Articles from June 3, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on June 3, 2026
New Zealand’s Microsoft Copilot Default: When Procurement Becomes Policy
New Zealand’s public sector has effectively standardised on Microsoft Copilot as its default artificial intelligence tool in 2025 and 2026 because agencies already buy Microsoft 365, making Copilot an
Microsoft Stock in 2026: Azure and Copilot Position MSFT as the Cleanest AI Bet
Microsoft is being pitched by a Seeking Alpha contributor as the strongest opportunity among the “Magnificent Seven” after an 8.5 percent gain since late April, with the argument resting on durable ca
Azure HorizonDB & Web IQ: Microsoft’s Next AI Fight Moves Below the Model
Microsoft used the opening day of Build 2026 in San Francisco on June 2 to put Azure HorizonDB into public preview and to expose Web IQ, the web-grounding layer it says already supports Copilot and Ch
Build 2026: Microsoft AI Agents to Port and Validate x86 Apps for Windows on Arm64
Microsoft will use a June 3, 2026 Build session to show developers how AI agents can help convert and validate x86 Windows applications for native Arm64 execution on Windows on Arm PCs, including Qual
Exchange Online EX1331830 Outage: Mail-Flow Delays Across Continents
Microsoft’s Exchange Online incident EX1331830 began on June 2, 2026, disrupted enterprise email delivery across North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, and remained unresolved as of June 3 while eng
Microsoft Office Read-Only Mode on Old Apple Devices From July 13, 2026
Microsoft says that from July 13, 2026, Microsoft 365 apps and Office 2019 or Office 2021 on older Apple operating systems may enter reduced functionality mode, leaving Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outloo
Leaked 13-inch Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 Elite: Arm, Copilot+ and June 16
Microsoft’s next 13-inch Surface Pro with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite has reportedly leaked ahead of a rumored June 16 announcement, pointing to a refreshed Windows-on-Arm flagship that would follo
Azure Portal Dependency Confusion Dispute: “Not Production” vs Supply-Chain Execution
A researcher says Microsoft’s Security Response Center closed a January 28, 2026 report about an Azure Portal dependency confusion flaw after Microsoft-controlled infrastructure allegedly fetched and
Microsoft Purview Adds Anthropic Claude Compliance: Governance for AI Agents
Microsoft has added Anthropic Claude Enterprise activity to Microsoft Purview in late May 2026, using Anthropic’s Compliance API to bring Claude conversations, files, projects, logins, admin actions,
Copilot Procurement Risk After Microsoft and OpenAI Exclusivity Ends
Microsoft’s revised OpenAI partnership, announced April 27, 2026, ended a major exclusivity arrangement while leaving Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure OpenAI Service, and Dynamics 365 customers tied to a
Qualys Cloud Agent Windows 6.5 Adds P2P Patch Distribution to Speed Remediation
Qualys on June 3, 2026 announced peer-to-peer patch distribution for Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows 6.5, a feature that lets managed Windows endpoints share patch content locally to reduce repeated in
WinGet on Windows: Stop Installer “Next Next Finish” and Secure Upgrades
Windows users can avoid the old browser-download-installer routine by using Microsoft’s Windows Package Manager, better known as WinGet, a command-line tool available on Windows 11, modern Windows 10