Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-08-16

A Baconian approach to the mostly Aristotelian corporate AI. And what that means for your business

I have been writing for several months about what I see more and more as the central problem in enterprise AI. I’m seeing it not just from an academic perspective: Of course, I’m a university professo...

Fast Company - technology

Aug 14, 2026 - fastcompany.com

On every boot Defender keeps complaining it's off

Every time I boot into Windows after a couple of minutes I get a notification that warns me it's turned off. It started about a week ago. I haven't touched or tampered with anything regarding Defender...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 14, 2026 - tenforums.com

At Black Hat, AI is helping security pros find threats—and creating new ones

You might think that the information-security professionals who show up in August at the annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas would know to bring their A game to that gathering. But every year, th...

Fast Company - technology

Aug 14, 2026 - fastcompany.com

Over 1,000 Charities Hit by Beacon CRM Data Breach

The root cause of the incident is believed to be a compromised AWS access key that was exposed in publicly available JavaScript build artifacts. The post Over 1,000 Charities Hit by Beacon CRM Data Br...

SecurityWeek

Aug 14, 2026 - securityweek.com

VLC blames Windows 11 bug for slow performance, defends open source and calls out Microsoft

Jonathan Blow called open source software embarrassing after VLC took 33 seconds to open an MP3. VideoLAN blamed a Microsoft Defender bug, but VLC's own bug tracker shows slow startups predate this co...

Windows Latest

Aug 14, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Max severity SAP Commerce Cloud flaw now targeted in attacks

A maximum-severity SAP Commerce Cloud remote code execution vulnerability patched three days ago is already being targeted in attacks, according to threat intelligence company Defused. [...]

BleepingComputer

Aug 14, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

The Modern Attack Chain: Rethinking Google Workspace Security in the Age of AI

Google Workspace attacks do not always begin with phishing. Stolen OAuth tokens can provide another path into Gmail, Drive, and connected systems. Material Security explains why organizations need def...

BleepingComputer

Aug 14, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Manage Windows ARM64 Hotpatch with CHPE Binary Loading Policy in Microsoft Intune

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AnoopCNairSCCM?sub_confirmation=1 and LinkedIn page for latest updates htt...

HTMD Community Intune Windows Modern Workplace Device Management

Aug 14, 2026 - anoopcnair.com

Intune Remote Help – The Deep Dive Now That It’s Included In Your E5

Microsoft Intune Remote Help is not a brand-new tool. It has been around for a few years as a standalone add-on and as part of the Intune Suite. What is new is that Microsoft is adding the advanced In...

MSEndpointMgr

Aug 14, 2026 - msendpointmgr.com

Apple Wants to Pay News Publishers to Fix Siri’s Fact Problem

Apple is negotiating multi-year, pay-per-use deals with news outlets to give Siri real-time accuracy. Here is why paying journalists beats scraping the web. Apple wants to fix Siri’s habit of making t...

Ciente

Aug 14, 2026 - ciente.io

Scottish prosecutors cast eye over leaky supplier after staff data exposed

Unnamed third party spotted suspicious activity, with names, roles, and email addresses potentially affected

www.theregister.com - Articles

Aug 14, 2026 - theregister.com

Malwarebytes Browserguard - Weird Behaviour When Using Edge

With the latest release of Malwarebytes Browserguard If I click on the settings or dashboard of the application the extension wants me to be online and I get directed to https://my.malwarebytes.com/pu...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 14, 2026 - tenforums.com

Hackers exploit macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy Monero miner

The Netherlands' National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning that hackers are actively exploiting a macOS authentication bypass vulnerability after public exploit code emerged. [...]

BleepingComputer

Aug 14, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan

"We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."

Ars Technica - All content

Aug 14, 2026 - arstechnica.com

Spaghettifying DRAM: A Groundbreaking Hardware Security Exploit That Unlocks Everything

Introduction Christopher Domas, one of the most respected security researchers in the field, has released a groundbreaking exploit that fundamentally challenges our understanding of CPU and memory sec...

TechPlanet

Aug 14, 2026 - techplanet.today

Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out

It can be daunting to determine who's responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who's harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is already semi-public, but...

