Microsoft's cloud business keeps booming, but its latest results show fewer people buying Windows PCs as memory costs push prices higher.

A global memory shortage is doing something no software competitor has managed: shrinking Microsoft's Windows business faster with each passing quarter, and the damage is spreading beyond PC makers into the data centers powering Microsoft's own AI ambitions.

Microsoft has started rolling out Cloud Rebuild for Windows 11 through optional update KB5127936, which showed up in late October 2026. It gives users

Microsoft has resolved Always On VPN connection failures triggered after installing the September 2026 Windows 11 security updates.

Windows Search is being overhauled with a focus on speed and capability. Windows Search has been one of the most frustrating parts of Windows 11, and now Microsoft is addressing this with a significant overhaul. A new redesigned Windows Search is now in testing that is much faster, more capable, and a lot more modern.

Microsoft Edge now launches up to 33% faster thanks to Windows 11's new Accelerated app launches feature in KB5127936.

Microsoft released the KB5127936 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 26H2, with 41 changes, including File Explorer and Cloud rebuild improvements.

A cluttered Windows desktop, while it could be better with a little bit of discipline, is partly not your fault. It usually comes from too many windows, too many repetitive tasks, and too few tools for managing them. Three Microsoft-made utilities can fix that, and none of them costs anything.

October Windows Server updates may disrupt Exchange email. Learn which servers are affected, the symptoms, and Microsoft's registry workaround.

Give it the tools to do more with Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, now $9.97 (reg. $199) through Nov. 1. That’s a one-time purchase for a lifetime license on