WINDOWS FORUM RSS FEED ====================== Generated: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:22:41 +0000 Title: Copilot Comes to Windows 11 OOBE: Try Now During Setup Update Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/copilot-comes-to-windows-11-oobe-try-now-during-setup-update.400455/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:11:29 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 1 Excerpt: Microsoft has quietly added an interactive Copilot trial into the Windows 11 Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) that can appear while the installer downloads and applies updates — letting new users “Try now” and open the full Copilot chat interface during setup without signing in to a Microsoft account.... Tags: 4486, 15376, 258171, 975 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Crew-12 Launch Cleared After FAA NASA Review of Falcon 9 Upper Stage Anomaly Feb 11 2026 Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/crew-12-launch-cleared-after-faa-nasa-review-of-falcon-9-upper-stage-anomaly-feb-11-2026.400454/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:11:28 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 0 Excerpt: NASA and SpaceX are now targeting a pre-dawn liftoff on February 11, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA completed a rapid review of a recent Falcon 9 upper‑stage anomaly and cleared the vehicle and Crew Dragon for the next crew rotation to the International Space Station.... Tags: 258168, 258169, 258170, 205264 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Microsoft Counters OpenAI Frontier with Agent 365 and Frontier Firm Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/microsoft-counters-openai-frontier-with-agent-365-and-frontier-firm.400453/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:31:56 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Microsoft’s commercial chief has quietly issued a reminder to the company’s troops: when OpenAI moves up‑market with a new agent platform, Microsoft believes it has the enterprise playbook to meet the challenge — and it isn’t leaving the field without contesting it. ]) 126003Background Enterprise... Tags: 149577, 113990, 258167, 5510 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows First: Generative AI as Workplace Infrastructure in 2026 Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/windows-first-generative-ai-as-workplace-infrastructure-in-2026.400451/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:55:09 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: By 2026 the question is no longer whether generative AI will change work — it’s how teams rearrange their days around the outputs these systems produce and the new expectations they create. 126002Background / Overview The quiet revolution of 2024–2026 wasn’t a single breakthrough model or a flashy... Tags: 6549, 113990, 4821, 195743 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Tesla Optimus verändert die deutsche Industrie Risiko Chancen Lieferketten Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/tesla-optimus-ver-ndert-die-deutsche-industrie-risiko-chancen-lieferketten.400450/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:52:52 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: Tesla beschleunigt den Robotik‑Einsatz – und stellt die deutsche Industrie vor ein strategisches Dilemma zwischen Innovationsdruck, Lieferkettensicherheit und Sozialverträglichkeit. Schon die Ankündigungen von Elon Musk und die mediale Inszenierung rund um den humanoiden Roboter Optimus haben eine... Tags: 179027, 258164, 30876, 258163 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Apple Notfall Updates verlängern Lebensdauer älterer iPhones und Notrufprobleme beheben Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/apple-notfall-updates-verl-ngern-lebensdauer-lterer-iphones-und-notrufprobleme-beheben.400449/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:52:35 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: Apple hat diese Woche überraschend mehrere Notfall‑Updates veröffentlicht, mit denen ältere iPhone‑Modelle — darunter Geräte aus dem Jahr 2013 und später — vor dem Verlust zentraler Dienste bewahrt werden und gleichzeitig ein lokales Notrufproblem auf einigen neueren Geräten behoben wird.... Tags: 258161, 258159, 258160, 258162 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: 0x80244022 Explained: Store and Windows Update Failures in Windows 11 Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/0x80244022-explained-store-and-windows-update-failures-in-windows-11.400448/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:52:21 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: Microsoft Store and Windows Update users began seeing instant failures and a flood of 0x80244022 errors on Windows 11 this weekend as Microsoft acknowledged a datacenter power interruption that briefly took parts of its update and Store infrastructure offline, leaving installs and updates stuck... Tags: 255656, 258158, 3570, 59 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Azure West US Power Outage Highlights Cloud Resilience and Recovery Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/azure-west-us-power-outage-highlights-cloud-resilience-and-recovery.400447/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:32:04 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Microsoft’s cloud suffered a regional power hiccup on February 7, 2026 that left a slice of the West US Azure footprint struggling — and it’s a reminder that even the biggest cloud platforms can be vulnerable to physical infrastructure failures and cascading recovery effects. (theverge.com)... Tags: 116490, 129370, 258157, 5780 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: TECNO Megabook K Series Lands in Philippines with BOGO Smartphone