Krebs on Security

Aug 14, 2026 - krebsonsecurity.com

BOFH: How our Covid ransomware protocol's Y2K blockchain lowered uptime

Diary of an excuse hound: Pie charts make us hungry for pizza

www.theregister.com - Articles

Aug 14, 2026 - theregister.com

80% of Organizations Reported AI or Cybersecurity Incidents in The Past Year

As organizations rush to embrace AI, 80% experienced either a cybersecurity breach or an AI-related incident in the past year. The findings suggest that many companies are deploying AI faster than the...

Petri IT Knowledgebase

Aug 14, 2026 - petri.com

Crypto wallet maker Trezor confirms 13,000 customers' details exposed in logistics breach

Even if your hardware is secure, quantum-ready, encrypted, and future-proof, no one is immune to a supplier letting the side down

www.theregister.com - Articles

Aug 14, 2026 - theregister.com

Hackers arrested over €30M bank fraud exploiting service provider flaw

Four cybercriminals were arrested in Brazil, and three others were charged in Europe over allegations that they exploited a vulnerability at a service provider, allowing them to withdraw funds from Co...

BleepingComputer

Aug 14, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Classic Outlook bug breaks Copilot, but some might call it an upgrade

Copilot has gone missing in classic Outlook, drawing joking questions about whether the behavior is a feature or a bug.

Latest from Windows Central

Aug 14, 2026 - windowscentral.com

Autonomous AI attacks pose 'clear and present danger' to critical infrastructure

Weaponized agents could turn digital intrusions into kinetic disasters, experts warn

www.theregister.com - Articles

Aug 14, 2026 - theregister.com

E-bike injuries in kids are surging in the U.S. These jurisdictions want parents to be held liable

As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against som...

Fast Company - technology

Aug 14, 2026 - fastcompany.com

'This one just needs a script': Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction

Microsoft fixed it as part of the April Patch Tuesday cumulative update, but there are other fixes and mitigations available, too.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 14, 2026 - techradar.com

August’s Patch Tuesday is a monster: 751 fixes, with an exploited Windows flaw

Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday closes at 751 CVE entries (across all product families), with 108 rated as critical. One flaw is already exploited, CVE-2026-68820, an elevation of privilege in t...

Computerworld

Aug 14, 2026 - computerworld.com

Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions impersonating NordVPN, Proton, and more caught hijacking your traffic

Socket's Threat Research Team uncovered 737 fake Chrome VPN extensions impersonating major brands and rerouting browser traffic through their own proxies.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 14, 2026 - techradar.com

Microsoft Defender vs. VLC: Which is causing MP3s to take 30 seconds to load?

Opening MP3 files in VLC can take over 30 seconds due to a bug. A well-known game designer argued the issue shows what's wrong with open source software.

Latest from Windows Central

Aug 14, 2026 - windowscentral.com

Healthcare IT infrastructure: how to reduce downtime

IT infrastructure failures […]

StarWind Blog

Aug 14, 2026 - starwindsoftware.com

Chromium: CVE-2026-19556 Use after free in V8

This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025) ...

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 14, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

Chromium: CVE-2026-19557 Use after free in TabStrip

This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025) ...

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 14, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

Chromium: CVE-2026-19558 Use after free in Extensions

This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025) ...

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 14, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

Chromium: CVE-2026-19559 Use after free in HTML

This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025) ...

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 14, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

Chromium: CVE-2026-19560 Use after free in Blink

This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025) ...

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 14, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

Microsoft Agent 365: Governing the Enterprise AI Workforce

Every Enterprise Is Building a New Workforce Not another application. Not another chatbot. Not another productivity tool. A workforce. Across HR, Finance, IT, Operations, Customer Service, Marketing, ...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Aug 14, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Start menu tiles missing

Most of the Start Menu tiles on this computer have been the same since I set it up 9 or 10 years ago. A few have come & gone over the years and I've moved a few around but the layout was still basical...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 14, 2026 - tenforums.com

Amid AI-Driven Bug-Hunt Tsunami, NIST Looks to … AI

Driven by AI-augmented research and scanning, vulnerability volumes continue to surge, driving the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ask whether AI could be the answer.

darkreading

Aug 14, 2026 - darkreading.com

Windows 11 KB5121003 fixes an exploited zero-day—install it quickly

Microsoft has released Windows 11 August 2026 update KB5121003, including a fix for the actively exploited CVE-2026-68820 zero-day. The cumulative update also delivers features from the planned August...

