Articles from July 22, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 22, 2026
FluentTweaker 26.06.02: Open-Source Tool Takes the Guesswork Out of Windows Registry Tweaks
A new free tool is bringing transparency to the often nerve-wracking process of customizing Windows via the registry. FluentTweaker version 26.06.02, released on June 6, 2026, replaces the...
Build 26220.8925 Brings Auto-Unit File Sizes and Tab Middle-Clicks to Windows 11 File Explorer
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.8925 to the Beta Channel on July 20, 2026, and with it came a trio of File Explorer tweaks that chip away at long-standing papercuts. The most...
Snapdragon X2 Lands in Surface Pro 13: 53% Faster Graphics, Starting at $1,499
Microsoft's newest Surface Pro is now on sale in the U.S., and the headline feature isn't a radical redesign — it's Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 processor bringing a serious graphics upgrade to the...
AWS Security Hub Can Now Monitor Azure and Detect AI Cost Harvesting: A Practical Guide
AWS Security Hub just absorbed two of the biggest blind spots in modern cloud defense: Microsoft Azure resources and production AI workloads. On July 22, the cloud giant unveiled a suite of new...
SageThumbs 2K Update Cuts Thumbnail Wait Times for Big Design Files, Fixes Windows 11 Menu Glitch
SageThumbs 2K version 1.3.1 landed on July 22, 2026, and while the version number suggests a minor bump, the changes target some of the most persistent annoyances for Windows users who rely on File...
Free AI Webinars Put Microsoft Copilot Cowork, ChatGPT Work, and Claude Skills to the Test for Windows Users
ONLC Training is launching a free, four-part webinar series on August 4, 2026, that tackles the three heavyweight AI agent platforms for the workplace: Microsoft Copilot Cowork, OpenAI’s ChatGPT...
Forza Horizon 6 Logo Crash? Here’s Why It Happens and How to Stop It
Forza Horizon 6 has raced onto PC, but for many players the journey stops a few seconds after launch. The game crashes at the Turn 10 Studios logo splash screen, never reaching the main menu. It’s...
Zoom for Windows Update Urgent: Unauthenticated Attackers Could Take Over Your Account
Zoom on Tuesday issued an emergency security update for its Windows applications, patching a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to take over user accounts without...
Four Original Xbox Games Now Playable on Windows 11 as Microsoft Expands Backward Compatibility
On July 22, 2026, Microsoft quietly launched a feature long requested by PC gamers: native backward compatibility for original Xbox titles on Windows 11. The early release debuts with just four...
GMKtec G10 Mini PC Review: What $290 Actually Buys You in a Windows 11 Pro Desktop
A palm-sized Windows 11 Pro desktop with 16GB of RAM, triple‑4K output, and a user‑upgradeable design just dropped to $290 for Amazon Prime members. The GMKtec G10, powered by an AMD Ryzen 5...
Microsoft Hands Disability Groups the Keys to AI Image Datasets
Microsoft researchers have released a tool that lets disability communities build and govern their own AI training datasets, marking a shift from scraping internet data to inviting groups to define...
Windows 11 Pro’s Best-Kept Secret: A Free Encrypted Vault Using BitLocker and VHDX
Windows users running Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education editions have a built-in way to create a secure, password-protected file vault without installing any third-party encryption software....