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Microsoft Edge’s recent Stable-channel update finally gives users a supported, one‑click way to remove the persistent Copilot toolbar icon — but that small convenience arrives inside a much larger release that changes Edge’s WebGL behavior, strengthens tenant‑level controls, and adds admin policies that make Copilot visibility manageable across fleets. Background Microsoft has been steadily weaving Copilot into Windows, Microsoft 365, and Edge to make the assistant a first‑class feature...

Microsoft shipped an emergency out‑of‑band update on January 17, 2026 to repair two serious regressions introduced by its January security rollup: a shutdown/hibernation failure affecting Windows 11 devices with Secure Launch enabled, and widespread remote authentication failures that left some users unable to sign in via Remote Desktop and related remote‑access clients. The fixes were published as cumulative out‑of‑band (OOB) packages for affected branches and were offered through Windows...

Claire’s plan to replace aging back‑end systems and deploy a modern point‑of‑sale (POS) platform in 2026 is both a practical recovery move and a clear signal that legacy specialty retailers now view technology as a frontline tool for customer experience, cost control, and operational resilience. Background Claire’s announced a multi‑year technology refresh led by Malcolm Lamboy, executive director of enterprise architecture, generative AI, data, e‑commerce and strategy, describing 2025 as a...

IBM’s new Enterprise Advantage consulting service, announced on January 19, 2026, promises to give enterprises an “asset-based” playbook for building, governing, and operating internal AI platforms at scale — a platform-first approach that claims to be cloud- and model-agnostic while leaning on IBM’s own consulting IP and delivery tooling to accelerate adoption of agentic AI and AI assistants across large organizations. Background IBM positions Enterprise Advantage as a packaged consulting...

I cut a handful of apps from my Windows startup list and my PC went from sluggish to immediately usable — a change that’s small to perform, reversible, and one of the highest-return tweaks most Windows users can make today. The simple act of pruning programs that auto‑launch at sign‑in reduces early disk I/O, lowers memory pressure, and shortens the time between power‑on and productive work, while leaving essential services (security, backups, device managers) untouched. This piece explains...

Microsoft’s emergency response this month corrected a high‑impact Windows glitch that left some Windows 11 devices refusing to stay powered off — a fault that forced systems to restart instead of shutting down or hibernating — and also restored Remote Desktop sign‑in behavior for affected machines. The fix arrived as a set of out‑of‑band (OOB) cumulative updates on January 17, 2026 that target specific servicing branches and configurations; the issue and Microsoft’s remediation were reported...

Today's Intune change is not a gentle nudge — it's an operational deadline that will immediately affect any organization that hasn't updated its mobile app protection tooling, and unprepared administrators and app owners may see managed mobile apps (including Outlook and Teams) blocked from launching on user devices. erview Microsoft announced tightening enforcement in its Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM) service that requires specific minimum versions of the Intune App SDK and the...

Microsoft’s January cumulative for Windows 11 — released January 13, 2026 as KB5074109 — was intended to harden the platform and fix dozens of security flaws, but it instead introduced a string of regressions that range from cosmetic wallpaper resets to enterprise‑crippling Azure Virtual Desktop authentication failures; Microsoft has since shipped out‑of‑band fixes and Known Issue Rollback tooling while some consumer problems remain under investigation. Background What KB5074109 was supposed...

Microsoft’s January cumulative for Windows 11 triggered an unusual power‑state regression on a narrow set of devices: after installing the January 13, 2026 update (published as KB5073455), some systems configured with System Guard Secure Launch would not complete a shutdown or hibernation request and instead immediately reboot, prompting Microsoft to acknowledge the fault and ship an out‑of‑band remedial update a few days later. Background / Overview The January 2026 Patch Tuesday wave...

Microsoft pushed emergency, out‑of‑band fixes on January 17, 2026 to repair two high‑impact regressions introduced by its January Patch Tuesday rollup: a configuration‑dependent shutdown/hibernate failure on Windows 11 devices with System Guard Secure Launch enabled, and a broader Remote Desktop authentication regression that blocked sign‑ins across multiple Windows servicing branches. These fixes are delivered as KB5077797 (23H2) and KB5077744 (24H2/25H2) and are available via Windows...

Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday misstep delivered the kind of technical irony few in the industry expected: an update designed to harden and protect Windows 11 environments instead caused a subset of systems to refuse to stay powered off, forcing Microsoft to issue emergency out‑of‑band (OOB) fixes within days of the regular rollup. The regression—introduced by the January 13, 2026 cumulative update and tied specifically to devices configured with System Guard Secure Launch—made some...

Microsoft moved fast this week to contain a disruptive Windows 11 reliability regression: an urgent, out‑of‑band patch labeled KB5077797 was published on January 17, 2026 to repair a shutdown/hibernate regression and related Remote Desktop authentication failures introduced by January’s Patch Tuesday rollup. The fixes target Windows 11 version 23H2 devices — primarily those with System Guard Secure Launch enabled — and were released alongside companion OOB packages for other servicing...

Microsoft moved quickly this month to release an out‑of‑band Windows 11 update after its January Patch Tuesday rollup caused some machines to refuse to stay powered off and others to lose remote sign‑in functionality, forcing enterprises and IoT deployments into an emergency mitigation-and-patch cycle. Background Microsoft’s normal Patch Tuesday cadence delivered the January 13, 2026 cumulative updates across multiple Windows servicing channels. Within hours and days, telemetry and community...

Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday turned into an early crisis for Windows 11: a cumulative update shipped on January 13, 2026 (KB5074109 / KB5073455 family) introduced a cluster of regressions that forced Microsoft to push emergency out‑of‑band (OOB) updates four days later, while a separate but related bug left parts of the classic Outlook desktop experience effectively unusable for many users. Background Microsoft’s routine monthly rollups are intended to combine security patches and...

Die jüngste Welle produktiver Produktankündigungen markiert den Übergang von assistiven Chatbots zu echten, autonomen KI‑Agenten, die zunehmend die Routine‑Arbeit im digitalen Büro übernehmen — ein Wandel, der Produktivität, Governance und Sicherheitsarchitekturen gleichzeitig neu definiert. Background / Übersicht Der Begriff KI‑Agenten beschreibt Software‑Systeme, die über reine Antwort‑Generierung hinausgehen: Sie zerlegen Ziele in Arbeitsschritte, rufen Dienste auf, manipulieren Dateien...

Microsoft has pushed an emergency, out‑of‑band fix after a January cumulative update for Windows 11 caused some systems configured with System Guard Secure Launch to restart instead of shutting down or entering hibernation, an issue Microsoft has acknowledged and patched with a remedial package published on January 17, 2026. Background The problem traces to the January 13, 2026 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 23H2 — shipped as KB5073455 (OS Build 22631.6491) — which...

Sequoia Capital is preparing to join a mammoth funding round for Anthropic that would push the Claude-maker toward a headline valuation in the hundreds of billions and mark a striking departure from the old venture playbook of backing a single winner in a category. The move — reported in mid‑January 2026 — follows Sequoia’s earlier investments in OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, and crystallizes a new behavior among top-tier investors: diversify across competitive frontier-model developers rather...

Windows 10 users should install the January 2026 security updates without delay: Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of the year fixed more than a hundred vulnerabilities — including an actively exploited zero‑day in the Desktop Window Manager — and federal agencies have already been ordered to remediate specific flaws by set deadlines. These updates close widely abused information‑disclosure and privilege‑escalation gaps, remove decades‑old vulnerable drivers, and include fixes that prevent...

Microsoft released a targeted security rollup for Windows 10 on January 13, 2026 — KB5073724 — and is asking eligible systems to take it seriously: the update prepares devices for an imminent Secure Boot certificate renewal, removes four legacy in‑box modem drivers that carry high‑risk baggage, and ships a handful of security and reliability fixes for ESU and LTSC customers. This is a maintenance release, not a feature update, but its operational impact can be meaningful: devices must be...

Microsoft moved quickly this week to issue an out‑of‑band, emergency Windows 11 update after its regular January security rollup caused some machines to refuse to stay powered off and others to lose Remote Desktop sign‑in functionality, prompting a focused remediation cycle that landed within four days of the original Patch Tuesday release. Background Microsoft’s normal Patch Tuesday cadence delivered January’s cumulative updates on January 13, 2026, across multiple servicing channels...