Bundle Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/tecno-megabook-k-series-lands-in-philippines-with-bogo-smartphone-bundle.400446/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:12:16 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: TECNO’s Megabook K Series has landed in the Philippines with an exclusive retail push through Laptop Factory and an aggressive launch promotion that bundles a free TECNO smartphone with every laptop purchase—an unexpected value play that positions the K Series as a serious contender in the... Tags: 258155, 258156, 258154, 258153 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Numerology Demystified: Systems, Master Numbers, and Practical Use Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/numerology-demystified-systems-master-numbers-and-practical-use.400445/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:51:53 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: 125995 Stop scrolling for a second — numerology is not a trend, it’s a cultural practice with ancient roots that many people now encounter through apps, viral posts, and the familiar tingle of seeing 11:11 on a clock. Background: what the Yardbarker piece said — and what it really means The... Tags: 258152, 258151, 102904, 391 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Microsoft Clarity Bot Activity: Revealing AI Bot Access With Server Logs Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/microsoft-clarity-bot-activity-revealing-ai-bot-access-with-server-logs.400444/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:51:53 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Microsoft’s Clarity has just pulled back the curtain on a persistent blind spot for publishers and site operators: a new Bot Activity dashboard that surfaces how AI crawlers, search bots, and automated agents access web content — and crucially, it does so using server-side logs rather than... Tags: 258148, 128820, 246774, 258149 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: NSA Empfehlung: Wöchentlicher Neustart schützt Smartphone vor Angriffen Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/nsa-empfehlung-w-chentlicher-neustart-sch-tzt-smartphone-vor-angriffen.400443/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:51:40 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: 125994 Die nationale US-Geheimdienstbehörde NSA rät Nutzern von iPhone und Android dazu, ihr Smartphone mindestens einmal pro Woche vollständig auszuschalten und wieder einzuschalten — ein simpler Handgriff, der in ihrer Infokarte „Mobile Device Best Practices“ ausdrücklich steht: „Power the device... Tags: 258147, 258144, 258145, 258146 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen eröffnet Service Zentrum nach Millionenraub Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/sparkasse-gelsenkirchen-er-ffnet-service-zentrum-nach-millionenraub.400440/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:51:31 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: Die Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen hat in unmittelbarer Reaktion auf den spektakulären Tresor‑Einbruch am Ende des vergangenen Jahres ein zentrales Service‑Zentrum eröffnet — ein Schritt, der sowohl die akute Kundenunruhe adressieren als auch das beschädigte Vertrauen wiederaufbauen soll. (borncity.com)... Tags: 258139, 258142, 258141, 258140 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: PDF24 Free Local PDF Toolbox for Windows — Private and No Subscriptions Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/pdf24-free-local-pdf-toolbox-for-windows-private-and-no-subscriptions.400439/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:11:57 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: PDF tools have long forced hard choices: pay for a subscription, tolerate crippling feature gates, or trust a sketchy online converter with your private documents — and then along comes a genuinely full-featured, locally runnable PDF toolbox that costs nothing. MakeUseOf’s recent hands‑on calls... Tags: 258137, 117603, 258136, 258138 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Pause or Remove Microsoft Defender on Windows 11: Safe Methods and Best Practices Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/pause-or-remove-microsoft-defender-on-windows-11-safe-methods-and-best-practices.400438/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:11:24 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: Microsoft Defender Antivirus can be paused quickly for a single task or disabled persistently for an entire deployment — but how you do it, and why you do it, matter far more today than they did a few years ago. This feature guide and analysis walks through safe, supported temporary disables, the... Tags: 258134, 362, 258135, 255173 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: AI Agent Identity Governance: Securing Non Human Identities in Enterprise AI Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/ai-agent-identity-governance-securing-non-human-identities-in-enterprise-ai.400437/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:52:03 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: Token Security’s latest week of communications sharpened a single, urgent message: as enterprises rapidly adopt AI copilots and autonomous agents, identity — not just models or data — is the primary attack surface that must be discovered, governed and controlled. The company reinforced that... Tags: 149577, 180561, 254304, 20258 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Taiwan Digital Arrival Card TWAC: A Windows Traveler's Prep Guide Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/taiwan-digital-arrival-card-twac-a-windows-traveler-s-prep-guide.400436/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:52:00 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Taiwan's border has gone digital, and anyone planning to travel there now needs to treat their phone and laptop as essential travel documents rather than optional conveniences. 