4sysops

Aug 14, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Digital Signal Processing Pioneer Bede Liu Dies At 91

Bede Liu, a digital signal processing pioneer, died on 7 May. He was 91.Liu was widely regarded as one of the founders of modern digital signal processing, a field that applies mathematical algorithms...

IEEE Spectrum

Aug 14, 2026 - spectrum.ieee.org

Trump Wants The DOJ To Go After Olympian David Hearn Again In Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case

This is why having a case dismissed with prejudice is important. Trump’s cronies/donors — who were paid millions to do a job they’d never done before — failed to bring the Lincoln Reflecting Pool up t...

Techdirt

Aug 14, 2026 - techdirt.com

SAP Joule + Microsoft Copilot: Six Months Later, What Are We Learning?

AI assistants are quickly becoming a core part of how employees work, and the integration between SAP Joule and Microsoft Copilot is helping organizations bring business processes and productivity wor...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Aug 14, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

HomeKit Weekly: This iPad app turns your HomeKit setup into a wall-mountable command center

The ideal command center for your smart home is simple: take an old iPad, mount it somewhere central, and give it one job. Dashboard for your home is the really great Apple Home app that solves this p...

9to5Mac

Aug 14, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

Microsoft delays Exchange Server SE CU1 again, with no release date in sight

Microsoft has delayed Exchange Server Subscription Edition CU1 beyond its original first-half 2026 target and now says it still cannot provide a firm release date. The team is continuing to fold month...

4sysops

Aug 14, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password.

Ars Technica - All content

Aug 14, 2026 - arstechnica.com

Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password.

Ars Technica

Aug 14, 2026 - arstechnica.com

1.6M RingCentral accounts' data dumped after ShinyHunters extortion attack

Another one bites the dust

www.theregister.com - Articles

Aug 14, 2026 - theregister.com

These AI tools make my life much easier on the Mac

9to5Mac is brought to you by Memoket: The Memoket Gem is an 11g AI wearable that slots beside your Apple Watch in a co-wear band. Press once to capture a conversation, and Gem connects it to what you ...

9to5Mac

Aug 14, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

Active attacks exploit macOS Screen Sharing flaw CVE-2026-65400 to gain root access

Attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-65400 in macOS Screen Sharing to obtain root access and install Monero cryptocurrency miners on exposed Macs. A working exploit was reportedly developed from Apple’s ...

4sysops

Aug 14, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Windows 11 is finally on the brink of restoring full taskbar movement — a reversal of one of its most controversial design decisions

You can now move your Windows 11 taskbar if you're an Insider. That option will ship in just a few weeks to non-Insiders.

Latest from Windows Central

Aug 14, 2026 - windowscentral.com

Microsoft retires standalone MDTI, integrates threat intelligence into Defender XDR and Sentinel

Microsoft retired the standalone Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) experience on August 1, 2026. Its threat intelligence capabilities now appear in the Microsoft Defender portal for Micros...

4sysops

Aug 14, 2026 - 4sysops.com

NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #1161)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 14, 2026 - techradar.com

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #1664)

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 14, 2026 - techradar.com

Ukrainian drones disabled US armor brigade in simulated warfare 'so quickly' that they had to respawn the equipment

The US military was defeated by Ukrainian drones in military exercises, demonstrating the latter's superiority and its ability to teach drone defense countermeasures.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 14, 2026 - techradar.com

Microsoft confirms it accidentally disabled Copilot in Outlook Classic, and we wish it wasn’t a mistake

Microsoft accidentally broke Copilot integration in Outlook Classic while trying to integrate more AI-powered features. The post Microsoft confirms it accidentally disabled Copilot in Outlook Classic,...

Windows Latest

Aug 15, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Your PC isn’t broken if it reboots multiple times after Windows 11’s new updates or gets stuck on a black screen

Windows PCs are now rebooting multiple times to install monthly cumulative updates, and it seems to be affecting users almost every month. The post Your PC isn’t broken if it reboots multiple times af...

