Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-04-20

Articles for the IT Professional. Each day we look at roughly 100 sites for Windows articles and bring them here.

Updated on April 20, 2026 at 4:16:45 AM GMT

Article Keywords: active directory, group policy, gpo, dns, powershell, smb, azure, entra, critical, fix, resolution, error, failed, latency, firewall, subnet, sso, automation, script, runbook, pipeline, github actions, infrastructure as code, bicep

Azure Virtual Desktop in the Perth Azure Extended Zone: A Real‑World Production Deployment

Introduction Perth is one of the most geographically isolated major cities globally. For performance‑sensitive, graphics‑heavy engineering workloads, user experience can degrade significantly when des...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Apr 19, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Article Keywords: windows server, group policy, patch tuesday::2, alert, fix, issue, bug, known issue, error

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 KB5083769 issues, BitLocker alert on a few PCs, and multiple reboots for installation

Windows 11 KB5083769 is not a big update, but on a few PCs, it could cause BitLocker recovery screen alert. The post Microsoft confirms Windows 11 KB5083769 issues, BitLocker alert on a few PCs, and m...

Windows Latest

Apr 19, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Article Keywords: review::-3, sccm, warning, issue, error, failed

Has KB5083769 / Apr 2026 Cumulative affected DISM offline patching?

$1 submitted by /u/Paul-P67

Reddit : Sysadmin

Apr 19, 2026 - reddit.com

How to Tell if Someone Else's Apple AirTag Is Tracking You

These settings can help make sure your iPhone alerts you to unwanted location trackers.

CNET

Apr 19, 2026 - cnet.com

Apple account change alerts abused to send phishing emails

Apple account change notifications are being abused to send fake iPhone purchase phishing scams within legitimate emails sent from Apple's servers, increasing legitimacy and potentially allowing them ...

BleepingComputer

Apr 19, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Need help with BMC / ESXI Reset on a Hitachi advanced server DS120

$1 submitted by /u/ChaoticTech

Reddit : Sysadmin

Apr 19, 2026 - reddit.com

Article Keywords: comparison::-3, rsat, entra, advisory, fix, latency, pipeline

The Digital God Doesn’t Run on Faith; It Runs on Water

AI is not running in the cloud. It is running on infrastructure, and that infrastructure has a cost. Nobody talks about what it costs to think at scale. That silence is doing work. AI is being sold as...

Irish Tech News

Apr 19, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

America’s ‘Laser Dome’ starts here

The U.S.military is paving the way for the regular deployment of high-energy laser weapons on American soil for air defense amid the expanding threat of low-cost weaponized drones. The Federal Aviat...

Fast Company - technology

Apr 19, 2026 - fastcompany.com

Article Keywords: review::-3, rsat, azure, microsoft 365, critical, breaking, fix

Opinion: Whither Microsoft? A view from the neighborhood

A Sammamish, Wash.-based operations consultant who counts Microsoft employees as neighbors offers an outsider's diagnosis of the tech giant's cultural challenges — from internal politics dominating we...

GeekWire

Apr 19, 2026 - geekwire.com

Apple’s major MacBook Pro overhaul is reportedly ‘slightly’ delayed due to supply chain shortages

A lot of us are impatiently awaiting the next-generation of MacBook Pro, which is expected to feature a bevy of updates including a new OLED display with Dynamic Island cutout, a touch screen a la iPa...

9to5Mac

Apr 19, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

14 defaults I think are worth changing: Windows 11 feels modern, but many out‑of‑box settings push services, tracking, and clutter.

Windows 11 isn't perfect out of the box. These 14 default settings can slow your computer, reduce privacy, and add clutter. Here's how to fix them.

Latest from Windows Central

Apr 19, 2026 - windowscentral.com

World of Warcraft finally kills 'pirate' server Turtle WoW ... but there are real lessons as to why it was so popular

It wasn't just about money. Turtle WoW and other "Classic+" servers were trying to deliver an MMORPG fantasy that is lost in modern World of Warcraft.

Latest from Windows Central

Apr 19, 2026 - windowscentral.com

Article Keywords: review::-3, critical, warning, alert, fix, issue, resolution, automation, script

Step by Step Guide to Ontology and Plan for Financial Service

What We Will Build In this guide, we will construct a complete Fabric IQ solution that accomplishes the following: First, a Lakehouse that ingests publicly available data including bank financials, P2...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Apr 19, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Fix Azure Cost Reporting with a FinOps Tagging Strategy

Build an Azure resource tagging taxonomy, enforce it with Azure Policy, and automate remediation of untagged resources to enable accurate FinOps cost allocation and chargebacks.

ATA Learning

Apr 19, 2026 - adamtheautomator.com

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures

Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

TechCrunch

Apr 19, 2026 - techcrunch.com

Article Keywords: entra, microsoft 365, vpn

Cheapest 2FA VPN

$1 submitted by /u/new-at-networking

Reddit : Sysadmin

Apr 19, 2026 - reddit.com

Article Keywords: review::-3, price::-3, registry, wmi, security update::2, patch tuesday::2, critical, fix, issue, error, sso, script

Windows 11 to get a major reliability update in May with faster clipboard, stable taskbar, storage and more

Microsoft is preparing a major Windows 11 reliability update for May 2026 with improvements across File Explorer, explorer.exe, taskbar, Settings, clipboard history, input systems, and Windows Hello. ...

Windows Latest

Apr 19, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Article Keywords: review::-3, dns, powershell, smb, azure, fix, issue, resolution, troubleshoot, dns resolution, script

Network Connectivity Check APIs for Logic App Standard

Introduction When your Logic App Standard is integrated with a Virtual Network (VNET), you can use these APIs to troubleshoot connectivity issues to downstream resources like SQL databases, Storage Ac...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Apr 19, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Is Firefox Spying On What I Do ?

I am using the latest stable release of Firefox and noticed the following as I was typing into the searchbar. I have everything turned off in settngs regarding Firefox offering suggestions and any sug...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Apr 19, 2026 - tenforums.com

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is dfbomb with a comment about the insane charges being brought against adults who assist students during anti-ICE protests: These fucking assh...

Techdirt

Apr 19, 2026 - techdirt.com

nftables-gui a possible new open-source project

$1 submitted by /u/alegarsan11

Reddit : Sysadmin

Apr 19, 2026 - reddit.com

Article Keywords: review::-3, powershell, ldap, azure, entra, sharepoint, critical, zero trust, automation

Modernizing Digital Health Record Governance with Microsoft Entra Identity Governance

The digital transformation of healthcare continues to accelerate. Clinicians expect near-instant access to Electronic Health Records (EHRs), clinical workflows increasingly span cloud and on-premises ...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Apr 19, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Just like phishing for gullible humans, prompt injecting AIs is here to stay

Aren't we all just prompting tokens of linguistic meaning and hoping the other person isn't bullshitting us? kettle It's a week of the year, which means there's been the discovery of yet another prom...