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Microsoft’s rollout of ND H200 v5 instances for Azure Machine Learning is a substantial, full‑stack upgrade that pairs Microsoft’s cloud orchestration with NVIDIA’s newest H200 Tensor Core GPUs to give teams a rare combination of massive on‑GPU memory, dense compute, and high‑bandwidth interconnect — a configuration explicitly aimed at training and serving the largest modern generative AI models and memory‑heavy HPC workloads without the usual tradeoffs. Background / Overview Azure’s ND H200...

Microsoft’s August cumulative updates have introduced a hard-to-ignore problem for streamers and live‑production teams: NDI streams that previously ran flawlessly on local networks now stutter, drop frames, or produce choppy audio after installing KB5063878 (Windows 11) or KB5063709 (Windows 10). The issue is confirmed by Microsoft and acknowledged by NDI vendors, and the safest immediate mitigation for most users is to change NDI’s Receive Mode from RUDP to UDP (Legacy) or Single‑TCP so you...

Microsoft has acknowledged a critical reliability problem introduced by its August 12, 2025 Windows security rollup that disabled core recovery features on multiple client builds of Windows 10 and Windows 11, and issued an out‑of‑band (OOB) cumulative update — KB5066189 — to resolve failed Reset my PC, Fix problems using Windows Update, and RemoteWipe operations for affected systems. (support.microsoft.com) Background Microsoft’s August security updates (released August 12, 2025) were...

Windows users who skimmed last week’s roundup of “48 keyboard shortcuts” got more than a list — they received a practical nudge to stop clicking and start typing their way to faster work. The Technology For You / ZDNet piece collects more than 40 essential Windows 11 key combos and groups them by use: productivity, accessibility, navigation, file management, and browser controls — a tidy starter pack for anyone who wants to finish routine tasks faster. Background Windows has exposed keyboard...

Microsoft has quietly begun rolling out an “Enroll now” button inside Windows Update on Windows 10 that lets users opt into the Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — a short-term lifeline that buys a year of security patches past the October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline, but comes with strings that raise questions about convenience, privacy, and vendor lock‑in. (support.microsoft.com) Background Microsoft set a hard end-of-support date for Windows 10: October 14, 2025. After...

Microsoft’s new Cross‑Device Resume for Windows 11 promises to finally bring the kind of seamless “pick up where you left off” continuity that Apple users have enjoyed for years — but with an Android‑to‑Windows focus and a distinctly Microsoft flavor that leans on Phone Link, the Microsoft Store, and the newly published Continuity SDK. Background: what Microsoft announced and where it lives On August 22, 2025, Microsoft began rolling out a staged preview of Cross‑Device Resume to Windows...

Microsoft's gradual reinvention of the PowerToys launcher is becoming a serious contender — the Command Palette in PowerToys 0.93 brings measurable performance wins, a cleaner settings dashboard, and a handful of useful built‑in modules — but in practical, day‑to‑day responsiveness and the breadth of community plugins, it still trails veterans like Flow Launcher and the soon‑to‑arrive Raycast for Windows. (devblogs.microsoft.com) Background: where Command Palette came from and what it aims...

Microsoft’s October 10, 2023 cumulative update for Windows 11—delivered as KB5031354 (OS Build 22621.2428)—serves a dual role: it ships critical security fixes while acting as the vehicle for a portion of the company’s so‑called “Moment 4” feature drop, bringing visible changes to core inbox apps, File Explorer, accessibility tools and device controls. The release combines under‑the‑hood hardening with user‑facing improvements, but it also sparked compatibility complaints from some hardware...

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 continuity feature that lets Android app sessions be continued on the PC with a single click — starting with Spotify and made available to Windows Insiders as a staged preview — a macOS‑style “Handoff” for Android-to-Windows that relies on Link to Windows (Phone Link) and a new Cross Device Resume model to move activity (not a full Android runtime) between devices. (blogs.windows.com) (theverge.com) Background Microsoft’s latest continuity push...

Microsoft has acknowledged a new, practical regression introduced by the August cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878) that can cause severe stuttering, dropped frames, and choppy audio/video in NDI‑based streaming flows — a problem that disproportionately affects multi‑PC capture and live‑production setups and for which a vendor‑recommended workaround is already available. rview Microsoft published the August cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2 (identified as KB5063878, OS...

