Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Windows 11 Has Two Different Media Players: Here’s When to Use Each One
Microsoft hasn’t killed Windows Media Player—but its presence in Windows 11 is far from straightforward. A new guide, first published by Technobezz and echoed across community forums, clarifies...
Origin Energy Leak Hands Scammers the Perfect AI Phishing Toolkit—Here’s How to Shield Yourself
Australia’s largest energy retailer, Origin Energy, confirmed on Thursday that an unauthorized party accessed and disclosed customer data including names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers,...
Chick-fil-A Forces Account Resets After Credential Stuffing Exposes Customer Data in 10 States
Chick-fil-A has begun forcing password resets on affected loyalty accounts after a three-day automated attack succeeded in accessing personal information stored in its Chick-fil-A One program. The...
How GN Store Nord Ditched Its 3PL and Achieved Same-Day Shipping in 4 Days with Microsoft Dynamics 365
On April 7, 2026, GN Store Nord flipped the switch on a brand-new warehouse system at its distribution center in Shakopee, Minnesota. Over the next three days, the company processed more than 2,100...
Windows 11’s 400ms Menu Delay Is Making Your PC Feel Slow — Cut It to 100ms for Instant Snappiness
Microsoft’s default menu animation setting injects a 400-millisecond delay before cascading submenus appear, and for millions of Windows 11 users that pause is the real culprit behind a desktop...
Inside Katy ISD’s 2026 AI Framework: When Students Can—and Can’t—Use Chatbots
Katy Independent School District will bar students below seventh grade from using generative AI chatbots on school devices when its new AI framework takes effect in the 2026-27 school year. High...
Assetto Corsa EVO 0.8.1: The Unflashy Fixes That Finally Make Racing Reliable
KUNOS Simulazioni released Assetto Corsa EVO update 0.8.1 on July 24, 2026, targeting the rough edges that undermine longer racing sessions. The patch doesn’t add any new cars or tracks, but it...
Tesla 2026.20.200 Update Revealed: Bus Lane Navigation, Service Mode Tweaks Arrive After Silent Debut
On July 24, 2026, Tesla's vehicle-software trackers flagged a new build: 2026.20.200. It appeared on newly delivered cars, but conspicuously absent were any public-facing release notes. That silence...
Tesla Robotaxi Fleet Now Running Early FSD v15 — Here’s What Owners Need to Know
Tesla’s robotaxi fleet is now operating with early builds of its long-awaited Full Self-Driving v15 software, the company confirmed during its Q2 2026 earnings call. The news means that the...
Tesla's Semi FSD Promises Efficiency but Demands IT Readiness by 2027
Tesla will bring its Full Self-Driving software to the Semi truck, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the company’s second-quarter earnings call on July 22, 2026. The target is late 2026 or early 2027,...
Why Switching to Google in Edge Still Sends New Tab Searches to Bing (and How to Fix It)
Microsoft Edge makes it simple to choose a different default search engine, but many users find that searches typed on the new tab page continue to use Bing. The reason lies in a separate setting...
Ventoy 1.1.17 Tightens Secure Boot on Multiboot USBs as Microsoft Certificate Shift Looms
On July 24, 2024, the developers behind Ventoy released version 1.1.17, a maintenance update that carries a deceptively brief changelog item with outsized consequences: “Optimization for the Secure...