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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Copilot update pushes the assistant from a helper that answers questions to an agent that can see, speak, and, with explicit permission, act inside the operating system — and Microsoft is shipping these changes as a staged, gated rollout that privileges devices with dedicated neural hardware while promising opt‑in privacy controls and visible safety guardrails. Background Windows has been moving steadily toward tighter AI integration for more than a year...

Windows 11 can now flip itself between light and dark themes on a schedule — a small but long‑requested convenience that arrives as Light Switch, a new module bundled in PowerToys 0.95 that can switch system and app themes at custom times or automatically at local sunrise and sunset. Background Windows has supported both Light and Dark appearance modes for years, but native, user‑friendly scheduling was notably absent. Power users patched that gap with Task Scheduler scripts and third‑party...

Microsoft has pushed a major Copilot update that brings Copilot Voice and Copilot Vision to every Windows 11 PC, removing the feature gap that previously segmented capabilities between Copilot+ machines with dedicated NPUs and the broader installed base of Windows 11 systems. Background Microsoft first introduced the concept of Copilot+ PCs as a hardware tier that combined high-performance silicon and a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) to run advanced AI experiences locally. Those...

Microsoft has quietly begun folding Copilot into the Windows 11 taskbar with a new “Ask Copilot” entry point and hands‑free voice controls, turning the taskbar’s search surface into a multimodal assistant hub that promises faster answers, visual context, and one‑click access to Copilot Vision and Voice. Background / Overview Microsoft’s strategy for Copilot has shifted from an optional sidebar and browser add‑on into a system‑level assistant that is intended to sit at the center of everyday...

Microsoft is previewing a major step for Copilot on Windows 11: an experimental Copilot Actions mode in Copilot Labs that can take action on local files and desktop apps, not just chat about them, opening the door to true agentic automation on the PC while remaining opt‑in and visually contained. Background and overview Microsoft’s Copilot roadmap has evolved from a simple chat assistant into a system‑level productivity layer that can listen (voice), see (Copilot Vision), search (semantic...

Microsoft has begun rolling out two of the most consequential upgrades to Copilot on Windows 11: a hands‑free wake word — “Hey Copilot” — and a substantially expanded Copilot Vision that can look at your desktop or specific app windows and offer contextual guidance, troubleshooting, and step‑by‑step help. Background Microsoft’s Copilot has evolved from a sidebar chat box into a central interaction model for Windows 11, and today’s updates mark a deliberate push to make voice and visual...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update turns Copilot from a sidebar chat into a multimodal, agent-capable companion you can speak to, show your screen to, and — with explicit permission — ask to act on your behalf, reshaping how people will interact with the PC at a system level. Background Microsoft has steadily folded generative AI into Windows and Office for the past two years, but the recent wave of changes represents a qualitative shift: Copilot is no longer just a text-based helper. The...

Microsoft's October cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5066835) has left a large slice of the developer community staring at dead localhost connections, with IIS/IIS Express sites, Visual Studio debugging sessions and a range of developer tools failing to reach services that are supposed to be running on the same machine. The problem — traced to the OS HTTP stack (HTTP.sys) and manifesting as HTTP/2 negotiation errors and connection resets — arrived with builds 26100.6899 and 26200.6899 and...

Microsoft’s latest Copilot rollout tips Windows 11 from “feature-packed” toward genuinely AI-first computing: voice that wakes with “Hey, Copilot,” vision that can read and act on what’s on your screen, experimental agentic “Actions” that can perform multi‑step tasks in a contained workspace, and a persistent Copilot presence in the taskbar that pushes the assistant into the center of everyday workflows. Background / Overview Microsoft has steadily been folding generative AI into Windows for...

Microsoft has officially ended free mainstream security support for Windows 10 and is using that moment to accelerate Windows 11 as an “AI-first” operating system — shipping deeper Copilot integration, a wake‑word voice mode called “Hey, Copilot”, expanded on‑screen vision capabilities, and a new hardware tier for AI acceleration that Microsoft and its partners call Copilot+ PCs. Background Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar closed a major chapter in mid‑October: Windows 10 reached end of...

