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Microsoft is adopting 'biomimicry' to integrate its rapidly expanding AI data centers into natural landscapes, aiming to mitigate local community pushback over environmental and quality-of-life concerns.
Microsoft resolves a bug causing incorrect alerts about Defender Antivirus being turned off after updates.
Microsoft has released a temporary fix for Windows 11 domain login authentication issues that arose after installing the September 2026 security updates, affecting enterprise users.
Microsoft releases an emergency out-of-band update to fix issues with its September patch Tuesday update.
Microsoft has released a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" emphasizing human control and rejecting AI consciousness, directly contrasting views from companies like Anthropic amid growing safety concerns.
Microsoft patches 972 vulnerabilities, setting a new record.
Microsoft has confirmed that its September 2026 security updates, specifically KB5124008 and KB5124012, are causing USB Audio Class 1.0 devices to fail on some Windows 11, version 24H2 or later, systems.
Microsoft has revealed two distinct cyber campaigns: one involving AI-generated financial fraud emails impersonating CEOs for ACH transfers, and another using passkey-themed social engineering to compromise Microsoft cloud accounts and exfiltrate data.
September 2026 updates cause RDS failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 systems, requiring server resets to restore functionality.
Microsoft addressed a record 974 vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including two actively exploited Windows zero-day flaws, in its latest Patch Tuesday update.
Microsoft releases 966 security updates, including 2 zero-days, on September 2026 Patch Tuesday.
Microsoft claims its Copilot AI rarely reproduces substantial portions of copyrighted material, citing legal filings in its defense against publisher lawsuits.
Xbox is imposing monthly time limits on cloud gaming for Game Pass subscribers, citing rising costs, with premium users capped at 15 hours.
Microsoft confirmed that an optional August 2026 preview update, KB5120998, causes mouse personalization settings to reset, but only on non-English Windows 11 systems.
Microsoft Teams and Outlook fail to launch on ARM-based Windows PCs after recent updates. Issue affects Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 running Windows 11 24H2 or later.
Microsoft advises users to ignore incorrect alerts stating Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off after installing updates.
A tech professional shared his experience transitioning from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to Microsoft, highlighting significant differences in workplace hierarchy, dress code, office environment, and professional ownership. His insights into the culture shift have gar…
CISA has added six actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including critical flaws in Citrix NetScaler, Linux Kernel, and Microsoft SQL Server, urging federal agencies to patch them immediately.
Microsoft has updated its Windows PowerToys toolset with a new utility called Window Hopper, which allows users to switch between an app's windows more quickly. The feature works like the standard ALT + TAB Windows feature but only for the currently focused app.
Microsoft has confirmed that .NET Framework updates released as part of the August 2026 Patch Tuesday are breaking printing and PDF export in some applications. The issue affects only apps that use the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) UI framework.
Microsoft has published a registry-based workaround for Windows 11 gaming crashes and reboots triggered by August 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, blaming third-party RGB lighting drivers.
Microsoft disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting its Entra ID cloud identity service. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-69836, received a CVSS score of 10.0 and requires no existing privileges or user interaction to exploit.
Take-Two Interactive has issued subpoenas to Microsoft and Discord over leaked Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay content that infringes copyrights.
Microsoft has identified RGB lighting devices as the possible cause of ongoing gaming issues on Windows 11 systems. The issues include game crashes, freezes, and unexpected system restarts. Microsoft is investigating the issue and working on a fix.
Microsoft has started rolling out a Classic Outlook theme for users of Outlook on the web and the New Outlook for Windows. The theme will become generally available worldwide between late September and late October.
The best large tablets of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed
ZDNET experts tested the best large-screen tablets from Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and more to help you choose the right one. The top pick is the 13-inch iPad Pro for its fast M5 processor and bright display.
Microsoft has patched a maximum-severity vulnerability in the Entra ID identity and access management (IAM) platform that has been exploited in attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-69836, allowed threat actors with no privileges to gain code execution in low-complexity …
Microsoft has warned of a maximum-severity security flaw in Entra ID that has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-69836 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of remote code execution impacting the tech giant's cloud-based identity and access managem…
Microsoft is investigating reports that its August 2026 Windows updates, specifically KB5121003, are causing some games to freeze, crash, or fail to launch on Windows 11 systems.
Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions will cease receiving security and non-security updates on October 13, 2026, urging users to upgrade to Windows 11 25H2.