Microsoft's October 2026 Patch Tuesday update addressed 1,413 security vulnerabilities, the highest monthly total the company has ever released and more than it patched in any entire previous year. Windows accounted for 1,102 of the fixes, with Office, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and developer tools making up the rest. The release also closed three actively exploited or publicly known zero-day flaws affecting Windows Shell, .NET Framework, and MessagePack-CSharp.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-15
Microsoft has released a redesigned Photos app for Windows 11 that merges photos and videos from a user's PC, OneDrive, and iCloud into one gallery, requiring OneDrive Camera Backup and iCloud for Windows to be set up. The update also rebuilds the editor with four new tool categories—Crop, Enhance, Repair, and Stylize—and speeds up app launch, scrolling, and image viewing, while adding support for HDR preservation, HEIC/WebP editing, and SVG files. The update is rolling out now to Windows Insiders, with a broader release planned later this year.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-15
Nvidia and Microsoft launched the RTX Spark line of laptops, which pair an Arm-based CPU with a Blackwell GPU and unified memory to run AI models locally. Microsoft built a new 'Get Started' flow in Windows that lets users find, install and launch an AI agent in two clicks, with agents distributed and updated through the Windows Store. Hermes, Perplexity, and OpenClaw are the first supported agents, with more expected to follow.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-15
Microsoft says months of fixes to Windows 11 have made the OS up to 20 percent more responsive, with improvements to Start, File Explorer, Search, Edge and memory management. The company says PCs with 8GB of RAM or less can now keep up to 2GB more active data in memory, and Widgets now load on demand to free over 200MB of memory. Microsoft also cited less disruptive Windows Update behavior, faster Windows Hello sign-in, quicker Bluetooth/AirPods pairing, and a new taskbar repositioning option.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-15
Microsoft confirmed that Windows Server 2022 passed its mainstream support deadline on October 13, 2026, with the October update being the last mainstream security release. The OS now moves into extended support, which provides free monthly security updates through October 14, 2031. Microsoft also extended hotpatching for Datacenter: Azure Edition systems until October 2027.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-15
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that caused black screens, delayed desktop loading, and Windows Explorer crashes following updates released since August, mainly on Azure Virtual Desktop hosts using FSLogix. The fix shipped in this month's Patch Tuesday cumulative updates dated October 13, 2026, with Microsoft urging affected users to install the latest update.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-15
QA Wolf has developed infrastructure that spins up disposable Windows virtual machines to run automated desktop app tests, launched from Linux hosts, addressing a gap where no standard tooling existed to parallelize thousands of Windows UI test runs per month. The system handles booting fresh VMs, maintaining active logged-in sessions required for Windows UI Automation, and discarding machines after each run to avoid state carrying over between tests.
qawolf.com
· 2026-10-14
A new jailbreak for the PlayStation 5 reportedly allows the console to run software well outside Sony's intended ecosystem, including Nintendo games, physical PS2 discs, PS3 titles, and even the Windows 7 operating system. The development expands on earlier PS5 jailbreaking efforts that unlocked custom firmware and homebrew support.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-14
Microsoft released its October Patch Tuesday update, addressing roughly 1,410 security vulnerabilities including two zero-day flaws across supported Windows versions. The release is also the first official update for Windows 11 26H2 and the final supported update for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions. It also includes fixes for File Explorer and Bluetooth issues, plus the ability to remap the Copilot key.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-14
Microsoft released cumulative updates KB5127648 and KB5127646 fixing a bug that broke Always On VPN connections on Windows 11 24H2 and later systems after installing September 2026 security updates. The issue affected devices using automatic protocol selection between IKEv2 and SSTP, causing connections to hang or fail with a port-in-use error when an initial attempt didn't succeed.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-14
Microsoft says that after installing the KB5124010 preview update or later, Remote Desktop connections can fail with error 0xC000000D on Windows 11 24H2, 25H2, 26H1 and 26H2 devices. The failures occur when the Administrator protection security feature is enabled, which affects enterprise-managed Remote Desktop host machines in particular. Microsoft has offered a temporary workaround—disabling Administrator protection via Intune or Group Policy—while it develops a permanent fix.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-14
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build (28020.1619) in the Canary Channel introduces a freeform rotation tool for MS Paint, alongside updates to Cross-Device Resume, Narrator customization, and Windows Hello fingerprint sensor support. The build expands Cross-Device Resume to more Android phone brands and adds support for continuing Copilot app file sessions on PC.
blogs.windows.com
· 2026-10-14
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