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Windows 11 laptops are the safe, familiar backbone for students and first-job hires who need dependable keyboards, clean Start menus, sensible multitasking, and a modest dose of on-device AI — and a recent buyer’s roundup from Hindustan Times lays out precisely that playbook for practical, everyday machines. Background Windows 11 arrived as a refresh of the PC experience: a simplified Start menu, built-in Snap layouts for arranging windows, and deeper integration of Microsoft’s Copilot and...

Microsoft’s Researcher agent inside Microsoft 365 Copilot can now take action — not just research — by using a permissioned “Computer Use” capability that runs UI automation inside an ephemeral, Microsoft‑hosted environment so agents can browse, sign in, click, type and even execute command‑line tasks on behalf of users while keeping the primary PC isolated and auditable. Background / Overview Microsoft 365 Copilot has been evolving from an in‑app conversational assistant into a platform of...

The last week’s bulletin in AI reads less like incremental product news and more like a strategic reset: OpenAI’s expansion plan, paired with massive cloud and chip deployments, is reshaping how content creators, publishers, advertisers and audiences will interact with generative systems. The core developments are straightforward — OpenAI and its partners are building hyperscale compute (the “Stargate” initiative), cutting-edge GPU clusters have appeared on Microsoft Azure, and Sam Altman’s...

OpenAI and Google are engaged in a high-stakes duel for AI dominance where different strategic advantages and unique risks shape each competitor's path — OpenAI leaning on rapid productization and partner leverage, and Google relying on deep integration, custom silicon, and ad-driven scale. Background The generative-AI market has evolved from a proof-of-concept race into a multi-dimensional competition where compute, data access, distribution, and monetization matter as much as model...

Satya Nadella’s recent on-record video and public remarks make clear that Microsoft’s CEO treats Copilot not as a set of one-off tricks but as everyday collaborators — three daily habits he describes (voice wake, the “Mico” persona, and multi-user Groups) signal how Microsoft expects AI to live inside Windows and Microsoft 365 as an always-available assistant. Background / Overview Microsoft has been systematically folding generative AI into Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365 for more than a...

In a crowded market of vendor claims and vendor-led studies, a recent body of analysis—most notably a Prowess Consulting white paper commissioned by Dell and reproduced across industry outlets—offers a concrete, testable claim: deploying Windows Server 2022 preinstalled on Dell PowerEdge hardware can dramatically shorten server rollout time, cut operational steps, and materially reduce cost and risk for IT modernization projects. Background / Overview Modern IT leaders face a persistent...

The internet’s free-software economy keeps getting richer, and a recent editor-curated roundup that collects “60 editor‑selected essentials” is a useful snapshot of where Windows users can get the most capability for zero dollars and an afternoon of setup. The original compilation highlights a broad mix—mature cross‑platform staples like VLC, HandBrake, and LibreOffice, privacy‑focused services such as Proton and Signal, and a raft of small but indispensable utilities (launchers, archive...

Microsoft’s optional October preview update (KB5067036) delivered a redesigned Start menu and other UI tweaks — and, for a subset of devices, a troubling Task Manager regression that can leave multiple taskmgr.exe processes running in the background after you click the window “X”. Background / Overview Windows 11’s KB5067036 (OS builds 26200.7019 and 26100.7019) was published as an optional, non‑security preview on October 28, 2025. The package includes Start menu and Taskbar improvements...

The NHS has begun quarantining medical devices that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, after a handful of clinical-supplier vendors refused or failed to certify their software for Microsoft’s current desktop OS — leaving hospitals with a stark choice between isolating essential kit, paying steep retrofit fees, or accepting the security risk of running unsupported Windows 10. Digital Health News reported that a supplier quoted Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust £25,000 to upgrade a three‑year‑old...

The latest Windows 11 preview update has introduced a baffling Task Manager regression that can leave multiple invisible copies of taskmgr.exe running after you click the window “X,” creating a slow, hard‑to‑diagnose resource leak for affected users and raising fresh questions about preview rollout practices and QA for lifecycle code paths. Background Microsoft published the October 28, 2025 optional preview cumulative update, identified as KB5067036 (OS builds 26200.7019 and 26100.7019), as...