Windows Latest

Aug 15, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Solved PC Locks Up No BSOD

Thank you for taking a look at my issue. Beginning yesterday my PC began freezing but not shutting down and no BSOD. It just froze with the screen on and whatever I was doing frozen on the screen, If ...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 15, 2026 - tenforums.com

Windows 11 24H2, Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 Ent. LTSB 2016 get 60-day cut off warnings

Time is running out for several Microsoft systems. Here is what home and enterprise users must do before the October deadline. Read more...

Neowin

Aug 15, 2026 - neowin.net

Uninstall Windows Update KB5094126 or Disable Secure Boot

Thank you for taking a look at my issue. A day ago I noticed my puter would consistently freeze after about 5 minutes. I narrowed it down to what I believe is a compatibility issue with Windows Upd...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 15, 2026 - tenforums.com

‘Every other industry running mission critical infrastructure solved this problem years ago’: Why autonomous networking is in dire need of a digital twin

The journey to autonomous networking is already underway, but without digital twins we could still experience major interruptions.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 15, 2026 - techradar.com

Copilot Notebooks can now analyze READMEs, logs, and transcripts

Copilot Notebooks is rolling out support for Markdown, plain-text, and Rich Text Format files, allowing teams to import READMEs, runbooks, system logs, transcripts, and ticket exports without converti...

4sysops

Aug 15, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Microsoft makes threat modeling central to post-quantum migration

Microsoft is warning that post-quantum cryptography cannot be deployed safely by simply swapping encryption algorithms. Threat modeling must first uncover hidden cryptographic dependencies, ownership ...

4sysops

Aug 15, 2026 - 4sysops.com

The Coin-Sized Threat: How Researchers Exposed Critical Vulnerabilities in Boeing 737 Avionics

Introduction In an era where cybersecurity threats have become increasingly sophisticated, a team of academic researchers has demonstrated a vulnerability in one of the world's most widely used commer...

TechPlanet

Aug 15, 2026 - techplanet.today

The latest Google Health update lets you hide the AI Coach — and I'll be glad to take a break from its advice

Users have been requesting that the AI Coach wouldn't be quite so forward, and Google has listened.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 15, 2026 - techradar.com

Why was there an 'evil’ Delta airlines Wi-Fi network? The experts weigh in

A passenger set up an evil Wi-Fi network on a post-DEF CON Delta flight - we find out what the experts think.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 15, 2026 - techradar.com

The Windows 11 Microsoft shipped in 2021 and the Windows 11 we have in 2026 are worlds apart — this is the full breakdown of what changed

Windows 11 has evolved over the past five years. See how the Start menu, Taskbar, File Explorer, Search, AI, performance, and setup have changed.

Latest from Windows Central

Aug 15, 2026 - windowscentral.com

These are my favorite ultra-slim iPhone accessories for 2026 [Video]

I am always looking for ultra-slim accessories that complement my everyday carry, and I have usually been drawn to how slim tech companies and brands can make their products. Accessories that have exc...

9to5Mac

Aug 15, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

How to watch La Liga 2026/27: Live streams, TV channels, schedule

All the ways to watch La Liga 2026/27 live streams from anywhere, as Jose Mourinho sets about knocking Barcelona off their perch by any means necessary.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 15, 2026 - techradar.com

Reallocating Disk Space

Folks, I have a Windows 10 machine: Windows 10 Education Version 22H2 Build 19045.6456 I built the machine a few years ago, with a partitioned drive. But I made C: drive too small. However, so...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 15, 2026 - tenforums.com

New Rainbow Six Siege defender Noor is an anti-shield menace

Ubisoft's next major update to Rainbow Six Siege is carrying an operator that is sure to give a headache to shield operators. Here's everything they revealed about Year 11 Season 3. Read more...

Neowin

Aug 15, 2026 - neowin.net

Apple has a huge product roadmap for the smart home: Here’s what’s coming

Apple’s home products (primarily HomePod mini and Apple TV) have been the talk of the town for the past couple of years. The reasoning is quite simple: the current iterations are 4-6 years old. Siri ...

9to5Mac

Aug 15, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

Change Gallery Layout View in OneDrive Photos app in Windows 11

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 15, 2026 - elevenforum.com

garlin's PowerShell scripts for updating Secure Boot CA 2023

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 15, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Downloaded files like .ps1, .txt, etc. are blocked by default from running (scripts) since build 26200.9168.

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 15, 2026 - elevenforum.com