Microsoft Tips, Tricks & Info
2026MAY26
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A Windows 11 bug blocks all updates since February. Here’s what to do
A Windows 11 bug tied to the January preview update has blocked all updates since February, including ones with critical Secure Boot certificates.
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Microsoft reveals what happens to Windows 11 PCs if you ignore the Secure Boot deadline in June 2026
The clock is ticking on one of the most fundamental security architectures inside your PC. In June 2026, the original Secure Boot certificates that have governed Windows hardware since 2011 will officially expire. To prevent millions of PCs from suddenly becoming vulnerable or failing to boot altogether, Microsoft is in the midst of a monumental, multi-year rollout of the new 2023 Secure Boot certificates.
Microsoft reveals what happens to Windows 11 PCs if you ignore the Secure Boot deadline in June 2026
Further reading:
- Windows Secure Boot - Updates and announcements - microsoft.com
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Top 20 essential keyboard shortcuts for Windows users
Tech pro ThioJoe walks through the top 20 essential keyboard shortcuts every Windows user should memorize for efficiency.
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Lose your laptop, not your data: 7 Windows settings to enable now
One day, you might lose your laptop. It could be stolen or it could be misplaced. But if you’re reading this right now and you still have your laptop with you, the advice is the same either way: be proactive and take steps to protect your machine ahead of time.
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Google’s AI overviews don't have an off switch. 4 tricks to return to traditional web results
Google's AI Overviews have largely taken over Search at this point, and they're not going away anytime soon. This feature, which summarizes information and answers questions without requiring you to click on any links, has decimated web traffic for publishers and has been found to contain numerous factual errors. But beyond these glaring issues, I just find the feature intrusive. Google, meanwhile, is injecting even more AI into Search.
Further reading:
- Sick of Google's AI Overload? Try These Search Engines Instead - pcmag.com
- Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore - techcrunch.com
- Mozilla officially confirms Firefox 2026 "Nova" redesign, and you can already enable it - neowin.net
- Firefox wants to be the anti-Chrome browser for the AI era - fastcompany.com
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Google will permanently delete your account after 2 years of inactivity. Here’s the free 5-minute fix that protects everything.
Gmail. Google Drive. Google Photos. All of it gone after two years of no activity. And without a legacy contact set up, your family can’t access any of it if something happens to you. Here’s how to fix it today.
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Google Introduces Gemini Omni, a Multimodal AI That Knows the World
Starting with video, Omni will eventually be able to create any output from any input.
Further reading:
- Introducing Gemini Omni - blog.google.com
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Google’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes
The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI Studio, shrinking a process that takes weeks of setup and coding down to minutes.
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Adobe, Canva, CapCut Are Coming to Gemini to Help You Edit AI Creations
The popular creative tools plan to offer software within Google's AI chatbot.
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Critical Chrome flaw could secretly turn your phone into a Botnet
The issue was reported to Google back in 2022, but there's no fix yet.
Further reading:
- Millions of Chrome and Edge Users Exposed To Alarming Exploit by Google Security Blunder - hothardware.com
- Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users - arstechnica.com
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FBI Warns Microsoft Users—New Attack Gains Access To Accounts
The FBI issued a warning on May 21, as a new AI-powered attack enables "threat actors to obtain Microsoft 365 access tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols without intercepting the user's credentials.”
