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Microsoft has confirmed a search outage affecting Microsoft 365 apps (Outlook on the web/desktop, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive) caused by a recent deployment that created resource utilization inefficiencies. A fix has been deployed to reduce pressure and restore service for affected users; Microsoft did not specify which regions were impacted. The incident adds to a history of past outages in the ecosystem.
Microsoft retired its free nonprofit software grant, and about 171,000 small nonprofits found years of OneDrive data deleted after renewal dates—with many receiving little advance notice. Some organizations could recover via backups or IT help, but others must reconstruct critical files and workflows as higher-cost, less-capable options replace the former grant.
Microsoft confirmed it briefly rolled out a new OneDrive Photos experience to Windows 11 beyond its intended scope, including on enterprise PCs where it isn’t supported. The app is tied to the OneDrive sync client and cannot be removed independently right now; Microsoft says a future update will let users remove just the Photos experience without uninstalling OneDrive. For now, the workaround is to remove OneDrive entirely (which also removes Photos), and IT admins are pressuring Microsoft as they await a targeted fix that would also remove the feature from Intune-managed devices.
AI-generated phishing emails are becoming almost indistinguishable from legitimate messages, and attackers use new tricks like OAuth device code flows to bypass MFA and QR codes to hide links. The piece outlines seven current scams—Microsoft 365 login theft, support scams, fake Defender warnings, cloud/OneDrive phishing, parcel-delivery impersonations, online-banking fraud, and Postident fraud by post—and provides practical defenses: verify via official sites, enable MFA, use a password manager, avoid clicking links or scanning unknown QR codes, and resist unsolicited remote-support requests.
A compromised Microsoft account was permanently suspended and the user’s OneDrive data wiped, forcing the owner to reopen a new account and repurchase all games tied to the old account. Microsoft says the data can’t be recovered due to encryption and notes the user hadn’t enabled two-factor authentication, while recommending passkeys. The episode underscores the risks of digital ownership and cloud dependencies as tech giants move away from physical media and toward digital storefronts.
A hacked Microsoft account that included OneDrive, a large game library, and his son's baby pictures was permanently deleted after Microsoft said security changes prevented restoration; Microsoft apologized and said it’s working to restore purchases, a stance echoed by a separate Brazilian court ruling that forced Microsoft to restore a hacked account and pay damages.
Gamer Joshua Khane says Microsoft permanently suspended his hacked account, erasing his entire Xbox game library and OneDrive data (including family photos) after the company deemed the account unrecoverable. The incident mirrors a prior case where a user’s digital library was blocked and damages were awarded in court, fueling criticism of Microsoft’s account-recovery practices and raising concerns about digital ownership and media preservation. The piece touches on broader industry issues and calls for stronger consumer protections or alternatives like DRM-free or physical media.
Microsoft confirms a bug in the June 2026 Windows 11 Patch Tuesday (KB5095051) where the Recycle Bin’s delete-confirmation shows cryptic internal filenames like $Rxxxx.ext, though the delete action still works and items retain their original names in the window; a workaround is available for commercial devices via Microsoft Support for Business, with a permanent fix coming in a future update. The update also brings issues such as OneDrive access problems, slow File Explorer performance, sporadic BSODs on some HP machines, freezes on some Lenovo PCs, and BitLocker Recovery triggers on devices with local accounts.
Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday update KB5094126 for Windows 11 (versions 24H2 and 25H2) has triggered widespread issues, including rapid system freezes requiring WinRE or OS reinstall, forced BitLocker recovery on reboot, and broken OneDrive Explorer integration on domain PCs. Some devices also face LAN outages while staying online, with HP machines reporting BSOD tied to ESP space. Workarounds include registry tweaks to bypass ESP failures and rolling back via WinRE, though Microsoft has not publicly acknowledged these problems in the KB. The update does deliver security fixes plus features like Bluetooth LE Audio and Windows Hello improvements, but reliability has been adversely affected for many users.
The June 2026 Windows 11 patch KB5094126, while adding features like Low Latency Profile, is causing boot failures (BSOD/BitLocker recovery) on certain PCs, especially HP models, likely due to BIOS/EFI partition size and Secure Boot certificate updates. It also breaks OneDrive (and other cloud storage) in File Explorer, disrupts Word automation in some business apps, and alters desktop.ini folder customizations. Workarounds include temporarily disabling Secure Boot, backing up BitLocker keys, booting into BIOS to disable Secure Boot, installing the update, then re-enabling Secure Boot, and ensuring BIOS/UEFI updates and sufficient EFI space. If problems persist, uninstalling KB5094126 may be necessary.
Microsoft has confirmed that Samsung Gallery will stop syncing photos directly to OneDrive on September 30, 2026. If you want to keep backing up to OneDrive, you must update your camera-backup settings in the OneDrive app and ensure the correct account is used; otherwise, OneDrive-backed photos won’t appear in Samsung Gallery after the cutoff. Samsung plans to replace OneDrive with its own cloud solution, and after the date you’ll still be able to access your OneDrive-stored photos via the OneDrive website or the app.
Microsoft's March Windows 11 cumulative update KB5079473 breaks sign-ins with Microsoft accounts across Teams, OneDrive, Edge, Word, Excel and Copilot, showing an internet connectivity error even when online. A reboot while online is a temporary workaround; Microsoft has issued emergency out-of-band updates for other issues and guidance for Samsung Galaxy Continuity-related problems.
Windows 11’s 2026 Insider update wave adds Sysmon as a built-in feature (enabled via Settings > System > Optional features), refreshes the Settings UI to match Windows 11’s design, enables WebP desktop backgrounds, expands Narrator’s AI image description to devices without on-device AI (using Copilot cloud processing for those PCs), and updates the OneDrive sharing UI to show available apps for sharing links, signaling a broader feature rollout ahead of the 2026 cycle.
Microsoft says Windows 11 has over 1 billion monthly users, but the mood among users is largely negative due to glitchy updates, a rapid rollout of Copilot/AI features, persistent upsells, forced OneDrive changes, and a sense that consumer needs aren’t being prioritized over enterprise concerns.
Microsoft has issued a second out-of-band patch for Windows 11 to fix Outlook crashes and cloud-storage issues caused by the January security update; the cumulative update addresses unresponsiveness when apps access cloud-backed files (such as OneDrive PST locations) and follows earlier fixes for shutdown/log-in problems.