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Microsoft published CVE-2026-35423 on May 12, 2026, as a Windows 11 Telnet Client information disclosure vulnerability, identifying the legacy optional client as the affected component and framing the issue as a confidentiality risk rather than code execution or privilege escalation. That...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Experimental Preview Build 26300.8376, released to Insiders on May 8, 2026, changes File Explorer so large files show readable MB and GB sizes in Details view while also testing the return of missing right-click actions such as Refresh and Print. That sounds minor until...

Microsoft published KB5087594 on May 12, 2026 as a Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11 version 23H2, tying another servicing package to the larger Secure Boot certificate rollover that begins affecting Windows devices in June 2026. The update itself is not a flashy feature release; it is...

Microsoft released KB5089593 on May 12, 2026, as a Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, updating the Windows Recovery Environment while again warning that Secure Boot certificates used by most Windows devices begin expiring in June 2026. The smallness of the package is...

MakeUseOf’s Windows app-closing advice, published around a familiar desktop habit, argues that many users who click the X button are only dismissing an app’s visible window, leaving parts of the program running in the background where they can consume memory, CPU time, battery, and attention...

TechRadar published a 15-question Microsoft quiz on May 12, 2026, by Tom Bedford, inviting readers to test their knowledge of Microsoft’s classic software, Xbox gaming, Office 365 apps, Windows, MSN-era services, and newer hardware such as Surface and Xbox Series X. It is lightweight content...

Microsoft is defending a leaked Windows 11 “Low Latency Profile,” reportedly in Insider testing in May 2026, that briefly raises CPU clock speeds during app launches, Start menu actions, and other interactive tasks to make the operating system feel faster. The company’s argument is simple: this...

Microsoft’s April 14, 2026 Windows 11 security update KB5083769, for versions 24H2 and 25H2, is now being linked by PCWorld and Borncity readers to black-screen crashes, corrupted graphics, boot loops, and Automatic Repair failures on some HP and Dell PCs, especially systems with older NVIDIA...

Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich said in a Microsoft developer video posted in early May 2026 that Win32, the Windows programming interface born in the Windows 95 era, remains a first-class foundation inside Windows 11 because decades of applications and tooling still depend on it. That is...

Microsoft ended support for Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 on March 5, 2025, leaving users who depended on Android apps on PCs to move toward emulators, native Windows apps, progressive web apps, or cloud services. The change did not merely remove a quirky...

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 feature called Low Latency Profile in May 2026 that briefly raises CPU frequency during common interactions such as opening apps, flyouts, the Start menu, and context menus. The feature has already become a proxy fight over what “optimization” should mean in a...

Microsoft is reportedly testing a Windows 11 feature called Low Latency Profile in the Windows Insider Program in May 2026, designed to briefly push a PC’s CPU to maximum frequency when users launch apps, open the Start menu, invoke context menus, or trigger common system flyouts. The idea is...

Microsoft Vice President Scott Hanselman defended Windows 11’s reported Low Latency Profile on May 9, saying the feature’s short CPU-frequency boosts for app launches and interface actions are normal behavior already used by Windows, Linux, macOS, and smartphones. The argument is not really...

Microsoft has added a Feature flags page to Windows 11’s Insider settings in the Experimental experience, letting testers on supported preview builds enable or disable announced experimental features from Settings instead of relying on third-party tools such as ViveTool. That sounds like a small...

Microsoft is preparing Windows PCs for the first expiration of the original Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011, with the affected certificates beginning to age out in June 2026 and Windows Update now delivering replacement 2023-era trust material to supported devices. The visible symptom...

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 “Low Latency Profile” that reportedly boosts CPU frequency for one to three seconds during app launches, Start menu opens, context-menu calls, and other high-priority interface actions in current Insider builds. The point is not to make Windows benchmark faster...

Microsoft’s 2026 support calendar ends security and servicing lifelines for Windows 11 version 24H2 Home and Pro on October 13, Windows 11 version 23H2 Enterprise and Education on November 10, and Office LTSC 2021 on October 13, alongside dozens of older enterprise products. That is the plain...

Microsoft is reportedly testing a Windows 11 feature called Low Latency Profile that briefly drives a PC’s CPU to maximum frequency when launching apps, menus, and other priority interface elements, with early reports claiming app launches up to 40 percent faster and some interface actions up to...

Microsoft is reportedly testing a Windows 11 “Low Latency Profile” that briefly boosts CPU frequency during common interactions such as launching apps, opening the Start menu, and invoking context menus, with early tests published in May 2026 claiming gains of up to 40 percent for some Microsoft...

Fluent Cleaner is a new open-source Windows cleanup utility from developer Builtbybel that Windows Central highlighted on May 11, 2026, as a modern CCleaner alternative for Windows 11, offering a WinUI-style interface, portable ZIP distribution, community cleaning databases, and optional...