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ETHS Ransomware Recovery: How Device Sweeps and System Rebuilds Are Reshaping the School Year
When Evanston Township High School students walk through the doors on August 17, the familiar click of a working Chromebook or the smooth login to a class portal is no longer a given. In a July 16...
OneDrive Pulls Support for Older Windows 10 Versions on August 15, 2026 — What You Need to Know
Microsoft has set a hard deadline for OneDrive sync on Windows 10: starting August 15, 2026, PCs running versions older than 22H2 will no longer be supported. The sync client won’t instantly stop...
KB5101650 Hands IT the Power to Silence Entra SSO Consent Prompts on Windows 11
{ "title": "KB5101650 Hands IT the Power to Silence Entra SSO Consent Prompts on Windows 11", "content": "With the July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft introduced a registry policy that...
Microsoft 365 Action Segments Let IT Auto-Target Inactive Copilot Users With In-Product Prompts
Microsoft has officially rolled out Action Segments for Organizational Messages in Microsoft 365, a feature that lets IT administrators dynamically direct adoption prompts at users who haven’t...
Microsoft Swaps Copilot’s Engine to GPT-5.6: Here’s What Changes in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Starting July 9
On July 9, 2026, Microsoft began rolling out OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 as the new default AI model for Microsoft 365 Copilot, instantly upgrading the assistant’s reasoning, context handling, and accuracy...
Microsoft to Pull Plug on OWA Light for On-Premises Exchange, Targeting August 2026
Microsoft is formally retiring the lightweight version of Outlook on the Web for on-premises Exchange Server, with removal planned for a future update around August 2026. The company’s Exchange...
Thurrott’s Snap Max Guide Reveals Hidden Windows 11 Window Management Tricks
On July 8, 2026, veteran Windows journalist Paul Thurrott published a pivotal new section in his Windows 11 Field Guide: the Snap Max Guide. This one-stop deep-dive promises to be the most exhaustive...
Teams Expanded View and Compact View on Hold: Microsoft Pauses Minimized Meeting UI Rollout
Microsoft has unexpectedly paused the general-availability rollout of two new minimized meeting view layouts for Microsoft Teams, the company confirmed in a July 7, 2026 update to its Microsoft 365...
OptiSigns’ New Console Brings Order to Mixed Video-Room Fleets
OptiSigns released its Unified Device Management (UDM) platform on June 16, 2026, giving IT departments a single interface to oversee Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Cisco Webex, Google Meet...
Paul Thurrott Releases Slimmed-Down Windows 11 Field Guide for 2026, Dropping Edge and Embracing Continuous Updates
On July 6, 2026, tech author Paul Thurrott published the latest edition of his Windows 11 Field Guide—a book he promises will stay relevant through a new monthly update cadence. The 2026 version...
Microsoft Edge 150 Erases a Longtime Barrier: Sign In With Google Account Now on Windows and macOS
Microsoft Edge version 150.0.4078.48, which began its staged rollout on July 2, 2026, introduces a feature that blurs the line between browsers more dramatically than any update in recent memory:...
Microsoft Tightens Secure Boot, Revamps Autopatch in Critical June 2026 Windows Update Push
The June 2026 Patch Tuesday brought more than routine fixes—it marked a decisive moment for Windows security infrastructure as Microsoft began enforcing new Secure Boot certificate requirements...