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Microsoft confirmed widespread service degradation across its 365 suite, affecting Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Copilot and Universal Print. Users reported problems sending or receiving emails, loading files, and accessing print jobs, though Microsoft says availability has largely stabilized above 99 percent.
Microsoft confirmed it is removing Cyberpunk 2077, Dead Cells, Frostpunk 2, Mullet Madjack and Superliminal from Xbox Game Pass on September 15. The company is adding replacement titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but critics argue the incoming lineup doesn't match the quality of what's leaving.
Microsoft Entra now fully supports passkeys as a passwordless authentication method, with both device-bound and synced passkey options reaching general availability. The guide explains how passkeys work using the WebAuthn standard, where a private key stays on the user's device or synced service while a public key is stored in Entra ID.
Pearl Abyss has launched a free 20-minute playable demo of Crimson Desert that runs entirely through Twitch's cloud streaming, requiring no download or installation. The demo works on any device with a web browser, though notably not on current game consoles. It coincides with the rollout of Crimson Desert Enhanced, a major free update released last week.
Microsoft confirmed its Defender for Office 365 Safe Links feature is incorrectly flagging legitimate Google search URLs as malicious, showing users 'not safe' warnings when they try to click them. The company said the problem stems from an inaccurate security classification and is generating false alerts for IT admins in Microsoft Sentinel and the Defender portal. Pasting the blocked links directly into a browser does not bypass the warning.
Microsoft will start rolling out updates that automatically turn on memory integrity and Virtualization-based Security on eligible Windows 11 devices, aiming to make the OS secure by default. The kernel-level protection blocks untrusted drivers and code but can reduce gaming frame rates, especially on older CPUs. Devices where users previously disabled the feature will not have it re-enabled automatically.
A multi-day outage tied to Microsoft's Exchange Online authentication system continues to disrupt Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services into Tuesday, even after Monday's mitigation efforts. Microsoft says the root cause was a misconfiguration preventing authentication components from deploying properly across parts of its infrastructure, affecting SharePoint, Teams, Copilot, Defender XDR, Purview, the admin center, and Universal Print alongside Outlook.
CNET is inviting readers to complete a short survey rating their laptops on battery life, performance, software and value. The results, collected through September, will be used to compile a roundup of top reader-recommended laptops.
Shadowserver has identified nearly 22,000 internet-exposed Microsoft Exchange servers that remain unpatched against CVE-2026-62911, a high-severity authentication bypass flaw affecting Exchange Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition. Most vulnerable systems are located in the United States and Germany, where officials say roughly 85% of on-premises Exchange servers remain exposed despite Microsoft releasing a fix in August 2026.
OpenAI reported elevated errors and latency on ChatGPT Work, its enterprise AI agent, for about three hours on Monday, while Microsoft separately confirmed degraded functionality across Exchange Online. Downdetector logged over 1,100 reports for OpenAI products and nearly 4,600 for Microsoft Outlook around 2:24 p.m. ET, though the companies gave no indication the two incidents were related.
Microsoft confirmed a widespread outage of Exchange Online on Monday, causing Outlook users to experience delayed or failed emails, authentication errors, and search failures. The company traced the problem to an authentication component and began testing a fix on part of its infrastructure before a broader rollout. Downdetector logged over 5,000 user reports by 2 PM ET, with complaints also flooding social media.
Microsoft confirmed that its optional KB5120998 preview update, released August 27, is resetting or corrupting users' custom mouse cursor settings on Windows 11. Affected users report cursors becoming oversized, appearing as generic white icons, or vanishing entirely, with custom animations reverting to defaults. Microsoft acknowledged the bug on its known issues page but has not yet issued a fix.