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Microsoft confirmed early Wednesday that customers may have been unable to use multiple Microsoft Teams features, then said its monitoring showed the problem was largely under control. The latest customer note, posted at 7:26 a.m. IST on August 26, 2026,...

Microsoft has confirmed that its August 2026 .NET Framework cumulative updates are causing printing failures and PDF/XPS generation errors in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications, creating fresh headaches for enterprises just days after patching a batch of security flaws....

Microsoft is investigating a Windows 11 issue in which the August 2026 security updates can cause certain games to freeze, crash, display access-violation errors, or restart affected PCs. The problem appears to be linked to RGB lighting hardware and software...

Microsoft has built a dedicated Windows 11 app that exists to put Bing in front of users who already chose another search engine. The utility, Microsoft Recommended Search Settings, arrives as a standalone 22.2 MB installer named MicrosoftSettings.exe. It is...

Microsoft has introduced a redesigned File Explorer context menu for Windows 11 Insiders, promising faster right-click performance, less clutter, and new controls over built-in commands and third-party app extensions. The update is part of Microsoft’s wider effort to improve File...

A new attack dubbed “Download More RAM” can bypass Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS), weaken Hypervisor-Enforced Code Integrity (HVCI), and disable Microsoft Defender. Microsoft tracked the issue as CVE-2026-23670 and released mitigations in its April 2026 security update. The attack abuses...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a Microsoft Windows vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, warning that the flaw is being exploited in attacks. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-68820, is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting the Windows...

Plug and Pwn attack details that the Windows Plug and Play driver installation can lead to execution as NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM. The technique, published by researchers Alejandro Hernando and Borja Martínez, does not rely on a Windows kernel zero-day. Instead, it...

Microsoft has patched a Windows WalletService vulnerability that could let local attackers gain SYSTEM privileges, with a public proof of concept urging organizations to deploy the July 2026 security updates. Tracked as CVE-2026-49176, the issue is an elevation-of-privilege flaw caused...

Windows 11's default Weather app, a fixture on the taskbar for millions of users, is under fire after independent testing revealed it consumes more than 1.2GB of RAM just to display a simple forecast and map. The findings, first reported...