Microsoft 23 January 2026 - 17 February 2026

Xbox Game Pass Price Cut: Microsoft Slashes Ultimate, But Call Of Duty Loses Its Day-One Perk

Microsoft on Tuesday cut Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $22.99 a month from $29.99 and dropped PC Game Pass to $13.99 from $16.49. Future Call of Duty games will no longer be available on either tier at launch, instead joining about a year later. Existing Call of Duty titles remain on the service.

April 21, 2026

Market Insights·Microsoft·News·Stock Analysis

Microsoft stock under $400 again: what’s driving MSFT today and what to watch next

Microsoft shares fell 1.4% to $395.78 in morning trading Tuesday, dropping below $400 as investors weighed AI competition and disruption risks. The stock is down about 17% year-to-date. Market focus shifts to U.S. PCE inflation data on Feb. 20 and Nvidia’s results on Feb. 25.

February 17, 2026

Microsoft·News·Software Updates·Technology

Windows 11 January 2026 update chaos: Microsoft probes boot failures as emergency fixes pile up

Microsoft is investigating Windows 11 boot failures tied to January security updates, with some users seeing “UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME” errors. Affected devices may need manual recovery, though virtual machines appear unaffected. On Jan. 24, Microsoft released patch KB5078127 to fix cloud storage and Outlook hangs. The company has not identified the root cause of the boot issues.

January 26, 2026

Cloud Computing·Microsoft·News·Technology

Microsoft 365 is back after major outage hit Outlook and Teams for thousands

Microsoft restored access to Microsoft 365 after an outage disrupted Outlook, Teams, and admin tools for thousands. Downdetector reports peaked at over 15,000 on Thursday but dropped to near normal levels by early Friday. Microsoft rerouted traffic to alternative infrastructure to resolve the issue. The company has not disclosed the cause.

January 23, 2026