Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-08-17

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

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

An eval harness found what qualitative review couldn't: AI models are most confident when wrong

There is a step in the development process for large language model (LLM)-assisted tooling that most teams skip because it's tedious, time-consuming, and doesn't produce results visible to end users: ...

VentureBeat

Aug 15, 2026 - venturebeat.com

Indie App Spotlight: ‘Notepad.exe’ is an ultra-fast, lightweight code editor for your Mac

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Writi...

9to5Mac

Aug 15, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

Microsoft Merges Its Two Copilot Apps Into One and Retires Podcasts, Deep Research, and Group Chat

Microsoft will combine its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot into one app, The Verge reports. Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft Merges Its Two Copilot Apps Into One and ...

gHacks

Aug 15, 2026 - ghacks.net

Microsoft releases new Defender update for Windows 11, 10, Server ISO installations

Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 10 and 11 ISO images. According to the company, this update should be deployed across all new Windows 11 and 10 installs. Read more...

Neowin

Aug 15, 2026 - neowin.net

Windows 11 KB5121003 is triggering game crashes and other issues on some PCs

Windows 11 KB5121003 security update is linked to game crashes and other issues on some PCs, the game studio explains. The post Windows 11 KB5121003 is triggering game crashes and other issues on some...

Windows Latest

Aug 16, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Strange Windows 10 .mp3 viewer "Open with" option

Windows 10 Home 21H2 build 19044.1288 No updates, but many tweaks. In File Explorer, I right-click on an .mp4 video file, select "Open with" and then "Choose another app". I get a list of apps th...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 16, 2026 - tenforums.com

Xenoblade Chronicles 2's Nintendo Switch 2 edition could have been perfection — but unending menus left me burning with rage like Pyra

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on the Nintendo Switch 2 should be the perfect way to play the game. It isn't.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 16, 2026 - techradar.com

Machine Learning COFFIES “Hears” Sunspots Before We Can See Them

In this age of neural net “AI”, even the most skeptical of Butlerians have to agree that these machine learning models can be very, very good at pattern recognition if …read more

Blog – Hackaday

Aug 16, 2026 - hackaday.com

Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Bug Breaks IE Mode in Microsoft Edge for Some Users

Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Windows 11 that breaks Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge for some users. Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Bug Breaks ...

gHacks

Aug 16, 2026 - ghacks.net

CVE-2026-65768 Microsoft Teams Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Corrected build number for the security update. This in an informational change only.

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 16, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

CVE-2026-65769 Microsoft Teams iOS Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Corrected build number for the security update. This in an informational change only.

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 16, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

CVE-2026-57104 Azure Storage Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Corrected build number for the security update. This in an informational change only.

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 16, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

CVE-2026-65767 Microsoft Teams for Android Spoofing Vulnerability

Corrected build number for the security update. This in an informational change only.

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 16, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

CVE-2026-59124 Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Corrected the listed software in the Security Updates table. Microsoft recommends installing the security update as soon as possible.

MSRC Security Update Guide

Aug 16, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com

Researchers Hack an Airline Analog

Modern airliners are rather complicated feats of engineering. Innumerable safety-critical components are connected with tens of miles of wiring, complex digital buses, and dozens (perhaps hundreds) of...

Blog – Hackaday

Aug 16, 2026 - hackaday.com

Context menu and file explorer sluggish

Has anyone noticed right clicking the context menu eg. on desktop now takes a few seconds? This was my first major complaint with Windows 11 when I first installed it. Since then I wiped Windows 11 a...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 16, 2026 - tenforums.com

Install Windows 7, dualboot, when Windows 10 is preinstalled

Hi guys. I want to install Windows 7 on a laptop (dualboot Windows 7 and Windows 10 enviroment), which came with Windows 10 preinstalled. How do I do that?

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 16, 2026 - tenforums.com

Why do so many AI chatbots call themselves Nova? I asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and more to name themselves

Users and alignment researchers have found that there’s a common name that most chatbots pick, guess which one went for it straight away?

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 16, 2026 - techradar.com

Google Confirms Tensor G6 Uses 3nm Process Across Pixel 11 Series

Google has confirmed that the Tensor G6 chip inside every Pixel 11 model uses a 3nm manufacturing process, ending speculation that the new processor could… The post Google Confirms Tensor G6 Uses 3nm ...

