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Kansas City Public Schools to replace 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with Apple devices (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-20 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apple, macbook neo, kansas city public schools

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Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS codes, wants you to switch to passkeys (techspot.com)

2026-05-20 | get YubiKey Security Key → | tags: microsoft, sms codes, passkeys

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Everything to Look for When Buying a New Laptop in 2026 (wired.com)

2026-05-20 | by Luke Larsen | get Laptop Buying Guide 2026 → | tags: windows, macos, chromeos

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Microsoft refreshes Surface with Panther Lake and up to 64GB of RAM, starting at $1,500 (techspot.com)

2026-05-20 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 → | tags: microsoft surface, panther lake, windows laptop

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Windows Zero-Day Barrage Continues After Patch Tuesday (darkreading.com)

2026-05-19 | get Windows Security Update Kit → | tags: windows, yellowkey, greenplasma

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Microsoft is finally letting you remap the Copilot key nobody asked for (techspot.com)

2026-05-19 | get Microsoft Surface Keyboard → | tags: microsoft, copilot, windows

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Microsoft plans to improve Windows 11 driver quality in 2026 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-19 | get Windows 11 Driver Toolkit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, winhec

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Microsoft's new tech cuts Forza Horizon 6's shader loading time from 90 seconds to four seconds (techspot.com)

2026-05-19 | get SSD External Drive → | tags: microsoft, forza horizon 6, asd

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Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-19 | get Windows Security Update Kit → | tags: windows update, microsoft, group policy

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New Windows 'MiniPlasma' Zero-Day Exploit Gives SYSTEM Access, PoC Released (slashdot.org)

2026-05-18 | get Windows Security Patch Kit → | tags: windows, miniplasma, cve-2020-17103

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Microsoft Testing Adjustable Taskbar, Start Menu In Windows 11 (slashdot.org)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: microsoft, windows 11, taskbar

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Five years later, Windows 11 brings back much-missed taskbar options (and more) (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, taskbar, microsoft

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Microsoft is finally bringing the movable taskbar to Windows 11 - here's who can try it now (zdnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by Lance Whitney | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, taskbar, microsoft

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How to check your Windows PC for expiring security certificates - a big one ends in June (zdnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by Ed Bott | get Digital Certificate Management Tool → | tags: windows, microsoft, secure boot

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A Windows 11 speed boost is coming as soon as next month, along with a taskbar you can finally move (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Microsoft Windows 11 Upgrade Kit → | tags: windows 11, copilot, satya nadella

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Microsoft testing adjustable taskbar, Start menu in Windows 11 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, taskbar

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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 security update install issues (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Security Update Kit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, kb5089549

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New Windows 'MiniPlasma' zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC released (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-17 | get Windows Security Patch Kit → | tags: windows, miniplasma, microsoft

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Microsoft lets Insiders choose their Windows 11 Start menu size (engadget.com)

2026-05-16 | by Mariella Moon | get Windows 11 Start Menu Resize Kit → | tags: windows 11, start menu, microsoft

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Legacy Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Windows 8.1 Update Kit → | tags: windows 8.1, microsoft, x64-based systems

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WinCE64 – Windows CE 2.11 for N64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | tags: windows ce, nintendo 64, everdrive-64

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Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu (theverge.com)

2026-05-15 | by Emma Roth | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, start menu

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Microsoft Exchange, Windows 11 hacked on second day of Pwn2Own (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-15 | get Microsoft Exchange Security Book → | tags: microsoft exchange, windows 11, pwn2own berlin

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Explore Wikipedia Like a Windows XP Desktop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | by Sami Smith | get Windows XP Desktop Theme Kit → | tags: wikipedia, mediawiki, geofile explorer

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Microsoft to automatically roll back faulty Windows drivers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-15 | get Windows Driver Rollback Kit → | tags: windows update, microsoft, driver rollback

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AYANEO’s pricey Windows handhelds are this close to a release (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-15 | get AYANEO Windows Handheld Console → | tags: ayaneo, windows handhelds, next 2

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UK Antitrust Regulator Is Officially Investigating Microsoft Office (slashdot.org)

2026-05-14 | get Microsoft Office 365 → | tags: microsoft office, uk competition authority, copilot

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Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-14 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Kit → | tags: windows 11, bitlocker, zero-day exploit

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Microsoft is working on a fix to downgraded GPU drivers in Windows Update — new system uses multiple IDs (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-14 | by Aaron Klotz | get GPU Driver Rollback Tool → | tags: microsoft, windows 11, gpu drivers

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UK antitrust regulator is officially investigating Microsoft Office (engadget.com)

2026-05-14 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Microsoft Office 365 → | tags: microsoft, office, windows