Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Windows 11 Task Manager Gains NPU Monitoring in Dev Build 26300.8142, Bringing Copilot+ AI Hardware Visibility
Microsoft has introduced NPU monitoring capabilities to Windows 11's Task Manager in Dev Channel build 26300.8142, marking a significant step toward making AI hardware visible to users. This optional...
Microsoft Recalibrates Windows 11 Copilot Strategy: Focus Shifts to Quality Over Aggressive Integration
Microsoft is quietly recalibrating one of the most controversial parts of Windows 11: its aggressive Copilot push. The company's latest message to Windows Insiders makes clear that the next phase is...
AMD ROCm ROCDXG Brings Production Open Source GPU Compute to WSL on Windows 11
AMD has officially released ROCDXG production open source support for Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 11, marking a significant advancement for GPU compute development on Microsoft's platform....
Microsoft Azure AI Accelerates Nuclear Licensing Process from Weeks to One Day
The U.S. Department of Energy has demonstrated a breakthrough application of artificial intelligence that dramatically reduces nuclear licensing paperwork processing time. In a collaboration between...
Microsoft March 2026: Agentic AI is a security architecture, not just productivity boost
Microsoft's March 30, 2026 security blog post marks a fundamental shift in how organizations must approach artificial intelligence. The company's latest guidance explicitly frames agentic AI as a...
Microsoft Copilot Researcher Gains Critique and Council Features for Enterprise AI Governance
Microsoft is expanding its enterprise AI research capabilities with two new features for Copilot Researcher: Critique and Council. These additions, announced this week, represent a significant push...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Researcher's Critique & Council Modes: Multi-Model AI for Enterprise Trust
Microsoft has introduced Critique and Council modes for its Microsoft 365 Copilot Researcher, representing a significant evolution in enterprise AI strategy. These new features move beyond simple...
Sparkle 2.16.1 Update: Enhanced Reliability, Cyrillic Fix, and Tray Behavior Changes
Sparkle 2.16.1 has arrived as a focused maintenance update for the popular Windows optimization utility, addressing specific reliability issues and user interface problems that have surfaced in...
Better xCloud Enhances Xbox Cloud Gaming on Windows 11 with Unofficial Browser Script
An unofficial browser userscript called Better xCloud is transforming the Xbox Cloud Gaming experience on Windows 11 by exposing controls Microsoft has kept hidden in the default interface. The...
NPU monitoring arrives in Task Manager as Windows 11 Build 26220.8138 adds Admin Protection security layer.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.8138 to the Canary Channel, marking a significant shift toward enterprise-grade security and hardware optimization rather than...
Insider Build 26300.8142 Adds Edge Admin Lock, NPU Monitoring, Touchpad Tuning
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26300.8142 to Insiders in the Canary Channel, delivering a focused update that prioritizes system administration tools and hardware monitoring capabilities...
Windows 11 Canary Build 29558.1000 Modernizes Console Host with Terminal Features
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Canary build 29558.1000, a seemingly minor update that delivers significant changes to the Windows command-line experience. This build introduces the first phase of...