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Microsoft has quietly published KB5070349 — an Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 (and Windows Server 2025) — a targeted, installer‑time package that modifies the initial setup flow and the files that drive the first‑boot UI. Background OOBE updates are a specialized class of Windows packages that run only during the first‑time setup (the Out‑of‑Box Experience) when a device has an active internet connection. They are not delivered like typical...

Dell’s convertible ambitions for the 14‑inch market have graduated from rumor into reality: the Dell 14 Plus 2‑in‑1 is listed on Dell’s regional storefronts and major retailers with Copilot+ AI readiness, Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen AI options, integrated Intel Arc or Radeon graphics, Wi‑Fi 7 and modern port sets, putting a feature-rich convertible squarely into the mid‑to‑premium segment customers in the UK and beyond can actually buy today. Background / Overview Dell reorganized its...

Microsoft quietly issued two targeted dynamic updates for Windows 11 — KB5068516 (Setup Dynamic Update) and KB5067040 (Safe OS / WinRE Dynamic Update) — aimed squarely at improving the setup binaries used during feature upgrades and the Windows Recovery Environment used for Reset, cloud reinstall and Automatic Repair on Windows 11 24H2, 25H2 and Windows Server 2025. Overview Microsoft’s October 28, 2025 releases are small, narrowly scoped packages intended for image hardening rather than...

After a fresh Windows install you should turn off a handful of defaults that drain battery, chew CPU cycles, clutter the interface, and quietly share extra diagnostics — doing so will usually make a laptop feel faster, extend battery life, and reduce telemetry without breaking core functionality. Background Windows ships with numerous convenience and discovery features enabled by default: telemetry tiers, Start menu recommendations, background app permissions, web‑driven search highlights...

Epic Games took Fortnite offline for scheduled maintenance following the “Welcome, Our Alien Overlords” live event as part of the v38.00 update — the Fortnite x The Simpsons crossover — leaving players worldwide asking “Is Fortnite server down?” and “When will it be back online?” Background The downtime coincides with one of Fortnite’s biggest licensed crossovers: Fortnite x The Simpsons. Epic has used a live event to close out the current map cycle and immediately push a major content...

Steam’s continued life on Windows 10 isn’t controlled by a single deadline at Valve — it’s the product of three linked clocks: Microsoft’s Windows 10 end‑of‑support calendar, the lifecycles of the Chromium engine and embedding runtimes that Steam depends on, and Valve’s own product decisions about which Windows versions and CPU bitness it will build for. Taken together, those forces explain why Steam kept working long after older Windows releases faded, why Valve dropped Windows 7 and 8...

A fresh Windows install should feel like a clean slate — not a marketplace for tips, telemetry, and promotions. Within minutes of first boot, Windows will enable a set of defaults designed to promote Microsoft services, collect optional diagnostics, and surface suggestions that many users find intrusive or wasteful. This article gives a practical, verified checklist of five Windows settings you should consider disabling immediately after installation, explains exactly where to find each...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 is getting a long‑requested convenience: a built‑in way to stream the same audio feed to two Bluetooth devices at once, powered by Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio and surfaced as a Quick Settings “Shared audio (preview)” control in the latest Insider flight. Background Bluetooth audio on PCs has long been limited by legacy profile designs that forced a trade‑off between high‑quality playback and microphone use. The old Bluetooth Classic stack split roles across A2DP...

Neudesic’s new platform promises to treat fleets of AI agents like employees — provisioning, assigning, auditing, and retiring them — while running them natively on Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry to deliver a governed, enterprise-ready “digital workforce.” Background: what Neudesic announced and why it matters Neudesic, an IBM Company, on October 29 announced Digital Workforce Management, an Azure-native solution that positions itself as an operational control plane for enterprise-scale AI...

Windows 11’s Photos app has quietly graduated from a simple image viewer into a capable, AI-assisted photo workstation—and many Windows users still don’t realize just how far it’s come. Background / Overview The Photos app that ships with Windows 11 has received a steady stream of updates that add real editing and productivity features traditionally reserved for third‑party tools. Recent releases have introduced pixel-accurate resizing, a filmstrip browsing mode, Optical Character...