OnMSFT

Aug 16, 2026 - onmsft.com

Windows doesn't play video files imported from iPhone

Hi all, I transferred some video files from my iPhone 8 into my windows 10 via a cable. The problem is that none of my video players can play the videos properly and smoothly, that is, they're glit...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 16, 2026 - tenforums.com

Think Flock is bad? This new tech is coming to link license plates with your phone — and it could be another death knell for privacy

New SignalTrace tech is designed to help in crime investigations, but there are questions about privacy.

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 16, 2026 - techradar.com

Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.

Ars Technica - All content

Aug 16, 2026 - arstechnica.com

Software Engineering Fundamentals Matter More Than Ever: Why AI-Assisted Development Requires Strong Engineering Principles

Introduction In an era where artificial intelligence can generate code at unprecedented speeds, a counterintuitive truth emerges: the fundamentals of software engineering have never been more importan...

TechPlanet

Aug 16, 2026 - techplanet.today

Stopping a cyberattack while walking your dog - defensive AI security CEO says it's not ruff to do

Corma CEO tells The Reg it's building 'One ring to rule them all, for the defenders to have this power'

www.theregister.com - Articles

Aug 16, 2026 - theregister.com

Is the new Water Cyber Shield Act too little, too late, and can a cyber group do it better? The experts weigh in

Numerous recent attacks are prompting Congress to do something

Latest from TechRadar

Aug 16, 2026 - techradar.com

Windows Server 2022 end of mainstream support on October 13, 2026

Windows message center: On October 13, 2026, Windows Server 2022 will reach end of mainstream support. The October 2026 security update will be the last mainstream support update available for this v...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Aug 16, 2026 - tenforums.com

Windows 11 has transformed dramatically since launch, but three classic Windows tools remain untouched — and it’s time Microsoft finally modernizes them

Microsoft continues to modernize Windows 11, but these three classic tools still need a major update without losing the advanced features users rely on.

Latest from Windows Central

Aug 16, 2026 - windowscentral.com

Creating a Win32 App in Intune with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph: The Ultimate Guide

When you upload an .intunewin file through the Intune portal, and manually fill in a bunch of fields, the portal runs a sequence of Microsoft Graph calls and a direct upload to Azure Storage on your b...

MSEndpointMgr

Aug 16, 2026 - msendpointmgr.com

Can't remove pinned section from start menu

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 16, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Filter Gallery in OneDrive Photos app in Windows 11

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 16, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Microsoft refreshes Defender in Windows ISO images after August patches

Microsoft has released a new Microsoft Defender update for Windows WIM, VHD, and ISO installation images, closing the gap that can leave freshly installed systems with outdated anti-malware protection...

4sysops

Aug 16, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 IE mode bug, offers no workaround yet

Microsoft is investigating a Windows 11 bug that prevents Internet Explorer mode from loading some legacy websites and internal applications in Microsoft Edge. The company has acknowledged the issue o...

4sysops

Aug 16, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Windows 11 KB5121003 causes system issues through inpoutx64.sys driver conflict

Windows 11’s KB5121003 security update is causing compatibility and stability problems on some systems. The apparent trigger is a conflict with the third-party inpoutx64.sys kernel driver, while Micro...

4sysops

Aug 16, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Microsoft pushes automatic WinRE updates for Windows 11 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2

Microsoft has released Safe OS Dynamic Updates KB5120999 and KB5121002 to improve the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 11 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2. The updates arrive with the August 2026 P...

4sysops

Aug 16, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Microsoft’s 60-day warning puts Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2022 on the clock

Microsoft has issued a formal 60-day end-of-support warning for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro, Windows Server 2022, and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016. October 13, 2026, is the key deadline: Windows 1...

4sysops

Aug 16, 2026 - 4sysops.com

garlin's PowerShell scripts for updating Secure Boot CA 2023

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 16, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Taking Control of OneDrive?

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 16, 2026 - elevenforum.com

How to fix an error in the Start menu?

Windows 11 Forum

Aug 16, 2026 - elevenforum.com