Articles from July 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in July 2026
Chrome 149 Patches Android GPU Flaw That Could Leak Browser Memory—Windows Update Included
Google released Chrome 149 on June 23, 2026, closing a high-severity vulnerability in the browser’s GPU component that could have let attackers read sensitive data from memory on Android devices....
Chrome 149 Patches Critical WebGL Sandbox Escape — Here’s What Windows Users Need to Do
Google pushed a critical Chrome update on June 23, 2026, quietly fixing a WebGL vulnerability that could let attackers break out of the browser’s sandbox. The patch rolled out in Chrome 149, but...
Android Chrome Users Must Patch Now: Critical WebGL Flaw Could Let Attackers Escape Browser Sandbox
On June 23, 2026, Google disclosed a critical vulnerability in Chrome for Android that demands immediate attention. Tracked as CVE-2026-13032, the flaw is a use-after-free bug in the WebGL graphics...
Windows 11's Printer Setup Is Finally Getting Simpler—Starting July 2026
As of July 1, 2026, Windows 11 will default to a new way of installing printers—one that skips the driver download, the bloated installer, and the obligatory restart. The feature, called Windows...
Microsoft’s July Windows 11 Preview Patches Annoyances and Readies Secure Boot Transition
Microsoft dropped the optional KB5101684 preview update for Windows 11 on July 28, 2026, targeting versions 24H2 and 25H2. The non-security cumulative release pushes OS Builds to 26100.8973 and...
A Spiked, Camera-Wielding Steam Deck Is the Funniest Anti-Family Deterrent—and a Cautionary Tale
A Reddit user has built a spiked, camera-equipped security system for their Steam Deck that plays an audio warning and triggers an electrical deterrent when anyone approaches. According to a July 27...
A $30 Logitech Mouse and $160 Acer Monitor: Gaming Upgrades That Make Schoolwork Easier
PC Gamer’s latest back-to-school deals roundup isn’t a toy catalog disguised as homework gear—it’s a genuinely useful blueprint for students who want one Windows setup that handles both...
Kamrui Hyper H2: The $670 Mini PC Built for Homelabs and Heavy Multitasking
Kamrui’s newest mini PC, the Hyper Series H2, breaks from the low-power mold by shoehorning a full-blown laptop processor into a compact desktop chassis—but its $669.99 price tag demands a very...
Pre-Built Gaming PCs Are Now Genuine Competitors to DIY—Here’s What Changed in 2026
Acer just shipped a gaming desktop with a Ryzen 9 9900X, GeForce RTX 5070, and 32GB of dual-channel DDR5—and it costs about the same as building it yourself. Maingear’s latest flagship arrives...
A Cardboard PC Project Earned This Teen a Real Build Lesson—and a Surprise Gaming Rig
On July 28, 2026, Good Things Guy reported that a 13-year-old from Johannesburg, who painstakingly built a mock gaming PC from cardboard, received a real gaming PC after local content creator Just...
Corsair Cove’s Free Steam Demo Is the Only Sure Way to Know If Your PC Can Handle the Pirate City-Builder
Limbic Entertainment and publisher Hooded Horse are set to release Corsair Cove on July 31, 2026, bringing a vertically ambitious pirate city-builder exclusively to Windows PC. The game will land on...
Xbox Helix Could Break the $1,000 Mark If Microsoft Opens It to Steam, Report Warns
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox console, known as Project Helix, was designed to bridge two worlds. At GDC 2026, the company said it would play both Xbox and PC games—a promise that instantly...