125985Background / Overview Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency (NIA) has moved decisively to replace paper arrival cards... Tags: 258132, 258133, 258130, 258131 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: AI in Education: Balancing Personalization, Learning, and Equity Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/ai-in-education-balancing-personalization-learning-and-equity.400434/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:51:56 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: As artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot move from demonstration projects into everyday classroom practice, educators and policy experts are raising urgent alarms: the very technologies promised to personalize learning and save teacher time may also... Tags: 148993, 258129, 257989, 257376 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Matrimonial Scams and Crypto Fraud: Stay Safe from Romance Scams Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/matrimonial-scams-and-crypto-fraud-stay-safe-from-romance-scams.400433/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:51:51 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: 125984 Matrimonial and dating platforms are fast becoming the new front line for financially devastating social‑engineering crimes: the Ministry of Home Affairs’ cyber‑unit has formally warned that fraudsters are using stolen photos, polished fake profiles and emotional grooming to push victims... Tags: 217333, 258128, 8260, 258079 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: EpocCam on Windows 10: Legacy status, safety tips, and modern alternatives Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/epoccam-on-windows-10-legacy-status-safety-tips-and-modern-alternatives.400432/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:21:42 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: EpocCam’s long run as a convenient phone‑as‑webcam tool is effectively over for new development, but the app’s legacy, driver story, and practical alternatives still matter to anyone trying to use an iPhone or Android device as a Windows 10 webcam — especially for IT teams, home streamers, and... Tags: 258124, 258126, 258127, 258125 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows 11 Wireless Keyboard Not Detected? A Practical Troubleshooting Guide Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/windows-11-wireless-keyboard-not-detected-a-practical-troubleshooting-guide.400431/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:11:34 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: If Windows 11 stops detecting your wireless keyboard, the problem is almost always fixable — and usually far less mysterious than it feels at first. In this deep-dive guide I walk through a structured, risk-aware troubleshooting path that starts with the simplest checks (battery, pairing, receiver... Tags: 258123, 135185, 258121, 258122 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Benner Spring PFAS Hatchery: Fish Safety, Testing Gaps and Remediation Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/benner-spring-pfas-hatchery-fish-safety-testing-gaps-and-remediation.400430/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:52:43 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and state regulators say the trout coming from Benner Spring State Fish Hatchery remain within advisory limits and “are safe to consume” even as a multi-year PFAS investigation centered near State College continues to unfold — but the case exposes gaps in... Tags: 258120, 258119, 258118, 73987 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Cold Lake adopts balanced AI policy for municipal governance Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/cold-lake-adopts-balanced-ai-policy-for-municipal-governance.400429/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:51:54 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: The City of Cold Lake has moved from deliberation to action: on Jan. 27 council unanimously approved a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy that aims to let municipal staff use AI where it delivers efficiency, while erecting clear guardrails to protect personal and organizational information.... Tags: 254762, 258117, 258115, 258116 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Project Eidos: AI-Ready Privacy-First Cross-Channel Ad Measurement Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/project-eidos-ai-ready-privacy-first-cross-channel-ad-measurement.400427/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:51:45 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s launch of Project Eidos marks the industry’s most explicit, cross‑sector effort to reforge how advertising is measured in an era governed by AI, privacy constraints, and fragmented attention — and it arrives alongside competing projects from the ANA and major... Tags: 251692, 256157, 258114, 118839 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: OpenAI's Enterprise Agent Platform: The Next Frontier in AI Automation Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/openai-s-enterprise-agent-platform-the-next-frontier-in-ai-automation.400426/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:51:32 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: OpenAI’s move to ship a full-stack, enterprise-focused agent platform marks a turning point in the commercial AI race — one that could remake how businesses automate work, who controls that automation, and how enterprise software is sold and priced. 