Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-04-28
Articles for the IT Professional. Each day we look at roughly 100 sites for Windows articles and bring them here.
Custom LEGO Machine Crushes Metal Without Breaking a Sweat Using Forty-Two Cylinders of Air Force
Jamie at Brick Jams became interested in pneumatic cylinders and ended up developing a machine capable of squashing everyday objects with ease under over 300 pounds of pressure. He put together 42 LEG...
TechEBlog
Apr 26, 2026 - techeblog.com
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Thad with a comment about Palantir’s general creepiness: I mean, yeah, the name of their company is basically “I read Lord of the Rings and ...
Techdirt
Apr 26, 2026 - techdirt.com
This useful unofficial script for fixing Windows 11 is getting many new features
A useful third-party Windows 11 tool recently received a big update with several new features and improvements. Read more...
Neowin
Apr 26, 2026 - neowin.net
GoDaddy gave a domain to a stranger without any documentation xpost from HN
$1 submitted by /u/cop1152
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 26, 2026 - reddit.com
CVE-2018-0735 Timing attack against ECDSA signature generation
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 27, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2018-0734 Timing attack against DSA
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 27, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
Tested: Microsoft fixes the Windows 11 trap that installs updates when you want to shut down or reboot PC
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature that finally allows you to restart or shut down your PC without installing pending Windows 11 updates. The post Tested: Microsoft fixes the Windows 11 trap that ...
Windows Latest
Apr 27, 2026 - windowslatest.com
How to Troubleshoot Azure Functions Service Bus Trigger Issues
Table of Contents Overview Understanding How the Service Bus Trigger Works Message Processing Flow Key Concepts host.json Configuration Reference Issue Categories Common Causes and Solutions 1. Co...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Microsoft Adds Policy to Let IT Admins Uninstall Copilot From Enterprise Windows 11 Devices
Microsoft has released a new policy setting that enables IT administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed enterprise devices. Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft ...
gHacks
Apr 27, 2026 - ghacks.net
OneDrive Sync Client Changes How It Processes Deleted Files
Microsoft plans a May 2026 update for the OneDrive Sync client to improve the way that the client handles the deletion of files stored in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. The client will n...
Office 365 for IT Pros
Apr 27, 2026 - office365itpros.com
Find and fix your software security holes without Mythos
PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston The maker of the popular Claude large language model (LLM) — which became the number-one download from US app stores in February 2026 — recently announced a powerfu...
AskWoody
Apr 27, 2026 - askwoody.com
From Portal Edits to GitOps : Deploying Azure API Management Configuration with APIOps
Introduction Modern enterprise platforms are increasingly built around APIs, and Azure API Management (APIM) sits at the heart of these systems as the control plane for enforcing policies, managing ac...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Winning Through People and Stories: Crafting Cultures of Change
By Zoë Arden, who is a purpose-led leadership expert, Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and author of Story-Centred Leadership: Crafting Cultures of Change ...
Irish Tech News
Apr 27, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie
Microsoft says Outlook.com outage is causing sign‑in failures
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing Outlook.com outage that is causing intermittent signing issues and preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes. [...]
BleepingComputer
Apr 27, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com
Gmail: Bringing easy end-to-end encryption to all businesses - I'm not sure how I feel about this and its implementation?
$1 submitted by /u/segagamer
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Firefox Vulnerability Allows Tor User Fingerprinting
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-6770 and it has been patched with the release of Firefox 150 and Tor 15.0.10. The post Firefox Vulnerability Allows Tor User Fingerprinting appeared first on S...
SecurityWeek
Apr 27, 2026 - securityweek.com
Build AI RAG Apps with LangChain, Azure DocumentDB and Microsoft Foundry: Step-by-Step Guide
Scenario Imagine you are building your company’s RAG chat application using Microsoft Foundry - Azure OpenAI and orchestrating the flow with LangChain. The chat experience works, but now it needs to b...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Outlook Outage?
$1 submitted by /u/DrOobleck
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Reforma announced as the winner of the Inaugural Stripe Business Bootcamp
Eve Kennedy, Brian McCabe, Paddy Corcoran, Deepta Suresh, Rachel Coghlan were announced as Best Group at the inaugural Stripe Business Bootcamp, for their project Reforma: The Reusable Crumple Zone. T...