Westcon‑Comstor’s new partner summit, staged with Microsoft and billed as a targeted accelerator for cloud, AI and security adoption, signals a deliberate push to convert channel capacity into continent‑scale transformation for African businesses. Background Westcon‑Comstor has deep roots as a global technology distributor and long-standing Microsoft channel partner; the company has been expanding localized services and advanced support across Southern Africa, positioning itself as a bridge...

Microsoft’s push to move Windows 10 users onto Windows 11 has shifted into a louder phase: following the August 2025 Patch Tuesday cycle many Windows 10 PCs are now showing full‑screen upgrade banners that interrupt workflows after updates and restarts, offering an immediate “Download and install” path to Windows 11 or an option to schedule the upgrade — and for a large subset of users those banners reappear even after dismissal. (theverge.com) Background / Overview Microsoft set a fixed...

Microsoft 365 Copilot can now tap enterprise file shares without forcing a wholesale migration to the cloud: NetApp’s new connector brings on‑prem and cloud NetApp data into Copilot while preserving item‑level security, offering containerized deployment options, and promising high performance for document ingestion and indexing. Background Enterprises that have invested in NetApp storage — from on‑prem ONTAP arrays to Azure NetApp Files — have long faced a tradeoff: either migrate critical...

The August 2025 Windows 11 cumulative update (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) introduced a networking regression that is causing severe stuttering, lag, and choppy audio/video in NDI-based streaming workflows — a problem Microsoft has confirmed and that currently requires configuration workarounds in NDI Tools and OBS to restore reliable performance. (support.microsoft.com) Background Microsoft shipped the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11 — identified as KB5063878...

Microsoft’s latest Insider flight continues the slow‑roll of Copilot‑era polish and cross‑device continuity: Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) landed in the Insider channels with a staged “Resume from your phone” flow that starts with Spotify, refreshed lock‑screen battery visuals, snappier input and sharing shortcuts, Copilot+ touch tweaks, and a slate of targeted reliability fixes — while a handful of region‑ and driver‑specific bugs remind testers this is still a Dev/Beta experiment. eered...

Microsoft has begun quietly testing a true “pick up where you left off” flow in Windows 11 — a taskbar‑level “Resume from your phone” prompt that currently lets Android users move Spotify playback from handset to PC with one click. (blogs.windows.com) (theverge.com) Background Microsoft’s experiments with cross‑device continuity are hardly new. Over the last decade the company has tried multiple approaches — from Project Rome and “Continue on PC” to the Your Phone / Phone Link experience...

Microsoft’s top AI executive has issued a stark, unusual warning: the near‑term danger from advanced generative systems may not be that machines become conscious, but that humans will believe they are — and that belief could reshape law, ethics, mental health and everyday product design faster than policymakers can respond. This argument, articulated in a widely circulated essay by Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman, names the hazard “Seemingly Conscious AI” (SCAI) and frames a related...

Microsoft has formally acknowledged that its August 12, 2025 cumulative security update is responsible for severe stuttering, lag and choppy audio/video in NDI-based workflows on affected Windows 11 and Windows 10 builds, and vendors and community engineers have published an immediate—but imperfect—workaround while Redmond investigates a permanent fix. (learn.microsoft.com) Background / Overview The August 12, 2025 Patch Tuesday rollup for Windows shipped as combined servicing packages for...

Microsoft has acknowledged and begun rolling out a fix for a troubling Exchange Online regression that left some Outlook mobile users unable to send or receive mail — a problem traced to Hybrid Modern Authentication (HMA) and tracked inside the Microsoft 365 Admin Center as incident EX1137017. (bleepingcomputer.com) Background Hybrid Modern Authentication (HMA) is a cornerstone for organizations that run on-premises Exchange servers but authenticate using cloud-issued tokens. It lets mobile...

Windows 10 users are reporting a new, aggressive upgrade prompt after the August cumulative update: a full‑screen, hard‑to-dismiss recommendation to move to Windows 11 that can reappear even after you explicitly choose to stay on Windows 10. soft has set a hard end‑of‑support date for Windows 10: October 14, 2025. After that date, PCs that remain on Windows 10 will no longer receive mainstream security updates unless they enroll in an extended support pathway. Microsoft published an option...