Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
TPC for GenAI: New Benchmark Aims to Standardize Price-Performance Measurement for AI Inference
The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has launched a new benchmark initiative called TPC for GenAI, designed to create a standardized way to measure price-performance for generative AI...
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 and T16 Gen 5 Achieve Perfect 10/10 Repairability Score from iFixit
Lenovo's ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 and T16 Gen 5 have received a perfect 10/10 repairability score from iFixit, making them the first enterprise laptops to achieve this distinction. The assessment comes...
Windows 11 Taskbar Update: Quick Settings Customization Returns, Agenda View Delayed
Microsoft has quietly restored Quick Settings customization to Windows 11's taskbar in the latest Dev Channel build, marking a significant reversal of a controversial design decision. The return of...
Windows 11 Pro Security: How to Configure Default Tools for Enterprise-Grade Protection
Windows 11 Pro ships with enterprise-grade security tools that remain largely unused in their default configurations. Microsoft includes BitLocker encryption, Windows Sandbox, Hyper-V virtualization,...
Microsoft Delays Enterprise Opt-Out for New Outlook to March 2027: What IT Admins Need to Know
Microsoft has extended the enterprise opt-out deadline for the New Outlook for Windows by nearly a year, moving it from April 2026 to March 1, 2027. This delay gives IT administrators additional time...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Hide Dark Mode Behind Energy Saver Menu in Quick Settings
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider builds have relocated the Dark Mode toggle from its previous position in Quick Settings to a new submenu under Energy saver. This change, first spotted in build...
CISA Adds 3 Critical Windows Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog: Patch Now to Prevent Active Exploitation
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added three high-severity Windows vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, signaling active exploitation in the wild....
Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 3 Introduces Copilot Cowork and Agent 365 for Automated Office Tasks
Microsoft has launched Wave 3 of Microsoft 365 Copilot, marking a significant shift from AI assistance to AI execution in workplace productivity. The new features, Copilot Cowork and Agent 365,...
Intel's Bartlett Lake and Panther Lake Processors: AI-Powered Edge Computing for Windows Systems
Intel has quietly expanded its client and embedded processor portfolio with two targeted families—Core Series 2 \"Bartlett Lake\" and \"Panther Lake\"—specifically designed for edge computing...
Samson PC Requirements Demand GTX 1070 Minimum, RTX 3060 Ti Recommended, SSD Mandatory
Liquid Swords has published the official PC system requirements for Samson: A Tyndalston Story, and they're not for the faint of heart. The studio specifies a GeForce GTX 1070-class GPU as the...
CHIP Linux Apps Hub: A German-Language Gateway to Linux Downloads with Curation and Safety
CHIP's "Linux-Apps" download hub provides a German-language gateway to Linux distributions, desktop tools, and one-click installers, offering a curated download index that mixes editorial picks with...
AvePoint AgentPulse Reaches General Availability: Centralized AI Agent Governance for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
AvePoint has officially launched AgentPulse Command Center into general availability, providing enterprises with a unified platform to manage AI agents across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace...