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LabubaRAT Malware Disguised as NVIDIA Software Gives Hackers Full Control of Windows PCs
A newly documented Windows trojan is masquerading as a legitimate NVIDIA container runtime component, security researchers warned on July 14, 2026. The malware, tracked as LabubaRAT, can execute...
Windows 11 July Update Patches Decade-Old Secure Boot Bootkit Vulnerability
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft rolled out cumulative update KB5101650 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. While the patch notes highlight a list of routine fixes, the update also delivered a...
Microsoft Delivers Post-Quantum TLS to Windows, But Activation Is on You
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update shipped hybrid post-quantum key exchange directly into the Windows TLS stack for the first time. Three new cryptographic groups make Windows 11 and Windows...
Windows 11 25H2: The Official Media Creation Tool Gets You a Bootable USB or ISO — Here’s How
Microsoft has refreshed its Windows 11 Media Creation Tool to deliver version 25H2, the 2025 Update, as of July 2026. The tool, available from the official Windows 11 download page, is the simplest...
Microsoft’s Business Surfaces Finally Get Snapdragon X2, With a Privacy Screen That Could Change Enterprise Laptop Buying
On July 15, Microsoft quietly opened orders for the long-awaited Snapdragon X2 configurations of its Surface Laptop for Business and Surface Pro for Business, ending the artificial divide that kept...
Microsoft Azure First Hyperscaler to Deploy 3M's Dust-Resistant Fiber Tech, Aiming to Slash AI Data Center Build Times
Microsoft’s Azure cloud will become the first publicly announced hyperscale platform to deploy 3M’s Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) fiber connectivity technology, a move designed to accelerate the...
Windows Server 29621 Delivers Cloud Recovery, ReFS Boot, and NVMe Over Fabrics in a Single Lab Release
On July 13, Microsoft released Windows Server vNext Insider Preview Build 29621, giving IT teams a single build that bundles four technologies destined for the next Long-Term Servicing Channel...
YOLO26 Now Runs on Intel Integrated Graphics and NPUs: What Windows Developers Need to Know
On July 14, 2026, Ultralytics and Intel announced a partnership that lets YOLO26 computer vision models run directly on Intel CPUs, integrated GPUs, and neural processing units (NPUs) through the...
Intel's Next Desktop CPUs Might Skip TSMC as In-House Yields Improve
Intel may manufacture the vast majority of compute tiles for its upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop processors on its own 18A process rather than relying on TSMC, according to supply-chain analysis...
Your Default Browser Doesn’t Matter to Microsoft Copilot, and a New Report Shows Why
Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot can ignore your chosen web browser and display links through Edge instead, according to research published July 14 by Mozilla. The finding, part of the Over The...
New Windows Server Preview Hardens VM Boot with Trusted Launch — But No Live Migration Yet
Microsoft dropped a surprise for sysadmins this week with the release of Windows Server vNext Insider Preview Build 29621. The standout feature: Trusted Launch virtual machines for Hyper-V, a...
Windows 11's Hidden Productivity Boosters: End Task, Live Captions, and More
Microsoft has tucked away a collection of genuinely useful customization tools throughout Windows 11, far from the familiar Personalization settings page. A July 2025 breakdown by How-To Geek...