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A new wave of cybersecurity urgency is sweeping through IT departments as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issues a fresh, high-severity warning concerning Microsoft Exchange Server. The alert, centered around CVE-2025-53786, underscores a newly disclosed vulnerability that enables privilege escalation—and the implications for organizations using hybrid Exchange deployments are serious. This development follows a series of security incidents targeting the Microsoft...

ChatGPT-5 has arrived in Microsoft Copilot, promising a transformative leap in everyday productivity, workflow efficiency, and the boundaries of what generative AI can accomplish in Windows environments. This long-anticipated integration brings with it not only core improvements in language understanding and reasoning, but also a powerful suite of new features that redefine how users interact with their operating system, documents, and cloud services. With Microsoft granting broad access to...

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Microsoft's vision for Windows by 2030 heralds a transformative era in computing, emphasizing the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and ambient computing to redefine user interactions and security protocols. This ambitious roadmap suggests a departure from traditional input methods, moving towards more intuitive, multimodal interfaces that leverage voice, vision, and contextual understanding. The Shift to AI-Driven, Multimodal Interfaces David Weston...

Switching from Windows or macOS to Linux in 2025 is not just a technical decision—it’s increasingly a lifestyle choice brimming with benefits for both privacy advocates and everyday users. As Microsoft’s tight vendor lock-in and Apple’s hardware-centric user experience leave some consumers seeking more freedom and control, the Linux ecosystem has evolved at a breakneck pace. Modern Linux distributions are now easier than ever to install, configure, and use—even for those who have never...

Getting a new PC or performing a fresh install of Windows 11 is supposed to be a seamless, user-friendly experience—but recent changes to Microsoft’s setup requirements have left many users frustrated and searching for workarounds. Windows 11 now pushes, if not outright requires, a Microsoft account sign-in before you can even reach a usable desktop. For privacy-conscious individuals, those wanting more control, or anyone simply seeking to use a local account, this obstacle has become a...

Battlefield 6’s highly anticipated launch has brought new energy to the storied first-person shooter series, but many PC players have encountered an unexpected roadblock before they can even enter the heat of battle: the Secure Boot requirement. Anyone booting up Battlefield 6 only to be greeted by an error message demanding Secure Boot activation is hardly alone—it’s rapidly become one of the hottest tech support topics across gaming forums and social channels. As the push for stronger...

Seamlessly connecting an Android phone with a Windows PC has shifted from being a niche trick for tech enthusiasts to an essential part of the modern digital workflow. With features like Phone Link, Microsoft and Google have collaborated to break down the barriers between platforms, empowering users to blend mobile versatility with desktop productivity. From syncing notifications and handling calls to accessing files and apps, the integration now rivals the continuity that Apple users have...

Microsoft has set the stage for a transformative second half of the year with the announcement and rollout of new Windows Insider Preview updates across the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels. These fresh builds bring a wealth of fixes, enhancements, and feature experiments that not only sharpen the operating system’s stability but also point to the evolving future of Windows 11 and beyond. As Insiders and enterprise testers gain early access to these changes, the updates underscore the deep...

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Microsoft’s official guidance on the “Print Screen” key has been quietly refreshed, and it confirms a simple truth Windows fans have felt for years: there’s more than one “right” way to capture your screen—and the defaults continue to evolve across Windows 10 and Windows 11. From Win+PrtScn saves to the Pictures\Screenshots folder to the now-common Win+Shift+S snipping overlay (and even hardware button combos on Surface), Microsoft’s documentation lays out the options—and the recent changes...

Microsoft quietly updated its support guidance to clarify exactly what the Print Screen key does on Windows 11 and Windows 10—and how to capture your screen even if your laptop lacks a PrtScn key. The note confirms the enduring shortcuts (like Windows logo key + Print Screen to auto-save a full-screen grab) and adds fallbacks for modern hardware, while pointing users to the built‑in Snipping Tool for richer editing and video capture. Overview The Microsoft Support page “Keyboard shortcut...

OpenAI’s GPT-5 is live—and Microsoft has switched on the new model across its Copilot stack, from Microsoft 365 Copilot and the consumer Copilot to GitHub Copilot and Azure AI Foundry, with Perplexity also lighting it up for its Max and Pro tiers (including the Comet AI browser). (openai.com, techcommunity.microsoft.com, github.blog, azure.microsoft.com, thetechoutlook.com) Overview OpenAI describes GPT-5 as its “smartest, fastest, and most useful” model to date, available in ChatGPT...

Google just turned Apple’s AI delay into a punchline—and a launch date. In a slick 30‑second Pixel 10 teaser set to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s The Next Episode, the narrator jabs, “If you buy a new phone because of a feature that’s ‘coming soon,’ but it’s been ‘coming soon’ for a full year… you could just change your phone,” before flashing “Ask more of your phone” and confirming an August 20, 2025 reveal. The look, feel, and even the jet‑black silhouette deliberately echo classic Apple...

Windows 11 just picked up a file‑automation superpower: AI‑driven “actions” built directly into File Explorer that let you right‑click any supported file and instantly summarize documents, remove image backgrounds, erase objects, or launch a Bing Visual Search—no manual app juggling required. Microsoft is testing these “AI actions” with Windows Insiders and pairing them with a new “Ask Copilot” entry in File Explorer’s context menu, turning routine file chores into one‑click workflows...

If you’ve felt the AGI timeline accelerating, you’re not alone: Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis now says systems with “all the cognitive capabilities humans have” could emerge in five to ten years—perhaps on the shorter end—ushering in “radical abundance” and a transformation “10 times bigger and maybe 10 times faster” than the Industrial Revolution. In a wide-ranging interview he also wrestles with who benefits, the resource costs (power, water), and how society will adapt—framing a...

A cozy bar-management sim just poured onto Steam, but a wave of “free download” pages is already trying to cash in on the buzz—some even urge Windows users to disable antivirus and run a cracked build bundled with a Steam emulator. Here’s what’s actually official, what’s risky, and the safest way to play Lakeside Bar on Windows right now. (store.steampowered.com, gamerroof.com) Overview Lakeside Bar is a Casual/Indie/Simulation title from developer BITCOVER and publisher CC_Games, released...

Microsoft has quietly confirmed a welcome twist for holdouts on Windows 10: a single consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) license, tied to your personal Microsoft account, can cover up to 10 PCs—plus you don’t have to pay the previously announced $30 if you opt to sync settings with the Windows Backup app or redeem 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points. All consumer enrollment paths deliver critical and important security updates through October 13, 2026. Overview With Windows 10 support...

Hackers showed at Black Hat that Windows Hello for Business can be fooled into accepting an attacker’s face by swapping biometric templates on a compromised PC—an attack that works stunningly fast if the intruder already has local admin privileges. In a live demo, German researchers Tillmann Osswald and Dr. Baptiste David injected their own facial data into the target’s biometric database and unlocked the machine instantly; Microsoft’s Enhanced Sign‑in Security (ESS) blocks the technique...