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Microsoft’s late‑September reshuffle that reunified the bulk of Windows engineering under Pavan Davuluri is a structural signal: Microsoft is no longer content to treat advanced AI features as surface‑level apps bolted onto Windows — it has chosen to centralize responsibility for the platform so it can pursue an “Agentic OS” that can act on user intent, not just answer questions. Background / Overview In broad strokes, the reorganization moves leaders and teams for Core OS, Data Intelligence...

Microsoft’s October cumulative for Windows 11 has knocked the “machine can talk to itself” assumption off balance: after Patch Tuesday’s KB5066835 landed, a wave of developers, sysadmins and vendors reported that localhost-hosted web sites and developer workflows stopped responding, typically producing ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR or ERR_CONNECTION_RESET when hitting 127.0.0.1 / ::1. The immediate community triage points to a regression in the OS HTTP stack (HTTP.sys) that breaks HTTP/2/TLS...

Kyndryl’s engagement with a global steel producer shows a pragmatic path to fast, reliable disaster recovery for mission‑critical SAP ERP by combining selective cloud migration with on‑premises continuity: the company moved a set of x86 workloads to Microsoft Azure for agility and scale while keeping the SAP ERP on its own data centers, then layered a cloud‑based disaster‑recovery option to remove single‑site dependency and enable rapid recovery when seconds and minutes matter. Background...

Microsoft's PowerToys has finally delivered the one small but persistent convenience Windows users have long asked for: an official, first‑party tool that can automatically switch between Light and Dark modes on a schedule. The Light Switch module landed as part of PowerToys v0.95.0 and brings time‑based switching, a sunrise/sunset option that uses your location, a hotkey for manual toggles, and selective application of theme changes to system UI or apps — all wrapped in Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday is one of the heaviest and most consequential security rollouts of the year — a sprawling cumulative that fixes roughly 167–175 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, .NET, SQL Server, Exchange and related components, and includes multiple zero‑day vulnerabilities that make this a “patch now” event for Windows estates. Background / Overview October’s security release landed at a lifecycle inflection: it coincided with the formal end of mainstream support...

Microsoft has pushed a matched pair of Insider cumulative updates into the Dev and Beta channels that quietly bundle a handful of visible UI polish, a few useful settings moves, and a short list of fixes — delivered as a single preview package that maps to two version tracks (25H2 in Dev and 24H2 in Beta). Background / Overview Windows Insiders often receive matched cumulative updates that contain the same binary payload while mapping to different servicing branches; that’s exactly what...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update pushes Copilot from sidebar novelty to system-level companion, promising to make “every Windows 11 PC an AI PC” by adding a wake-word voice interface, expanded screen-aware vision, and early agent-style automation — but the reality is a staged, opt‑in rollout that still hinges on hardware, privacy controls, and careful governance. Background Microsoft has been folding AI into Windows and its productivity suite for more than two years, but this mid‑October...

Microsoft’s latest Insider preview builds extend the system-wide Dark theme into long-neglected corners of File Explorer and several legacy dialogs, eliminating many of the jarring white “flash” moments that have plagued Dark mode users and delivering a tangible quality‑of‑life polish ahead of the broader 24H2/25H2 enablement cycle. Background For years, Windows’ system Dark mode has been undermined by a patchwork UI: modern WinUI elements and many built-in apps respected a dark palette...

Glen Schofield’s off‑hand worry at Gamescom Asia — that Call of Duty could lose its identity and creative momentum now that it sits inside Microsoft’s gaming empire — has become more than an industry conversation starter; it forces a closer look at how megacorporate ownership, subscription-first strategies, and relentless monetization shape the future of the world’s most lucrative shooter franchise. Schofield’s comments were recorded in an interview with Video Games Chronicle and were picked...

Microsoft is pushing Windows 11 from an operating system into an AI-first platform with a broad Copilot expansion that adds voice, vision, and agentic tools to millions of existing PCs — and with that leap comes both a practical productivity boost and a fresh set of privacy, security, and governance questions that users and IT teams must face now. Background Microsoft has announced a major update to the Windows 11 Copilot experience that moves beyond a chat window and into the operating...

