Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
GPT-5.6 Now on Microsoft Foundry: Here’s How to Choose Between Sol, Terra, and Luna
Microsoft has released the GPT-5.6 model family on its Foundry AI platform, giving organizations three distinct tiers to balance capability, cost, and speed. The update also adds a new Asia-Pacific...
July Security Update Stops AD CS 'Certighost' Attack That Could Let Users Take Over Entire Domains
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update addresses a critical Active Directory Certificate Services vulnerability that could let an attacker with a basic domain user account impersonate a Domain...
Stop Cluttering Your Taskbar: The Windows 11 Guide to Pinning Apps, Folders, and Websites
Windows 11 has quietly refined how users pin apps, folders, and websites to the Start menu and taskbar—and most people are still doing it wrong. With the gradual phase-out of legacy tile concepts...
New Windows 11 Update Lets Admins Silently Accept SSO Permissions on Enterprise PCs
Microsoft has shipped a registry-based policy with the July 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 that allows IT administrators to automatically accept single sign-on (SSO) permission prompts on...
Echo Weaver's Time-Loop Metroidvania Rewards Player Insight Over Grinding – Demo Out Now on Steam
Moonlight Kids has locked in October 8 as the release date for Echo Weaver, a time-loop metroidvania that breaks from genre conventions by treating time as a currency and knowledge as the true key to...
HackerNoon’s 220-Post Developer Reading List Lands: How Windows Users Can Cut Through the Noise
HackerNoon dropped a sprawling collection of 220 free blog posts aimed at developers on July 24, 2026, ordering them by reader engagement. For Windows users, the list is a mixed bag: it covers...
Microphone Testing in 2026: Why Old Windows Tricks No Longer Work and What to Do Instead
Microsoft has quietly retired several of the microphone-testing tools that Windows users relied on for years. If you’ve been searching for “Skype Echo” or digging through Cortana settings to...
The Hidden Windows Setting That Repairs Microsoft Edge Without Losing Your Data
For years, fixing a broken Microsoft Edge on a Windows PC meant wading through outdated forum posts suggesting PowerShell commands, registry tweaks, or third-party uninstall tools. But Microsoft has...
PS5 Remote Play on Windows: HDR, Ethernet, and DualSense Setup Bring Console-Quality Streaming to Your PC
Sony’s PS5 Remote Play now supports Windows 10 and 11 with full DualSense controller functionality, HDR streaming, and comprehensive network optimization — turning any compatible PC into a...
Why Searching for 'Google Play Store Download' Is a Trap—and What to Do Instead
You typed “Google Play Store download” into a search engine, hoping to fix a missing app or install Android software on a laptop. The results promise quick APK fixes, but clicking that link is...
Grok AI Now Edits Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides Natively — Here's What That Means for You
On July 24, 2026, SpaceXAI released a free add-on that plants Grok — the company’s conversational AI — right inside Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. A single install from the Workspace...
Windows 11 Bluetooth Breakdown: How to Fix Missing Toggles, Pairing, and No Audio
A Bluetooth switch that disappears. Headphones that connect without making a sound. A keyboard that drops out mid-sentence. These are not signs of failing hardware — they’re symptoms of Windows...