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    Windows Activation Goes Online Only as Phone Activation Is Removed

    Microsoft appears to have quietly removed the long-standing option to activate Windows by telephone, effectively ending a decades-old offline activation path for Windows 10 and Windows 11 and accelerating a shift that reduces offline activation choices to cloud‑dependent workflows. The change —...
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    Windows 95: The UI revolution that reshaped mainstream computing

    On August 24, 1995, Microsoft unleashed a consumer operating system that would reshape everyday computing, not just as a technical milestone but as a cultural event: Windows 95 combined a sweeping user-interface overhaul, aggressive marketing and architectural changes that together accelerated...
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    VCF 9.0 with Private AI: On-Prem Cloud Reimagined for Enterprise AI

    Broadcom’s broadside from the VMware Explore stage in Las Vegas was blunt: enterprises should stop reflexively running to the public cloud and instead bring AI and modern apps back on-premises with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Background Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware in late...
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    Secure Boot Certificate Rollout for Windows: 2011 to 2023 CA Transition

    Microsoft’s guidance on Secure Boot key creation and management is an urgent operational playbook for every Windows administrator: a coordinated certificate rollover is underway that replaces legacy 2011 UEFI/CA trust anchors with new 2023 CA families, and failure to prepare — especially on...
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    Windows Secure Boot CA Rollovers: Plan Firmware-OS Updates Now

    Microsoft’s guidance on Windows Secure Boot key creation and management is a clear signal: organizations and advanced users must prepare now for a multi-year certificate rollover that touches firmware, OS variables, and update pipelines — and that preparation requires coordinated firmware...
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    Manual Defender Updates on Windows 11: Safe, Scalable Admin Guide

    Windows 11’s built‑in antivirus, Microsoft Defender, is normally updated automatically through Windows Update — but when that pipeline falters, administrators and power users must know how to update Defender manually, safely, and at scale to avoid windows of exposure that attackers will happily...
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    Cloud Backup Reality: Diversify with Immutable, Multi-Provider Copies

    Cloud storage is convenient and often indispensable, but the recent run of high-profile account suspensions and provider errors makes one thing clear: putting all your important data into a single cloud vault is a recipe for avoidable heartbreak. Recent incidents involving locked OneDrive...
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    Urgent CVE-2025-53793: Azure Stack Hub Info Disclosure — Admin Actions

    Title: Urgent: CVE-2025-53793 — Azure Stack Hub “Improper Authentication” Information Disclosure (what admins need to know and do) Lede Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53793 describing an “improper authentication” vulnerability in Azure Stack Hub that can allow an...
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    Windows 11 August 2025 24H2 Update: QMR, AI Settings, Black BSOD, Offline MSU

    Microsoft’s August 2025 cumulative rollup for Windows 11 (24H2) is landing as a mandatory Patch Tuesday release that promises measurable stability and gaming performance fixes, a new Quick Machine Recovery capability, an AI-assisted Settings search (gated to Copilot+ hardware)...
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    KB5063878: August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 Update & Secure Boot Readiness

    Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — a combined LCU+SSU package that continues July’s quality fixes, delivers component updates for Copilot+ AI features, and reiterates a critical Windows Secure Boot...
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