietly making the rounds in Insider builds has sparked both excitement and unease among early testers. Dubbed the “Low Latency Profile,” the feature...
Dell SupportAssist Remediation 5.5.16.0 Update Triggers CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED Blue Screens and Reboot Loops
Dell's latest SupportAssist Remediation update, version 5.5.16.0, has thrown thousands of users into an unrecoverable crash spiral. Deployed on April 30, the automated fix is now triggering...
Akkuro Lending Leverages Azure Red Hat OpenShift and AI to Revolutionize SME Loan Processing in Switzerland
Swiss fintech firm Akkuro, a subsidiary of Topicus, has launched a groundbreaking lending platform built on Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift, integrating Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Document...