Microsoft’s hard deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived at the same time Microsoft is pushing Windows 11 into a deeply AI‑centric orbit — an orchestrated inflection point that transforms an operating‑system upgrade into a wider push for voice, vision, and agentic features anchored by Copilot and a new class of AI‑optimized hardware. The move deposits ordinary users at a crossroads: accept an AI‑first Windows experience shaped around a persistent Copilot presence, pay to extend aging...

Microsoft used the moment Windows 10 reached its lifecycle cutoff to accelerate an ambitious, visible repositioning of Windows 11 as an AI-first operating system — shipping a cluster of Copilot features while formally ending mainstream support for most Windows 10 editions, and tying premium experiences to a new Copilot+ hardware tier. Background / Overview Windows 10’s formal mainstream support window closed on October 14, 2025, a hard lifecycle milestone that ends routine, free security and...

If your Windows 10 PC feels sluggish and your storage looks perilously full, running the built‑in Disk Cleanup tool is one of the fastest, safest first steps to reclaim space and remove transient cruft—yet many users never run it, or don’t realize the deeper options that make it genuinely effective. Recent beginner guides have re‑emphasized that Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) and the newer Storage Sense features together cover most everyday space problems, and they explain the simple UI steps...

Microsoft today pushed a new Dev Channel cumulative to Insiders: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6972 (KB5067106), a relatively small but targeted flight that continues the 26220.xxxx Dev‑channel stream and ships a handful of new toggle‑gated experiences, quality fixes, and persistent known issues Insiders should weigh before installing. The release doubles down on two clear themes: expanding device continuity (a new Mobile Devices surface for linking phones to the desktop) and...

Windows Insiders on the Beta Channel are receiving a new checkpoint cumulative update today: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.6972 (KB5067106) for devices on Windows 11, version 24H2, a focused release that stitches together small but meaningful UI improvements, several targeted bug fixes, and a handful of known regressions that Insiders should weigh before flipping the “get the latest updates” toggle. Background Microsoft continues to use the Beta Channel as a proving ground for...

Microsoft’s latest push to fold agentic AI into the Windows experience has taken a concrete step forward with Copilot Actions, an experimental capability that lets Copilot act on your behalf—interacting with local files and apps, performing multi-step tasks, and running in an intentionally limited, isolated environment while remaining opt‑in for users. Background Microsoft introduced Copilot Actions as part of a broader effort to move beyond conversational assistance toward agentic behavior...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update makes the operating system not just smarter, but more proactive — introducing an opt‑in wake word, expanded screen‑aware intelligence, and experimental agentic features that can act on your behalf, while Microsoft begins to gate the richest experiences behind a new Copilot+ hardware tier with dedicated NPUs. Background Microsoft has been steadily folding generative AI into Windows and Microsoft 365 for the past several years, but the recent wave of...

If your Windows 11 PC is acting up—drivers crashing, stubborn malware resisting removal, or a boot loop that won't quit—Safe Mode is the single most reliable environment for diagnosing and fixing the problem. Booting into Safe Mode loads the operating system with a minimal set of drivers and services, intentionally disabling third‑party drivers, startup apps, and non‑essential services so you can isolate the root cause. This guide walks through every practical way to start Windows 11 in Safe...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update pushes Copilot out of the sidebar and into the operating system itself, turning every compatible PC into what the company calls an “AI PC”—one that can listen, see, and (with explicit permission) act on behalf of the user. Background / Overview Microsoft long framed Copilot as a helper inside apps; the October rollout reframes it as a system-level interaction layer built around three interlocking pillars: Voice, Vision, and Actions. The company describes...

Microsoft’s October cumulative for Windows 11 — KB5066835 — has left a nontrivial number of PCs and servers with a broken taskbar, blank search panels, and even nonfunctional local web services, turning a routine patch into a widespread troubleshooting event that affects home users, IT administrators, and developers alike. The update shipped on October 14, 2025 and targets Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 (OS builds 26100.6899 and 26200.6899); Microsoft’s release notes confirm the package...