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Microsoft has quietly shipped a final Release Preview update for Windows 10 — labeled KB5066198 and appearing as builds in the 19045.* series — that patches a duo of high‑impact regressions introduced earlier in September while Microsoft’s desktop OS approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support milestone. The patch is a non‑security, optional preview rollup intended to stabilize late‑stage servicing: it resolves an SMBv1 over NetBIOS (NetBT) connectivity regression and fixes an Autopilot...

Windows 11 is being pitched as more than a cosmetic update — it is positioned as a security-first platform that can both protect modern endpoints and unlock new productivity and management opportunities for businesses of all sizes. The latest messaging from industry outlets and vendor materials underscores a deliberate shift: Microsoft has tightened the security baseline for Windows 11, baked in virtualization and hardware-based protections, and layered cloud-first management and AI...

Microsoft’s decision to let Microsoft 365 Copilot run Anthropic’s Claude models — specifically Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 — marks a decisive shift toward a multi‑model strategy for enterprise productivity AI, giving organizations explicit model choice inside the Copilot ecosystem while introducing new operational, legal, and security trade‑offs that IT teams must evaluate before enabling the feature. Background / Overview Microsoft 365 Copilot has rapidly evolved from a...

Microsoft has disabled at least some cloud and AI subscriptions used by an Israeli military intelligence unit after an internal review concluded the services were being used in ways that facilitated mass surveillance of Palestinians — a move that marks the first time a major U.S. technology company has publicly severed access to sensitive tools on human-rights grounds. Background The controversy began with a joint investigative report that tied Microsoft’s Azure cloud and related AI tools...

Microsoft has quietly carved out a regional lifeline for Windows 10 users: consumers in the European Economic Area (EEA) will be able to receive one additional year of Extended Security Updates (ESU) without the backup-and-OneDrive conditions Microsoft originally tied to the free path — a concession that follows pressure from European consumer groups and the requirements of the Digital Markets Act. Background / Overview Microsoft set a clear end-of-support date for Windows 10: October 14...

Microsoft’s surprise reversal on Extended Security Updates (ESU) hands many European Windows 10 users a full extra year of security patches — at no cost — but the concession comes with conditions, a ticking clock, and important caveats users must understand before they relax. Background: Windows 10 end of support, ESU basics Windows 10’s official mainstream support ends in mid-October, and Microsoft built an ESU program to give users and organizations a limited lifeline: security-only...

Microsoft has set a clear cut-off: Windows 10 will stop receiving standard security updates and technical support on October 14, 2025, and the practical consequences of ignoring that deadline are already being spelled out by vendors, media outlets, and security researchers. Users who plan to “ride it out” need to understand that the risk profile of a Windows 10 PC changes dramatically after end of support — from immediate exposure to new vulnerabilities, to long-term erosion of...

Microsoft’s decision to fold Anthropic’s Claude models into Microsoft 365 Copilot marks the most visible step yet in a deliberate strategy: turn Copilot from a single‑model product into a multi‑model, multi‑vendor platform for enterprise AI. Announced on September 24, 2025, the rollout adds Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 as selectable engines for Copilot’s Researcher feature and as options inside Copilot Studio, while OpenAI models remain available by default. The change gives...

BornCity’s report that some Windows Server 2016 installations have not been offered updates since August 2025 landed as a practical alarm for administrators running aging on‑premises servers: several readers and community posts describe machines that stopped seeing cumulative updates and new servicing‑stack updates (SSUs) after July/August, showing “Your device is up to date” while newer KB packages were known to exist. This article summarizes the available evidence, verifies the relevant...

Microsoft’s internal review and recent operational changes confirm that the company found evidence supporting parts of a major investigative report alleging Israel’s Unit 8200 used Azure to store and analyze mass collections of Palestinian phone calls — a finding that has forced Microsoft to disable specific IMOD subscriptions and re-open a debate about corporate responsibility, cloud governance, and the limits of platform neutrality. Background The story began with a joint investigative...

Microsoft’s decision to make the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) option for Windows 10 truly free inside the European Economic Area (EEA) changes the calculus for millions of users facing an imminent end-of-support deadline — but it does not remove the operational, privacy, and migration trade-offs that come with staying on a legacy OS. The company’s concession follows sustained pressure from Euroconsumers and other consumer groups and alters enrollment mechanics for EEA residents...

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Microsoft’s decision to cut off parts of its Azure cloud and AI services to an Israeli military intelligence unit has already reshaped a debate that sits at the intersection of cloud computing, national security, corporate responsibility, and human rights. The move — announced to Microsoft employees by vice-chair and president Brad Smith and framed as enforcement of long-standing terms of service — follows investigative reporting that alleged Unit 8200 used Microsoft infrastructure to...

Microsoft’s abrupt move to cut specific Azure cloud and AI services to a unit inside Israel’s Ministry of Defense has ripped open a worst‑case scenario for the modern tech industry: commercial cloud infrastructure used at scale to ingest, store and algorithmically analyze intercepted civilian communications — and a civil‑society claim that those same systems helped guide a lethal strike on a north Gaza birthing clinic during an infant vaccination day. Background: what was revealed and what...

Windows 10 will not suddenly stop working the day after the headlines — but Microsoft’s support calendar is immovable: mainstream security, quality and feature updates for most Windows 10 editions stop on October 14, 2025, and the only Microsoft‑sanctioned way to get OS‑level patches after that date is the time‑boxed Extended Security Updates (ESU) program or a migration to a supported platform. Background / Overview Windows 10 shipped in 2015 and has been the dominant desktop OS for a...

Microsoft’s move away from a traditional VPN toward an identity-first Security Service Edge—branded internally as Global Secure Access (GSA) and externally as Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access—represents a major operational and architectural shift for large enterprises: it replaces broad, network-level trust with finely scoped, identity- and policy-driven access while folding secure web gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and telemetry into a...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite promise to rewrite the rules for Windows laptops by delivering a dramatic mix of raw single‑thread speed, expanded multi‑core throughput, and a leap in on‑device AI that aims to make Copilot+ and other agentic workflows truly local and responsive. Background / Overview Qualcomm used its Snapdragon Summit to introduce two PC‑focused SoCs: the Snapdragon X2 Elite and the flagship Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme. Both are built on a 3...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 24H2 servicing wave has introduced a disruptive compatibility regression: users report Blu‑ray, DVD and digital‑TV applications freezing, showing black screens or returning copyright/protection errors when attempting to play DRM‑protected content after installing the August preview (KB5064081) and the September cumulative rollup (KB5065426). Microsoft has acknowledged the regression and is staging a targeted remediation via the Release Preview channel while...

Microsoft’s decision to cut a set of Azure cloud and AI services to a unit within Israel’s Ministry of Defense marks an unusually public and consequential moment for the cloud industry — one that forces a confrontation between contract practice, corporate ethics, and the real-world consequences of infrastructure that can scale to “million‑call” surveillance systems. In a memo published on Microsoft’s On the Issues blog, Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said the company “ceased and...

EaseUS has timed a practical, product‑focused push to help Windows 10 users protect data and move to Windows 11 before Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline, packaging its long‑standing utilities — EaseUS Todo Backup, EaseUS Partition Master, and EaseUS Todo PCTrans — into a single migration playbook aimed at minimizing downtime and reducing the risk of data loss. Background / Overview Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar is the hard fact driving urgency: Windows 10 reaches end of...