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Microsoft began testing Cloud Rebuild for Windows 11 Insiders on July 6, 2026, adding a recovery option in Windows Recovery Environment that can reinstall Windows and device drivers from Windows Update without USB installation media, even when the installed copy of Windows will not boot. The...

Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 Windows 11 preview update, KB5095093, fixes a storage bug in which the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal system file can reportedly swell from a few kilobytes or megabytes to tens or hundreds of gigabytes on affected PCs. The failure is not glamorous, but it is exactly the...

Microsoft is previewing Cloud rebuild in Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8772, released July 6, 2026, as a Windows Recovery Environment option that reinstalls the operating system from Windows Update even when the installed copy of Windows cannot boot. As ZDNET’s Lance...

Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 optional Windows 11 preview update KB5095093 addresses a storage bug in versions 24H2 and 25H2 that can cause the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file under ProgramData to swell from a few megabytes into tens or hundreds of gigabytes on the system drive. The issue...

Windows 11 users can install Windows Movie Maker 6.0 from a preserved installer on the Internet Archive, according to PCWorld and Windows Latest, even though Microsoft ended Windows Essentials support on January 10, 2017, and no longer offers Movie Maker as a sanctioned download. That simple...

Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 preview update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 fixes a storage leak in CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal, a hidden write-ahead log under ProgramData that could quietly swell from kilobytes into tens or hundreds of gigabytes on affected PCs. The bug is not glamorous...

Windows 11 preview builds released through Microsoft’s Windows Insider and Release Preview channels in early 2026 shifted attention toward practical efficiency features, including a taskbar network speed-test launcher, faster sleep resume, improved taskbar overflow behavior, quicker storage...

Microsoft is testing Cloud rebuild in Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8772, released July 6, 2026, giving users and IT administrators a WinRE recovery path that reinstalls Windows and pulls device drivers from Windows Update instead of relying on local files or USB media. The...

Microsoft began testing Cloud Rebuild for Windows 11 on July 6, 2026, in Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8772, adding a Windows Recovery Environment option that downloads Windows and required drivers from Windows Update to reinstall a PC that cannot boot. The feature, detailed by...

Microsoft’s June 2026 optional Windows 11 update quietly fixed a storage bug in which the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file could grow from a tiny permissions log into a disk-eating monster of tens or hundreds of gigabytes. The affected file belongs to Windows’ privacy-permissions machinery...

A Windows 11 storage bug tied to the Capability Access Manager database can cause the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file under C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager to grow from a normally tiny log into tens, hundreds, and in one widely circulated case more than 500GB, with...

Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 preview update for Windows 11, KB5095093, addresses a storage bug in which the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file can reportedly swell into the hundreds of gigabytes on affected PCs, with some user reports reaching roughly 500GB. PC Gamer surfaced the issue for a...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider preview adds a redesigned Account Control flyout in the Start menu, giving users a clearer view of their Microsoft account, Microsoft 365 subscription status, benefits, storage, and upgrade options before the feature reaches the broader Windows 11 audience...

AMD is shipping its Ryzen AI Halo developer platform with a choice of Windows 11 or a custom Debian-based Linux image called AMD Ryzen AI Developer Platform 1 “Rex,” according to Phoronix’s July 6 review of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC. That is a small detail with outsized meaning. AMD is not...

Microsoft is rolling out a Microsoft Teams desktop feature in July 2026 that lets users open links inside chat and channel messages in a separate window on Windows and Mac, using the More options menu or Ctrl/Cmd-click. It is a small interface change with a large admission behind it: Teams has...

Paul Thurrott said on July 6, 2026, that his Windows 11 Field Guide 2026 Edition has been cut to 839 PDF pages and 73.9 MB after a major rewrite that removed outdated Edge material and consolidated many chapters. The news, posted at Thurrott.com, is not just a book-production update. It is a...

Files 4.2 arrived in early July 2026 for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, adding a Tree View sidebar, faster dual-pane workflows, toolbar-based “Open With” controls, metadata improvements, and a long list of navigation and reliability fixes. As reported by Neowin and detailed by the Files...

A hidden Windows 11 recovery option called Cloud Rebuild has appeared in recent Experimental 25H2 builds, according to Windows enthusiast XenoPanther and reporting by Windows Report and Pureinfotech, suggesting Microsoft is testing a cloud-based reinstall path inside Windows Recovery...

Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 optional Windows 11 preview update KB5095093 includes a fix for a runaway storage bug in which the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file can grow from a tiny database log into tens, hundreds, or reportedly up to 500GB on affected PCs. The issue, amplified by PCWorld and...