Articles from July 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in July 2026
Windows 11’s Enhanced Sign-in Security Is Confusing Users – Here’s How to Fix Your Biometric Login
Microsoft’s efforts to tighten Windows sign-in security are creating a new headache for users who rely on external biometric devices. A feature called Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS), baked into...
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Now Lets AI Agents Act Inside Your ERP — Under Strict Control
On July 23, 2026, Microsoft announced a fundamental shift in how its Dynamics 365 business applications interact with AI. The company introduced Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, a new...
Why Office 2019 for Mac Just Stopped Editing Documents—and Your Best Replacement Options
On July 13, 2026, Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac unexpectedly entered a reduced functionality mode, stripping Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote of their ability to create, edit, or save...
Windows 11's Point-in-Time Restore Could Save Your PC—or Erase Your Work
Microsoft has quietly begun rolling out a new recovery feature in Windows 11 that can rewind your entire PC to a previous state—personal files and all. The feature, called point-in-time restore,...
A Phishing Empire Fell, and Now the Calls Are Coming: Inside Microsoft's Q2 2026 Security Shakeup
Microsoft’s takedown of the Tycoon2FA phishing-as-a-service platform in March 2026 cratered its traffic by 92% by the end of June, according to newly released Q2 threat data. But while one phishing...
Microsoft 365 Outage Strikes SharePoint, Teams, and Excel — Admin Center Inaccessible, IT Left in the Dark
On Thursday, July 23, a significant Microsoft 365 outage disrupted essential workplace services, with a staggering 78% of user complaints focused on SharePoint, according to outage tracker...
AI-Generated Counterexample Could Overturn 30-Year Graph Theory Conjecture—If It Holds Up
In late July 2026, two of the most advanced AI models—OpenAI's GPT-5.6 and xAI's Grok 4.5—independently produced the same startling mathematical result: a small, concrete counterexample that...
Zombie Graveyard Simulator Arrives on Xbox Series X|S with Play Anywhere, Day-Night Loop
Zombie Graveyard Simulator has quietly launched on Xbox Series X|S, bringing an unusual blend of cemetery management, first-person zombie combat, farming, and business simulation to Microsoft’s...
Second Front and Microsoft aim to make ATOs a routine step, not a roadblock, for Azure Government apps
Second Front Systems expanded its collaboration with Microsoft this week, giving independent software vendors a managed, repeatable path through one of the federal software market’s most feared...
Forget Dual-Booting: WSL 2 Now Delivers a Full Linux Experience on Windows Without the Risk
The decades-old advice telling Windows users to partition their hard drive and install Linux alongside their primary operating system has been officially retired. As of mid-2026, the Windows...
Your Chrome Browser Can Now Stream Netflix in 4K on Windows 11 — If Your PC Passes This Checklist
Netflix has quietly expanded its 4K Ultra HD streaming support on Windows 11 to include Google Chrome version 117 and later, ending a long-standing hassle that forced many subscribers to use...
Microsoft Teams Down? July 23 Spike Explained: How to Check Your Service
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