Articles from July 15, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 15, 2026
Microsoft Patches Kernel Memory Leak: Why CVE-2026-50475 Needs Your Attention This July
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released its monthly security updates, including a patch for a vulnerability that allows a low-privileged attacker to read sensitive data from the Windows kernel. Rated...
Windows 11’s July Update Seals Off a Path from Low-Privilege Account to Full Control
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released cumulative update KB5101650 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, extinguishing a high-severity local privilege-escalation vulnerability tracked as...
No Click Needed: Why the Latest Windows Media Data Leak Patch Demands Prompt Action
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft published a security fix for CVE-2026-50415, an information-disclosure vulnerability in Windows Media that can be exploited over a network by an unauthenticated attacker...
Windows 11 Is Showing More Ads: Here’s Exactly How to Turn Them Off
Your Windows 11 PC, your Samsung refrigerator, and even your car can now push ads and recommendations at you—even though you already paid for them. A July 15 report from Fox News’ CyberGuy column...
Microsoft Patches Stealthy Windows Media Data Leak That Requires No User Interaction
Microsoft's July 2026 security updates addressed an information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Media that could allow an attacker with low-privilege local access to read sensitive data, the...
Windows 11’s Search Gets a Sleek New Shutdown Box, but Alt+F4 Remains Stuck in the Past
{ "title": "Windows 11’s Search Gets a Sleek New Shutdown Box, but Alt+F4 Remains Stuck in the Past", "content": "Microsoft has begun testing a completely redesigned shutdown dialog in Windows...
Your Windows Update Server Could Be a Backdoor—Patch CVE-2026-50444 Now
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft warned that a critical missing-authentication bug in Windows Server Update Services lets low-privileged attackers hijack the very servers that distribute patches across...
Unpatched AD FS? One Malformed Request Can Crash Your Authentication—Here’s the July Fix
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft dropped a security update that closes a remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). Tracked as CVE-2026-50411,...
Microsoft’s July Update Fixes a Critical Remote Desktop Flaw—Here’s How to Protect Your PC
Microsoft has patched a critical security flaw that weaponizes an everyday task: connecting to a remote computer. The July 14, 2026 security updates address CVE-2026-50474, a vulnerability in the...
A Heap Overflow in Windows ReFS Could Give Hackers Full Control—Here’s the Fix
{ "title": "A Heap Overflow in Windows ReFS Could Give Hackers Full Control—Here’s the Fix", "content": "On July 14, 2026, Microsoft patched a serious vulnerability in the Windows Resilient...
Zero-Privilege HTTP.sys Memory Leak Patched in Windows 11 and Server 2025 Updates
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026, security updates resolved an information disclosure flaw in the Windows HTTP protocol stack that could let any local user—without needing administrator rights—read...
Microsoft PC Manager 3.22.1.0 fixes high-severity bug — but you must update it yourself
{ "title": "Microsoft PC Manager 3.22.1.0 fixes high-severity bug — but you must update it yourself", "content": "Microsoft PC Manager, the free tune-up utility many Windows users have come to...