Irish Tech News
Apr 27, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie
Allow ICMP Redirects to Override OSPF Generated Routes Policy using Intune
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HTMD Community Intune Windows Modern Workplace Device Management
Apr 27, 2026 - anoopcnair.com
What’s New in Microsoft Entra Agent ID for Managing and Governing AI Agents at Scale
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HTMD Community Intune Windows Modern Workplace Device Management
Apr 27, 2026 - anoopcnair.com
Easily Exploitable ‘Pack2TheRoot’ Linux Vulnerability Leads to Root Access
A race condition in PackageKit allows unprivileged users to escalate privileges when installing packages. The post Easily Exploitable ‘Pack2TheRoot’ Linux Vulnerability Leads to Root Access appeared f...
SecurityWeek
Apr 27, 2026 - securityweek.com
Webinar: Spotting cyberattacks before they begin
On Thursday, April 30 at 2:00 PM ET, BleepingComputer will host a live webinar with threat intelligence company Flare and threat intelligence researcher Tammy Harper, exploring how security teams can ...
BleepingComputer
Apr 27, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com
How one of the world’s top AI voices uses Claude Code to run her day
Allie K. Miller, one of the most followed voices in the AI industry, says that “by the time you wake up, your AI should have already been working for you for hours.” Formerly the global head of mach...
Fast Company - technology
Apr 27, 2026 - fastcompany.com
How Pizza Tycoon Simulates Traffic on a 25 MHz CPU
Although the game Pizza Tycoon – known as Pizza Connection in Europe – probably doesn’t ring a bell for many folk, this 1994 DOS title is special enough for [cowomaly] to …read more
Blog – Hackaday
Apr 27, 2026 - hackaday.com
EirGrid announces procurement package for Irish offshore wind
EirGrid, the operator and developer of the Ireland’s electricity grid, has today announced a procurement package worth hundreds of millions of euros for works related to the delivery of offshore wind....
Irish Tech News
Apr 27, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie
"Microsoft finally remembers why Windows enthusiasts matter” — from Insider reboot to update control and community fixes, Windows 11 is finding its footing again
After months of frustration, this week’s Windows 11 news hints at a shift: Microsoft is rethinking its approach while the community keeps shaping the OS from the outside.
Latest from Windows Central
Apr 27, 2026 - windowscentral.com
Show Your Work: The Case for Radical AI Transparency
A colleague told me something recently that I keep thinking about. She said, unprompted, that she appreciated seeing both sides of my AI conversations. Not just the output. The full thread. My prompts...
Radar
Apr 27, 2026 - oreilly.com
Applications for Home Energy Upgrades up 96% in 2026
Applications for individual home energy upgrades are up 186% on Q1 2025; overall applications are up 96% Minister O’Brien has updated Cabinet colleagues on a very significant ramp-up in interest in Ho...
Irish Tech News
Apr 27, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie
27th April – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 27th April, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Vercel, a frontend cloud platform, has disclosed a s...
Check Point Research
Apr 27, 2026 - research.checkpoint.com
Malicious AI Prompt Injection Attacks Increasing, but Sophistication Still Low: Google
The tech giant found that many indirect prompt injection attempts are harmless, but some malicious exploits have also been identified. The post Malicious AI Prompt Injection Attacks Increasing, but So...
SecurityWeek
Apr 27, 2026 - securityweek.com
"We've completed the roll back and are monitoring service health while": Microsoft 365 and Outlook are still having issues, but things are improving
Microsoft 365 and Outlook are down this morning. Microsoft has confirmed the outage and is posting updates as reports spike across key services.
Latest from Windows Central
Apr 27, 2026 - windowscentral.com
5 new AI tools that actually save time
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. 2026 is already overflowing with new and improved sites and servic...
Fast Company - technology
Apr 27, 2026 - fastcompany.com
mail.mil issues
$1 submitted by /u/cbw181
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Outlook hidden, Edge Webview2 issue.
$1 submitted by /u/STUVNING
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Engineering Collisions: How NYU Is Remaking Health Research
This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering.The traditional approach to academic research goes something like this: Assemble experts from a discipline, put them in a b...
IEEE Spectrum
Apr 27, 2026 - spectrum.ieee.org
RAG precision tuning can quietly cut retrieval accuracy by 40%, putting agentic pipelines at risk
Enterprise teams that fine-tune their RAG embedding models for better precision may be unintentionally degrading the retrieval quality those pipelines depend on, according to new research from Redis.T...
