On April 1, 2027, SharePoint Online and OneDrive will stop returning pre-authenticated URLs from Microsoft Graph, the REST API for Microsoft 365 data, for common file operations. Today those links carry a short-lived SharePoint credential in the tempauth query string, so a follow-up download or upload works without a token in an Authorization header. After the change, apps must send a Microsoft Entra ID access token in that header instead. Many flows then need two tokens: one for Graph and one for your SharePoint tenant host. A tenant setting can route some apps to Graph URLs so they stay on the Graph token only.

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On 23 October 2026, Microsoft shipped five Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to the Beta, Experimental, 26H1, and Future Platforms rings: Beta build 26220.9757, Experimental build 26340.9767, Beta (26H1) build 28020.3292, Experimental (26H1) build 28120.3302, and Experimental (Future Platforms) build 29695.1001.

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Quick Machine Recovery is a Windows capability that attempts to fix machines that keep failing to boot by pulling a remediation package from Windows Update. Starting with the October 2026 security update KB5126646, Windows Server 2025 supports the feature as well; there, it ships turned off by default. This piece walks through cloud remediation and auto remediation inside the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), shows how to turn Quick Machine Recovery on via Group Policy, the Recovery CSP, Settings, or reagentc.exe, and calls out the main limits you should plan for.

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Matthew Berman tests Kimi K3.1, an open-weight model described as a roughly 3-trillion-parameter system, across 3D projects, games, video, and benchmark tasks. It creates an interactive Rubik’s Cube simulation and several polished visual outputs, but struggles with some tasks that require precise geometry or instructions. We also examine its published benchmark results and pricing.

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October 2026 cumulative update KB5126646 (OS Build 26100.33650) introduces Quick machine recovery (QMR) on Windows Server 2025, complete with Group Policy knobs to manage it. That same package begins auditing ReFS volumes on removable media and changes the default for NTLMv1-derived credentials from audit to enforce. Hybrid ML-KEM key exchange was already available on Windows Server 2025 with the July 14, 2026 update KB5099536 (OS Build 26100.33158). Installing KB5126646 does not make TLS 1.3 start using ML-KEM. The groups stay disabled until an administrator enables them, and a TLS 1.3 handshake still uses the classic default groups. Documented known issues hit on-premises Exchange Server and WSUS error reporting.

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Microsoft and Zoom unveiled Cross-Platform Meeting Connect—upcoming enhancements for Teams Rooms in Zoom meetings and Zoom Rooms in Teams meetings. This piece starts with how things work today: joining a Zoom meeting from a Teams Room through Direct Guest Join or cross-platform SIP join, including Exchange Online and device configuration. It then covers what the announcement adds and where Microsoft's post stays vague on dates and licensing.

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KB5127936 (builds 26200.9807 and 26300.9807) is now available in the Release Preview channel for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 26H2. This preview build adds Cloud rebuild in WinRE, lets WinRE draw on saved Wi-Fi profiles, and brings IPv6 CLAT support for IPv6-only networks. It also signals the end of prompt-based DPAPI protection, broadens memory integrity (HVCI), and adds a customizable File Explorer context menu. Additional fixes target Remote Desktop, BitLocker, and Smart App Control.

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Microsoft has shipped Azure MCP Server 3.0 as a stable release. This version adds toolsets for Azure Backup, Azure Resilience Management, Azure SRE Agent, Terraform, and Azure Advisor. It also ships secure defaults for newly created resources, optional structured responses, and compatibility with the stateless MCP protocol revision 2026-07-28. Saved prompts, scripts, and configuration files can break because of several intentional breaking changes. Below you will find what is new, how to upgrade, and how to stand up a read-only test environment.

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