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Microsoft’s official guidance on what Microsoft Edge collects, how that data is used, and where you can control those flows is clearer than it was a few years ago, but it still hides important trade‑offs and operational details that every Windows user and administrator should understand before trusting Edge with sensitive browsing or diagnostic signals. Microsoft says Edge collects a small set of required diagnostic data, offers an opt‑outable layer of optional diagnostic data (which can...

Microsoft's documentation makes a simple but important distinction: Microsoft Edge will always prompt before sharing your precise location with a website, but websites can still estimate an imprecise location (for example by IP address) without the browser asking permission—and that behavior is tightly coupled to how Windows location services and account-linked cloud activity are configured. Background Websites use location data for a wide range of user-facing experiences: mapping and...

Microsoft’s decision to end free, automatic security updates for Windows 10 is forcing a fraught choice on millions of users: upgrade to Windows 11 where hardware permits, enroll in a tightly scoped Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, or run an increasingly risky, unpatched operating system—and consumer advocates say the company’s plan is unfair, privacy‑invasive, and environmentally irresponsible. Background Windows 10’s lifecycle reaches a hard cutoff on October 14, 2025. After that...

Microsoft will end official support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, meaning no more security updates or routine technical fixes for machines left on that platform after the cut-off — although those PCs will still boot and run, they will become progressively more exposed to security threats unless owners take action. Background Microsoft announced that Windows 10 (all editions — Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education and LTSB variants) will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. That...

Microsoft has begun rolling out the Windows 11 25H2 update — delivered as a compact enablement package that flips on AI features, security hardening, and under‑the‑hood changes for eligible devices — and the company is encouraging cautious, staged adoption rather than an immediate, universal push. Background / Overview Windows 11 25H2 (the “2025 Update”) is not a ground‑up rebase: it shares the same core codebase as Windows 11 24H2 and ships primarily as an enablement package that activates...

Windows 10 will reach its official end of support on October 14, 2025, and with that date falling on a Patch Tuesday, the cumulative security roll-up published that day will be the operating system’s final regular update — a last patch that, if it introduces widespread regressions, may leave many users and IT teams without official bug fixes unless they enroll in paid options or accept imperfect workarounds. Background Windows 10 has been a pillar of Microsoft’s OS lineup for more than a...

Workday and Microsoft have announced a strategic integration that aims to let enterprises register, govern, and measure AI agents alongside human employees—linking Microsoft’s agent toolchain (Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry) and Entra Agent ID with Workday’s Agent System of Record (ASOR) so organizations can manage identity, business context, and ROI for digital workers from a single pane. Background Workday introduced the concept of an Agent System of Record (ASOR) earlier in 2025 as a...

SAP and OpenAI’s announcement of “OpenAI for Germany” marks a decisive, deeply pragmatic attempt to square world‑class generative AI with Germany’s exacting demands for data sovereignty, public‑sector auditability and operational control. The partnership — a three‑way arrangement that positions OpenAI’s foundation models inside SAP’s Delos Cloud, running on Microsoft Azure infrastructure in Germany — promises to deliver applied AI to federal, state and municipal administrations, research...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 feature refresh bundles a broad mix of AI-powered productivity tools, under‑the‑hood security work, and quality‑of‑life improvements—eleven headline items that aim to both accelerate daily workflows and push users toward the company’s more secure platform as Windows 10 approaches its sunset. Background Windows 10 reaches official end of support on October 14, 2025, meaning Microsoft will stop issuing free security patches, non‑security updates, and standard...

Microsoft’s latest Insider previews effectively close the low-friction loopholes that let enthusiasts set up Windows 11 without signing into a Microsoft account, while simultaneously exposing a small, command-line consolation prize that still doesn’t address the larger privacy and deployment concerns. Background / Overview Windows setup has been moving steadily toward an account-first model for several Windows 11 releases, and Microsoft’s Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) is now designed to...

Microsoft’s latest Insider preview builds close the last widely used shortcuts that let people finish Windows 11 setup without a Microsoft account, forcing the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) down an account‑first, online‑connected path and introducing a modest concession for personalization — a way to rename the default user folder during setup (via a command today, with hopes for a nicer UI later). Background / Overview Windows setup has been steadily shifting toward cloud integration for...

Consumer advocates in Colorado and across the U.S. are warning that Microsoft’s decision to stop free, automatic security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 will leave millions of still‑working PCs vulnerable or force costly hardware replacements — and that existing mitigation plans from Microsoft leave too many users exposed. Background: what Microsoft announced and what the Denver7 report says Microsoft has formally set October 14, 2025 as the end‑of‑support date for Windows 10...

Microsoft’s Insider preview notes and community tests show that Windows setup is shifting from a permissive, local-account-friendly Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) to an account‑first default: Microsoft has removed several well-known in‑OOBE workarounds that allowed creation of local‑only accounts, and recent Dev/Beta flights require an internet connection and a Microsoft Account (MSA) on the default path to ensure devices complete critical setup steps. Background / Overview Windows has...

Microsoft has quietly moved another step toward an account-first Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) for Windows 11 by removing several low-friction workarounds that let people create a local account during setup, effectively forcing an internet connection and a Microsoft Account (MSA) on the default consumer path in current Insider preview builds. Background / Overview Windows setup has been trending toward cloud‑centric defaults since the Windows 10 era, with deep integration for OneDrive...

Coretek’s rise from a regional systems integrator to a nationally visible, Azure-centered managed services firm reached mainstream audiences this week when the company was featured on the nationally syndicated business program “Trending Today,” which aired on Fox Business on Saturday, September 27, 2025 — a profile that spotlights the vendor’s cloud-first strategy, investments in applied AI, and positioning as a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider. Background / Overview Coretek...

Windows 10’s final scheduled Patch Tuesday on October 14, 2025, marks more than the end of a decade‑long support cycle—it creates a genuine operational dilemma for millions of users because any regressions introduced that day may not receive Microsoft fixes unless they’re classified strictly as security updates covered by Extended Security Updates (ESU). Background / Overview Microsoft has announced a firm end‑of‑support date for Windows 10: October 14, 2025. After that date, Microsoft will...

Each operating system offers multiple ways to capture the screen, but the user experience today is defined by how those captures are edited, organized, and synced across devices — from Windows’ Snipping Tool and OneDrive integration to Apple’s unified Screenshot/Photos workflows and Google’s Pixel Screenshots AI. The basic shortcuts remain familiar, but the real differences are in integration (cloud sync and cross‑device continuity), smarts (OCR, search, AI summaries), and workflow variety...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and with that milestone Microsoft is scaling back ongoing development, retiring key testing channels, and offering a limited, paid bridge for security updates — a combination that turns a long‑expected sunset into an urgent migration moment for consumers, small businesses and enterprise IT teams alike. Background Microsoft first shipped Windows 10 in 2015 and maintained it as the mainstream Windows...

Microsoft’s latest Insider flights close off a string of low‑friction workarounds that let you complete Windows 11’s Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) without an internet connection or a Microsoft Account, signalling that the OS is moving to an account‑first default for consumer installs. The change removes or disables the familiar oobe\bypassnro script and other in‑OOBE shortcuts that enthusiasts and technicians have relied on for clean, offline local‑account installs. Multiple independent...

Windows 11 has finally crossed a psychological and statistical threshold: adoption is accelerating across businesses and consumers, but the path to a full enterprise migration remains rocky as Windows 10’s end-of-support deadline (October 14, 2025) looms and Microsoft offers a costly — and temporary — Extended Security Updates (ESU) lifeline for organizations that can’t finish in time. Background Enterprises have spent the past three years balancing the security and management advantages of...