VentureBeat
Apr 27, 2026 - venturebeat.com
Unlocking hard data estates: How Cloudera on Microsoft Marketplace brings AI to regulated industries
In this guest blog post, Alex Wagman, Global Cloud Alliance Manager at Cloudera, considers the data challenges of regulated industries and how Cloudera enables governed hybrid data and AI. There’s a...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Adobe launches Firefly AI Assistant public beta with cross-app workflow automation
A few days ago, Adobe announced Firefly AI Assistant, a cross-app AI agent that coordinates actions and workflows across its Creative Cloud suite from a single conversational interface. Now, the compa...
9to5Mac
Apr 27, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Enterprises can only track 44 percent of the AI tools currently in use
Currently, 80 percent of enterprise security teams admit they lack full visibility into AI being used to build autonomous agents and complex workflows, with most organizations only able to track 44 pe...
BetaNews
Apr 27, 2026 - betanews.com
Incomplete Windows Patch Opens Door to Zero-Click Attacks
The initial vulnerability was exploited by Russia-linked APT28 in attacks against Ukraine and EU countries. The post Incomplete Windows Patch Opens Door to Zero-Click Attacks appeared first on Securit...
SecurityWeek
Apr 27, 2026 - securityweek.com
The fake Rolex problem: How AI turned amateur attackers into nation-state threats
AI-powered attackers bypass defenses by engineering intent-driven, multi-layered phishing kill chains.
Latest from TechRadar
Apr 27, 2026 - techradar.com
Microsoft Fixes Windows 11 Update Issue during Shutdown or Restart
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HTMD Community Intune Windows Modern Workplace Device Management
Apr 27, 2026 - anoopcnair.com
Microsoft Makes Tenant Configuration Management APIs Generally Available
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Tenant Configuration Management (TCM) APIs for commercial customers. The new APIs give organizations a programmatic way to define, monitor, and main...
Petri IT Knowledgebase
Apr 27, 2026 - petri.com
Need help revamping a poorly managed infrastructure as a student
$1 submitted by /u/Reasonable_Air_7258
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Trying Pair Programming With an LLM Chatbot
When it comes to software developers, there are a few distinct types. For example, the extroverted, chatty type, who is always going out there to share the latest and newest …read more
Blog – Hackaday
Apr 27, 2026 - hackaday.com
Gateway manufacturer finally acknowledges issue, fails to mention "corrosion"
"At this time, further comments would be premature."
Ars Technica - All content
Apr 27, 2026 - arstechnica.com
Why supply chains are the proving ground for automation‑led iPaaS
Presented by EdgeverveSupply chains are where legacy integration models reach their limits. As partner networks expand and operational volatility increases, traditional middleware is buckling under co...
VentureBeat
Apr 27, 2026 - venturebeat.com
Elon Musk and ChatGPT’s Sam Altman head to an AI trial that promises clashing testimony
Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ ...
Fast Company - technology
Apr 27, 2026 - fastcompany.com
National Science Board eviscerated; Trump admin fires all 22 members
Members had planned to release report that US is ceding scientific ground to China.
Ars Technica - All content
Apr 27, 2026 - arstechnica.com
'Definitely positive news': the Pixel boot bug nightmare might soon be over, but there's a new issue to worry about
There's good news about one persistent Pixel bug, but bad news about another issue hitting these phones.
Latest from TechRadar
Apr 27, 2026 - techradar.com
New 'Firestarter' malware flames on in spite of Cisco firewall updates and security patches
Security pros are warning about custom malware targeting Cisco firewalls, and surviving upgrades and reboots.
