Articles from July 21, 2026
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Microsoft Tests 'Ask Copilot' Hover Buttons in Windows 11 File Explorer Home, but File Handoff Remains Unreliable
Microsoft has quietly added a new way to summon Copilot from File Explorer in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, but early testing reveals a significant flaw: clicking the Ask Copilot...
That Persistent ‘Microsoft Account Problem’ Nudge in Windows 11 Actually Means Something Is Broken—Here’s How to Diagnose and Fix It
Microsoft has just flicked a switch that reminds millions of Windows 11 users how deeply their PCs now depend on a single online identity. In mid-July 2026, reports of stubborn “Microsoft account...
How to Restore a Vanished Bluetooth Adapter in Windows 11’s Device Manager
You open Device Manager to check a Bluetooth problem, and the entire Bluetooth category is gone. No radio adapter, no paired devices — just silence. It’s a surprisingly common frustration on...
Microsoft’s $190 Billion AI Splurge: What It Means for Your Windows PC, Cloud Costs, and Copilot
Microsoft expects to spend roughly $190 billion on capital expenditures in calendar 2026, with about $25 billion of that attributed to higher component costs, according to an analysis of recent...
Surface Hub 3, Rally Board, or Flip Pro? Navigating Digital Whiteboards for Windows Workplaces
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Drag-and-Drop Attack Steals Microsoft 365 Access After You Pass MFA
Cybercriminals have figured out how to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts without ever touching a password—even if you've completed multi-factor authentication. A technique called ConsentFix, detailed...
Meta Quest’s Horizon+ Now Includes Xbox Game Pass — But There’s a 10-Hour Cloud Limit
Starting July 21, 2026, Meta is baking a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass directly into its Quest VR headset subscription, Horizon+, giving owners access to over 50 Xbox games streamed through the...
Copilot Not Working? A Practical Guide to Diagnosing and Fixing Blank Windows, Loading Spinners, and More
Reports of Microsoft Copilot hiccups are spreading online, but as of July 21, 2026, there’s no sign of a global outage. Instead, users are hitting a tangle of local failures—blank panes, endless...
Critical Siemens Opcenter X Bug Lets Attackers Forge Admin Tokens, CVSS 10 — Patch V2604 Now
Siemens has released an emergency fix for its cloud manufacturing platform Opcenter X after discovering that attackers could forge JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) to impersonate any user — including...
Samsung’s New Foldable Form Factor Is Designed for Work — Here’s What to Expect on July 22
Samsung will unveil a shorter, wider Galaxy Z Fold at its Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22, 2026, marking the most significant redesign of its flagship foldable since the original Fold launched in...
Your FactoryTalk Directory Might Be Trusting Forged Tokens — Here’s the Fix
July 21, 2026 — Rockwell Automation has disclosed a critical flaw in its FactoryTalk Services Platform (FTSP) that lets a low‑privilege user craft a malicious JSON Web Token and impersonate any...
Samsung’s First Clip-On Earbuds Slip to Fall 2026 — What Windows Users Need to Know
Samsung won’t introduce its first clip-on, open-ear earbuds at the July 22 Galaxy Unpacked event in London. A new report from Korea’s Electronic Times says the company has pushed the launch to...