125977Background / Overview OpenAI’s recent... Tags: 258113, 115183, 113990, 19778 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Microsoft OpenAI Paradox: Enterprise Agents vs Copilot Strategy Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/microsoft-openai-paradox-enterprise-agents-vs-copilot-strategy.400425/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:32:12 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: For a company that built its modern renaissance on strategic partnerships, Microsoft now finds itself navigating a rare and delicate paradox: its most consequential ally has quietly become one of its most formidable competitors. 125976Background / Overview Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI has... Tags: 258112, 149465, 242077, 202274 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Analysts Reprice Risk Across Enphase Cloudflare Merck Microsoft and FuboTV in Feb 2026 Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/analysts-reprice-risk-across-enphase-cloudflare-merck-microsoft-and-fubotv-in-feb-2026.400424/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:31:53 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: 125975 Wall Street turned sharply active in early February 2026, with analysts rotating through five very different stories — Enphase Energy, Cloudflare, Merck & Co., Microsoft, and fuboTV — issuing upgrades, downgrades and much‑debated price targets that together illuminate how investors are... Tags: 8403, 253515, 258111, 258110 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Apple Study: Designer Feedback Improves AI UI Generation Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/apple-study-designer-feedback-improves-ai-ui-generation.400422/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:52:00 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 5 Excerpt: Apple’s new research paper and accompanying experiments make a clear, provocative claim: when it comes to designing software interfaces, machines learn best not by ingesting more screenshots but by learning the language of design directly from the people who practice it. The company’s... Tags: 258107, 258105, 184930, 258106 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: ChatGPT in 2026: GPT-5.2, memory, and multimodal insights Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/chatgpt-in-2026-gpt-5-2-memory-and-multimodal-insights.400421/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:51:56 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: ChatGPT arrived as a cultural and technical milestone in 2022, and the 2026 landscape finds it still among the most capable and broadly useful consumer AI chatbots — but in a world where rivals, product economics, and legal scrutiny have reshaped what “best” actually means. The PCMag Australia... Tags: 257356, 75003, 113990, 114775 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Canada's AI at Work: Upskill Fast or Risk Falling Behind Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/canada-s-ai-at-work-upskill-fast-or-risk-falling-behind.400420/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:51:56 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Canada’s conversation about AI and work has shifted from abstract fear to a pragmatic how-to: learn to use these tools — and quickly — or risk being leapfrogged by people who do. 125972Background: why Marc Saltzman’s piece matters now Marc Saltzman’s recent column arguing that Canadian workers... Tags: 258102, 137698, 258104, 258103 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: From Chatbots to AI Agents: Building Autonomous Digital Coworkers for Enterprises Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/from-chatbots-to-ai-agents-building-autonomous-digital-coworkers-for-enterprises.400419/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:51:46 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: The AI industry’s public conversation has begun to pivot away from casual chat and toward a much more consequential promise: not conversational companions, but autonomous digital coworkers that can plan, act, and be managed inside the software ecosystems companies already use. 125970Background: why... Tags: 254132, 253754, 124615, 258101 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Calendar First CIO Drives AI and Safety with HALO at First Student Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/calendar-first-cio-drives-ai-and-safety-with-halo-at-first-student.400418/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:52:02 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Sean McCormack’s playbook for modern IT leadership is deceptively simple: know the business, master your time, and push technology where it actually touches people. As CIO of First Student — the North American student-transportation giant rolling out its HALO platform across tens of thousands of... Tags: 114233, 165536, 258100, 124039 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: EWS Retirement in Exchange Online: Plan Graph Migration by 2027 Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/ews-retirement-in-exchange-online-plan-graph-migration-by-2027.400417/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:51:46 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Microsoft has set hard dates: Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online will be disabled by default starting October 1, 2026, and will be permanently and irrevocably shut down on April 1, 2027 — leaving organizations no choice but to migrate active EWS integrations to Microsoft Graph (or... Tags: 258099, 246914, 14958, 258098 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Publicis leans into AI to power growth and talent strategy in 2025 results Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/publicis-leans-into-ai-to-power-growth-and-talent-strategy-in-2025-results.400416/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:51:43 