Latest from TechRadar
Apr 27, 2026 - techradar.com
Unpatched 'PhantomRPC' Flaw in Windows Enables Privilege Escalation
A researcher discovered five different exploit paths that stem from an architectural weakness in how Windows' Remote Procedure Call (RPC) mechanism handles connections to unavailable services.
darkreading
Apr 27, 2026 - darkreading.com
Azure Local expands to sovereign-scale infrastructure with disaggregated deployments
As organizations accelerate digital transformation across datacenters, sovereign environments, and edge locations, infrastructure architectures must evolve to meet new operational and regulatory deman...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
New Local Management Group for ALZ & Updated Sovereign Policies for SLZ
Following on from months of working alongside customers, partners, and our internal product groups, we have now made two updates to the Azure landing zone (ALZ) and the Sovereign landing zone (SLZ), t...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Microsoft Outlook.com Outage Causes Login Problems and Access Issues
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HTMD Community Intune Windows Modern Workplace Device Management
Apr 27, 2026 - anoopcnair.com
Microsoft and OpenAI revamp partnership, with trial in Elon Musk suit set to begin
Microsoft and OpenAI announced a major amendment to their partnership Monday, making Microsoft's IP license non-exclusive and opening all OpenAI products to any cloud provider. It came just as jury se...
GeekWire
Apr 27, 2026 - geekwire.com
New versions of UnigetUI (Formerly WingetUI )
Windows 11 Forum
Apr 27, 2026 - elevenforum.com
‘This was not an isolated incident’: Chinese national exposed by NASA investigation in serial defense software theft phishing campaign that lasted years
NASA, the military, and numerous universities and private companies were targeted by this phishing campaign.
Latest from TechRadar
Apr 27, 2026 - techradar.com
Microsoft is Working to Fix Outlook.com Outage
Microsoft’s Outlook.com email service is experiencing an outage today, and many users may experience intermittent sign‑in failures or unexpected sign‑outs. The post Microsoft is Working to Fix Outlook...
Thurrott.com
Apr 27, 2026 - thurrott.com
What equipment do you give to your creative professionals?
$1 submitted by /u/M4niac81
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Assess Secure Boot status with Microsoft Defender
Understanding the Secure Boot certificate challenge Secure Boot is a foundational security feature that validates the integrity of your device's boot process, ensuring only trusted software can run du...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
New drivers for Surface Go 4 on Windows 11 - April 21
Windows 11 Forum
Apr 27, 2026 - elevenforum.com
Announcing Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.0.1
We are pleased to announce the release of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.0.1, the first servicing update to the 7.0 line. This patch addresses several compatibility fixes reported by the community after t...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Deciding whether to renew Arctic Wolf or cut losses and move to another MDR
$1 submitted by /u/Signal-Hotel5845
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Kaspersky recently disclosed PhantomRPC, a privilege escalation technique affecting all Windows versions (tested on Server 2022/2025)
$1 submitted by /u/maxcoder88
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Inside the courthouse as Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI and Microsoft goes to trial
Amid the feud between two of tech’s most polarizing personalities, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, Microsoft might seem like a subplot, but its actions are at the heart of the case. We're at the courthouse ...
GeekWire
Apr 27, 2026 - geekwire.com
Strange things happening with updated Secure Boot certificates and files
Windows 11 Forum
Apr 27, 2026 - elevenforum.com
Audio not working on Windows 11 Pro x64
Windows 11 Forum
Apr 27, 2026 - elevenforum.com
What is codename Windows K2 for Microsoft to save Windows 11
Windows 11 Forum
Apr 27, 2026 - elevenforum.com
Local AD password expiry not blocking Office 365 login (PHS + Writeback)
$1 submitted by /u/Kanolm
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Macrium reflect 8 free and Start issues.
Windows 11 Forum
Apr 27, 2026 - elevenforum.com
Does anyone get real bad ADHD with slow moving SaaS portals?
$1 submitted by /u/soul_stumbler
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Secondary Exchange Server - Sanity check requested!
$1 submitted by /u/jphighlife
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Windows App Management in Microsoft Intune
Audit every managed and unmanaged app per device with more metadata, including publisher, architecture, estimated size on disk, install location, uninstall commands, to help troubleshoot PCs and expos...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Encrypt in Outlook (IRM Error)
$1 submitted by /u/Bad-Mouse
Reddit : Sysadmin
Apr 27, 2026 - reddit.com
Deprecating Legacy TLS and Endpoints for POP and IMAP in Exchange Online
Security on the internet continues to evolve, and older cryptographic protocols no longer provide the protections required for today’s threat landscape. As part of our ongoing work to help customers k...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Design predictable usage-based billing for AI apps and agents selling in Microsoft Marketplace
Design predictable usage‑based billing for AI apps and agents selling on Microsoft Marketplace Compared to traditional software, pricing and billing feel harder because of the range of AI functionalit...
New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub
Apr 27, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com
