Articles from June 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in June 2026
AZ-900 No Longer Standalone: Microsoft Launches Role-Based Azure Certification Tracks for 2026
Microsoft is quietly rolling out a redesigned Azure certification roadmap for 2026 that retains the popular AZ-900 fundamentals exam as the universal on-ramp but now diverts learners into four...
Huntress Demo: Standard M365 User Hits Global Admin in 5 Minutes 30 Seconds—No Exploit Needed
A standard Microsoft 365 user was escalated to Global Administrator in five minutes and 30 seconds during a live product launch demonstration by cybersecurity firm Huntress. The attack required no...
ASUS Zenbook A16 Crams Snapdragon X2 and 3K OLED into Just 2.6 Pounds
A 16-inch laptop that weighs less than many 13-inch ultrabooks sounds like a design fantasy, but ASUS has made it real with the Zenbook A16. Reviewed by Thurrott.com in June 2026, this Copilot+ PC...
XPS 13 at $699: Microsoft’s Measured Reply to the MacBook Neo’s Viral Taunt
A 14-second clip posted to X last Thursday morning ignited a firestorm that Microsoft couldn’t ignore. The video, uploaded by a creator with the handle @TechRoast, showed a bulky, rainbow-LED-laden...
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 5G for Business Pairs Intel Core Ultra with Verizon’s Always-On Security in 2026
Microsoft is taking aim at the summer 2026 business travel season with a new always-connected Surface Pro 5G for Business, a device built from the ground up for hybrid teams that refuse to trade...
Paid Windows 10 Security Updates Push Users Toward Linux
Microsoft’s decision to charge consumers for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) has ignited fresh debate over whether the aging operating system’s users should jump to Linux instead of...
Windows 11 Volume Bar Keeps Appearing? Three Hidden Causes and Fixes
The volume overlay in Windows 11—that slim black bar that slides out from the side of the screen—has become a persistent annoyance for thousands of users. Reports describe the indicator refusing...
BlackBerry AtHoc Now Sends Identity-Driven Crisis Alerts Directly to Microsoft Teams, Powered by Entra ID
BlackBerry’s AtHoc crisis communication platform can now deliver real-time alerts directly into Microsoft Teams, leveraging Microsoft Entra ID for identity-based user provisioning and targeted...
Nokia Shifts SAP Core to Azure via RISE, Targeting AI-Fueled Enterprise Ops
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Windows 10 Gets a Reprieve: How Microsoft’s Consumer ESU Pushes Security Patches to 2027
October 14, 2025, was the day Microsoft pulled the plug on mainstream Windows 10 support. For the millions of PCs still running the operating system, that meant no more free security updates, bug...
CalendarBridge Extends Secure Sync to Microsoft 365 GCC High Environments
On June 30, 2026, in Miami, CalendarBridge dropped a long-awaited update: its platform now fully supports Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High (GCC High). For government contractors, public...
Windows 11 26H2 Insider Builds Arrive with Major Taskbar, Accessibility, and Settings Overhauls
Microsoft has just flipped the switch on Windows 11’s next major feature update, version 26H2, pushing the first public previews to Insiders in the Dev Channel as of late June 2026. The new builds...