Articles from July 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in July 2026
Windows 11's Latest Experimental Build Brings Braille to Setup and Smart Card Control to Cloud PCs
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 test build delivers two changes that punch above their weight: standards-based braille display support that works from the moment you turn on a new PC, and a security...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Samsung's Wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 Promises a Pocketable Tablet — and a Better Windows Companion
Samsung will announce a redesigned Galaxy Z Fold 8 at its July 22 Unpacked event that abandons the tall, narrow silhouette of previous book-style foldables for a shorter, wider body, according to...
Why Patching to CADRA V2511 Alone Won’t Secure Your Engineering Workstation
Siemens released a crucial security update for its CADRA design and drafting software on July 14, 2026, fixing seven severe zlib-related vulnerabilities that affect all versions older than V2511. But...