Chanel’s CEO Leena Nair publicly called out ChatGPT after a demo at Microsoft produced an image of her company’s “senior leadership team” made up entirely of men in suits — a mismatch she described as emblematic of entrenched bias in generative AI and a wake-up call as luxury brands embrace machine-generated tools. Background / Overview Leena Nair — a high-profile corporate leader who became Chanel’s global CEO in January 2022 — recounted the episode during a Stanford Graduate School of...

Microsoft’s Copilot Fall Release turns the Edge browser (and a growing portion of Windows) into an AI-native workspace — a permissioned, multimodal assistant that remembers context, supports shared sessions, and can act on the web when you explicitly allow it. Background / Overview The Copilot Fall Release packages a dozen consumer-facing capabilities that push Microsoft’s Copilot from a chat overlay toward a persistent, project-aware companion across Edge, Windows, and Copilot-enabled apps...

Alphabet’s spending plans have just rewritten the map of the AI datacenter race: Google’s parent Alphabet said it will push capital expenditures to roughly $91–$93 billion in 2025, with management warning of a significant increase again in 2026 as cloud and AI demand outstrips capacity. Background The hyperscale cloud providers have entered a new, capital‑intensive phase. Over the last 18 months the industry shifted from exploratory AI projects to widespread, enterprise deployments that...

VeePN has announced it will stop shipping updates and feature patches for legacy Windows versions — specifically Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 — a change the company says is intended to strengthen user security and free its engineers to adopt modern VPN frameworks and protections. Background / Overview VeePN’s official post makes the decision explicit: the company will continue active development and updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11, while users running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 will...

Microsoft has quietly rebuilt the Windows 11 Start menu into a single, scrollable launcher and made it available to users via an optional preview (KB5067036) while continuing to gate visibility with server-side rollout flags. Background / Overview Since Windows 11’s launch, the Start menu’s two‑page model (Pinned + All apps on a separate page) and the prominent Recommended pane drew repeated criticism for interrupting quick app discovery. Microsoft’s new Start addresses that by surfacing the...

Microsoft has quietly delivered the most consequential redesign of the Windows 11 Start menu since the operating system launched — a single, vertically scrollable launcher that promotes the full “All apps” list to the main surface, adds multiple presentation modes (Category, Grid, and the retained List), folds a Phone Link panel into the Start chrome, and arrives as part of an optional, staged preview packaged under KB5067036. Background / Overview Windows’ Start menu has been the most...

Samsung’s long-running mobile browser has finally crossed the desktop divide: the company has launched a beta of Samsung Internet for PC, bringing its mobile feature set, cross‑device sync, and Galaxy AI assistance to Windows 10 and Windows 11 for the first time. Background Samsung Internet began life as a mobile-first browser and over the last decade matured into a feature-rich Chromium-based alternative on Android and other Samsung platforms. The company has now announced a deliberate push...

Keeping Roblox on Windows 11 current is usually straightforward, but the platform’s dual delivery methods (Microsoft Store package vs. website installer), occasional Windows servicing interactions, and device-specific quirks (notably on ARM) mean every Windows 11 gamer should know the reliable update paths, quick fixes for common failure modes, and safe troubleshooting procedures. Background Roblox ships to Windows users in two primary forms: the Microsoft Store package (the preferred...

On 29 October 2025 John Donovan published what he says is the unredacted transcript of a conversation with Microsoft Copilot about Royal Dutch Shell’s ethics — a public moment that crystallises three decades of rancour, a vast online archive of leaked documents, and an argument over how far corporations will go to track and discredit persistent critics. The episode is more than a curiosity about what an AI assistant will say when asked about a corporate titan: it is a window into the...

Google’s October Workspace Drop is a far-reaching push to make Gemini the connective tissue of productivity — adding cinematic video generation, presentation automation, live translation, spreadsheet-level automation, and even AI-assisted ransomware protection — a package that shifts Workspace from a feature update into a platform redefinition for AI-first collaboration. Background / Overview Google’s October release bundles generative and grounding upgrades across Sheets, Drive, Slides...