Microsoft Weekly: Start menu in rework again and Recall is on fire

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in the latest recap. Patch Tuesday updates, bugs, Start menu reworks, Recall ...

‘Starting In April’—Microsoft Changes Windows Update After 15 Years

None of that is surprising or different to the monthly norm for PC owners. What is different, Microsoft says, is that ...

KB5083769: Microsoft updates Media Creation Tool for Windows 11 USB installations

Microsoft has made an update related to the Media Creation Tool, its official utility for downloading and installing Windows.

Microsoft Warns PC Users—New Windows Update May Lock You Out

New warning for Windows users. Barely 48 hours after Microsoft’s new security update went live, we had warnings that its ...
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Windows 11 updates force BitLocker recovery on enterprise PCs

Windows 11 updates KB5083769 and KB5082052 trigger BitLocker recovery prompts on enterprise PCs with specific Group Policy ...

Windows 11’s April update is locking some users out of their PCs

Microsoft's KB5083769 update can force a BitLocker recovery key prompt when restarting. Here's who's affected and what you ...
Security Boulevard

Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday Addresses 163 CVEs (CVE-2026-32201)

Critical154Important1Moderate0LowMicrosoft addresses 163 CVEs in the April 2026 Patch Tuesday release, including two zero-day ...
PC World

Microsoft says new Teams location feature isn’t for ’employee tracking’

For better or worse, Microsoft Teams is one of the most important communication apps in the professional world. It’s used by millions for chat messages, video conferences, and sending files. According ...
IEEE

PQ-Hammer: End-to-End Key Recovery Attacks on Post-Quantum Cryptography Using Rowhammer

Abstract: As post-quantum cryptography (PQC) nears standardization and eventual deployment, it is increasingly important to understand the security of the implementations of selected schemes. In this ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
Seattle Times

Microsoft says it hit a key climate milestone. Does the math add up?

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...