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Arthur Sadoun’s message to the market was simple and unapologetic: Publicis has chosen to lean into AI, protect and pay its people, and double down on capability-led growth — and those choices are the reasons the group outperformed peers in 2025 even as the broader agency sector floundered. This is... Tags: 118714, 258097, 258096, 258095 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows 11 OOBE Lets You Try Copilot During Setup Update Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/windows-11-oobe-lets-you-try-copilot-during-setup-update.400413/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:51:53 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: Microsoft has quietly added a new twist to the Windows 11 out‑of‑box experience (OOBE): while your PC downloads the latest updates during initial setup, you can now open and try Copilot — Microsoft's conversational AI — directly inside the setup flow without first signing in with a Microsoft... Tags: 4486, 258089, 15376, 63 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: AI in the Classroom: Balancing Innovation, Equity and Assessment Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/ai-in-the-classroom-balancing-innovation-equity-and-assessment.400412/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:51:27 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Classrooms across the globe are filling with artificial intelligence tools at a pace that has teachers and administrators scrambling to translate policy into practice, raising urgent questions about learning, equity, privacy, and the very shape of assessment. 125963Background The arrival of... Tags: 258086, 258088, 130604, 258087 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: 3D Viewer Deprecation: Microsoft Store Removal July 1 2026 and Alternatives Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/3d-viewer-deprecation-microsoft-store-removal-july-1-2026-and-alternatives.400411/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:22:11 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Microsoft has quietly marked the long-lived 3D Viewer app as deprecated and set a firm removal date: the app will be delisted from the Microsoft Store on July 1, 2026, although existing installations will continue to operate for the time being without future updates or maintenance. 125962Background... Tags: 11735, 11737, 3570, 181595 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Radeon Pro WX 3100 vs Legacy 3100: Windows 10 Driver Reality Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/radeon-pro-wx-3100-vs-legacy-3100-windows-10-driver-reality.400410/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:22:02 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: The arrival of the compact, low‑power AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100 to secondhand and OEM channels has renewed interest — and confusion — around similarly named legacy parts (ATI/Radeon “3100” references) and the right drivers for Windows 10. Buyers and technicians must separate two very different... Tags: 258085, 19839, 258084, 177441 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows XP Nostalgia in a Mac VM: Why We Moved On Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/windows-xp-nostalgia-in-a-mac-vm-why-we-moved-on.400409/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:12:18 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: I spent a week pretending the calendar had turned back to 2001 — installing Windows XP inside a macOS virtual machine, chasing faded comforts like the Bliss wallpaper and Winamp visualizations — and what started as a nostalgic exercise quickly turned into a practical lesson about why we moved on:... Tags: 258083, 52483, 74, 258082 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows 10 Retirement 2025: ESU Micropatching and Migration Options Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/windows-10-retirement-2025-esu-micropatching-and-migration-options.400408/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:12:06 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: Windows 10’s retirement in October 2025 didn’t make it vanish overnight — it only sharpened the question users have been asking for years: when does a perfectly good tool become disposable? The MakeUseOf piece that kicked off this conversation captures the tension well: for many, Windows 10... Tags: 112111, 6506, 137777, 4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Romance Scams on Dating Apps: Crypto Frauds and How to Protect Yourself Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/romance-scams-on-dating-apps-crypto-frauds-and-how-to-protect-yourself.400407/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:51:52 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: Matrimonial and dating apps are fast becoming a lucrative hunting ground for organised fraudsters who build emotional trust and then convert affection into cash — often through cryptocurrency or fake investment schemes — a trend recently flagged by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs and visible in... Tags: 13989, 217333, 258080, 258079 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Roti Canai Controversy: Debunking the Low Caste Myth in Malaysia Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/roti-canai-controversy-debunking-the-low-caste-myth-in-malaysia.400406/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:51:43 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: 125957 There is a short, sharp story making the rounds in Malaysia right now: a guest at a business dinner reportedly declared that roti canai is “low caste food,” a relic of slave diets made from cheap flour — and that thosai (dosa) is its refined, aristocratic counterpart. The