Microsoft issued one last cumulative security update for Windows 10 as the operating system reached its formal end of mainstream support on October 14, 2025 — a time‑boxed final patch (KB5066791) that closes the decade‑long servicing cycle while delivering urgent security fixes and a small set of quality improvements for devices that cannot immediately move to Windows 11. Background / Overview Windows 10 launched in 2015 and matured into one of Microsoft’s most widely used desktop platforms...

Microsoft’s latest push to make Windows 11 more “agentic” has put the File Explorer squarely at the center of the OS’s AI strategy: right‑click menus will no longer be simple launch points, but gateways that let AI services — including third‑party agents — act on files without you opening the backing app. The announcement surfaced new partner scenarios that claim you’ll be able to create websites and edit videos from the File Explorer’s context menu, using third‑party agent integrations, but...

Microsoft has formally ended free, routine vendor support for Windows 10, creating a clear deadline that forces every PC owner and IT manager to choose: upgrade, buy time with Extended Security Updates, migrate, or run an increasingly risky unsupported system. Background / Overview Windows 10 arrived on July 29, 2015 and became one of Microsoft's longest‑running and most widely installed desktop operating systems. Over a decade it matured through regular feature updates and monthly security...

Microsoft’s latest wave of Copilot upgrades makes one clear argument: the “AI PC” label might finally move from marketing slogan to practical reality. What began as chat windows and isolated features has been reengineered into a system-level assistant that listens, sees, and — in carefully scaffolded ways — can act on a user’s behalf across the desktop. The new capabilities include a hands‑free wake word (“Hey, Copilot”), expanded Copilot Vision that can analyze entire desktops or selected...

If your PC still runs Windows 10, Microsoft hasn’t abandoned you completely: Microsoft Defender will keep delivering threat intelligence and definition updates for a limited window, but that protection is a partial safety net — not a substitute for OS security patches or a long‑term supported platform. Background / Overview Windows 10 reached its formal end of standard support on October 14, 2025. On that date Microsoft stopped shipping routine monthly security and quality updates to...

Microsoft used the moment Windows 10 reached its end-of-support milestone to accelerate a major repositioning of the PC: Windows 11 is now being pushed as an AI-first platform, with a broad October update that deepens Copilot integration while Microsoft closes the chapter on routine, free servicing for most Windows 10 consumer editions. Background / Overview Microsoft’s official lifecycle calendar put a hard date on the transition: mainstream support for Windows 10 consumer editions ended on...

Microsoft used the moment Windows 10 reached its lifecycle cutoff to accelerate a strategic repositioning of the PC: Windows 11 is being reinforced as an AI-first operating system, shipping deeper Copilot integration and device-class features while Microsoft formally ends mainstream support for most Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025. Background / Overview Microsoft’s timeline is now fixed: mainstream servicing for Windows 10 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education and many IoT/LTSB/LTSC...

Microsoft has quietly — and then, in some channels, very loudly — pushed a broad set of agentic AI features into Windows 11 that move Copilot from a sidebar helper to a system-level assistant capable of seeing, hearing, remembering and acting on your behalf. The updates span everything from a conversational wake word and visual recognition to an on-device Settings agent and context-aware File Explorer actions, and they arrive at a meaningful inflection point: Microsoft is pressing Windows 11...

The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally family arrives as a Windows 11 handheld built around a console‑style experience, but squeezing reliable battery life, smooth frame rates, and responsive controls from a thermally constrained PC requires more than factory defaults — it demands targeted tweaks. The following feature synthesizes the practical “12 tweaks” checklist popularized in an earlier Windows Central guide, verifies each claim against OEM and platform documentation, and adds context, testing tips...

Microsoft’s latest Windows Copilot update pushes the assistant from a helpful search-and-summarize sidekick to a far more active participant on the PC: smarter vision that can read entire Office files, opt‑in Connectors that link Copilot to Google and Microsoft accounts, a new “Hey Copilot” wake word and taskbar integrations, and experimental Copilot Actions that can actually modify files and system settings when permitted. Background Since its debut, Windows Copilot has been Microsoft’s...