Microsoft’s Azure cloud suffered a high‑impact outage on October 29, 2025, when a configuration error in Azure Front Door (AFD) — Microsoft’s global Layer‑7 edge and routing fabric — caused DNS and routing anomalies that temporarily knocked a broad range of Microsoft services and thousands of customer sites offline, including Xbox storefronts and downloads, Minecraft authentication and Realms, Microsoft 365 portals, and parts of the Azure management plane. Background / Overview Azure Front...

MTN says it has completed the cloud migration of its Enterprise Value Analytics platform to Microsoft Azure — a move the company and partners describe as the largest telco cloud implementation in the Middle East and Africa and a practical blueprint for telco cloud modernization across the continent. The revamped EVA 3.0 environment is reported to run on Azure Databricks, use Delta Lake semantics for data durability, and be protected by Microsoft Defender, processing roughly 22 billion...

Microsoft’s latest Insider cumulative — delivered as Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7051 (KB5067115) — lands as a compact but consequential update that places an opt‑in Ask Copilot entry directly on the taskbar, expands a console‑style Full Screen Experience (FSE) for handheld gaming PCs, and begins previewing Shared Audio using Bluetooth LE Audio on select Copilot+ hardware. Background / Overview Microsoft is continuing to fold Copilot deeper into the Windows shell, shifting the...

Microsoft’s long‑promised Start menu redesign arrived for mainstream Windows 11 users in the October 2025 non‑security preview (KB5067036), but the new single‑page Start surface and fresh layout options have arrived with a selection of odd regressions that are already frustrating testers and early adopters. The most visible issues reported so far range from newly installed apps and their Start‑menu folders not appearing until Explorer is restarted, to a one‑time “scroll to top” misbehavior...

You can indeed boot a working copy of Windows 95 inside a modern web browser — and the result is equal parts engineering neatness, digital preservation, and a cautionary tale about nostalgia versus practicality. Background Windows 95 was released to retail on August 24, 1995, and it represented a seismic shift in consumer PC usability: the Start menu, taskbar, long file names, and plug‑and‑play hardware support all became mainstream with that launch. This date and the product’s official...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 is quietly rolling out a small but significant preview called Shared audio (preview) that can stream the same Bluetooth audio feed to two separate headsets, earbuds, speakers, or hearing aids at once — a milestone built on Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio and surfaced to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels as a Quick Settings toggle on selected Copilot+ PCs. Background / Overview Bluetooth audio on PCs has long been hampered by a protocol-era compromise: the...

Wisenet’s SmartCam N1 is a competent indoor security camera with reliable facial recognition, local microSD recording and the sort of smart-assistant compatibility buyers expect — but its $150 asking price and the removal or monetization of cloud storage leave its value proposition unexpectedly thin compared with cheaper rivals. Background Wisenet’s SmartCam line began as a capable, midrange alternative to Nest-style indoor cameras: 1080p video, motion detection, two‑way audio, and companion...

Neudesic today unveiled a purpose-built Digital Workforce Management platform that promises to move enterprises from piecemeal agent pilots to a governed, Azure-native production environment for autonomous and semi‑autonomous AI agents. Background Azure AI Foundry emerged as Microsoft’s enterprise play for building, orchestrating, and running agentic applications — an “agent factory” that combines models, tools, observability, and governance into a single platform. Enterprises adopting...

Microsoft’s latest Insider preview lands as a compact but consequential package: Build 26220.7051 (delivered as KB5067115) brings an opt‑in Ask Copilot taskbar entry that surfaces Copilot Vision and Copilot Voice straight from the taskbar, a preview of Shared Audio using Bluetooth LE Audio, and an expanded Full Screen Experience (FSE) targeted at handheld gaming PCs — all delivered under a matched Dev/Beta preview that opens a narrow window for channel switching. Background / Overview...

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