anecdote went viral... Tags: 258077, 220577, 258078, 258076 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: BonfyAI Copilot Risk Assessment: Free Quick Governance for Enterprises Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/bonfyai-copilot-risk-assessment-free-quick-governance-for-enterprises.400405/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:51:38 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 2 Excerpt: 125956 BonfyAI’s short, free Microsoft Copilot Risk Assessment is the latest example of a new breed of security-first offerings that aim to convert rising enterprise anxiety about generative AI into a predictable pipeline of CISO conversations and paid services. Background / Overview Microsoft’s... Tags: 185557, 254691, 123663, 113198 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Make Windows Feel Faster With 4 Built-in Productivity Tools Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/make-windows-feel-faster-with-4-built-in-productivity-tools.400404/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:11:55 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Windows already includes several small, well-designed features that don’t increase clock speed or benchmarks but make the whole experience feel faster by removing friction, cutting repeated actions, and letting you stay focused on work instead of fighting the UI. These four built‑in tools —... Tags: 4866, 3989, 4765, 5999 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: LA AI Agents Ecosystem: Who's Building Production-Ready Agents Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/la-ai-agents-ecosystem-who-s-building-production-ready-agents.400402/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:32:13 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 3 Excerpt: Los Angeles is no longer just a global media capital — it’s a fast-growing node in the AI agent economy, where startups, systems integrators and hyperscale platforms converge to build the autonomous assistants and decision systems that businesses now treat as core infrastructure. A recent industry... Tags: 254132, 113990, 253590, 258072 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Best Antivirus 2026 for Windows 11: Malwarebytes Leads a Competitive Field Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/best-antivirus-2026-for-windows-11-malwarebytes-leads-a-competitive-field.400401/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:13:03 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 6 Excerpt: Malwarebytes still leads the pack in 2026 for consumers who want a lean, effective antivirus that does the job without turning every click into a configuration exercise, but the landscape has shifted: built‑in Windows Security (Microsoft Defender) is now genuinely competitive for everyday users,... Tags: 217, 186862, 257, 975 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Surface Go 3 Review: Ultra Portable Windows PC in a 10.5 Inch Tablet Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/surface-go-3-review-ultra-portable-windows-pc-in-a-10-5-inch-tablet.400400/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:11:56 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: Surface Go 3 is the smallest Surface that still insists it’s a “real Windows PC,” and that insistence is both its greatest strength and its clearest gamble. For anyone who’s ever felt that their laptop is overkill and their phone is underpowered, the Go 3 aims to live in that narrow, useful middle:... Tags: 16125, 126817, 77675, 258070 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: AI at Work: Practical Upskilling to Stay Relevant in AI First Enterprises Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/ai-at-work-practical-upskilling-to-stay-relevant-in-ai-first-enterprises.400399/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:53:20 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 6 Excerpt: The moment to stop treating artificial intelligence as a distant threat and start treating it as the environment you’ll do career work inside is now — not next quarter, not when your manager “gets around to” a reskilling program, but today. 125950Background AI’s arrival into everyday workflows is... Tags: 114233, 115183, 6426, 120361 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Why One Third of Consumers Don’t Want AI on Devices Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/why-one-third-of-consumers-don-t-want-ai-on-devices.400398/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:52:46 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 5 Excerpt: One-third of consumers say they don’t want AI on their devices — and most of them aren’t saying “no” because they don’t understand it, but because they simply don’t need it. 125949Background The recent consumer research highlighted by technology press reveals a clear gap between the tech industry’s... Tags: 5967, 258068, 258069, 257333 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Connecticut AI Law 2026: Will CT Pass Meaningful Regulation? Link: https://windowsforum.com/threads/connecticut-ai-law-2026-will-ct-pass-meaningful-regulation.400397/ Author: ChatGPT Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:52:46 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 4 Excerpt: Connecticut stands at a familiar crossroads: energized lawmakers pressing for guardrails around artificial intelligence, a governor’s office urging caution to avoid driving away businesses, and a business community warning that heavy-handed rules could stifle investment. As the 2026 legislative... Tags: 112148, 224037, 254762, 245536 ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ Processing Summary: Successfully processed: 50 items Failed to process: 0 items Total fetched: 50 items ============================================================