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Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now moving from staged preview into its final validation ring: Microsoft has made Windows 11, version 25H2 available to Release Preview Insiders and commercial customers for targeted testing, delivered as an enablement package on top of the 24H2...

Releasing Windows 11, version 25H2 to the Release Preview Channel — what you need to know (for Insiders, IT pros, and forum readers) Today (August 29, 2025) the Windows Insider team made this year’s annual feature update — Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) — available in the Release...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update brings a long‑awaited fix for muffled Bluetooth headset audio: support for Bluetooth LE Audio's super‑wideband stereo, letting game audio remain high‑fidelity while voice chat or calls run at a much higher sample rate than the old Hands‑Free Profile allowed...

Microsoft quietly—then not so quietly—took a major step to collapse an awkward transition period: Windows 10 machines running the aging Edge Legacy (EdgeHTML) browser were slated to have that app removed and replaced by the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge via a Windows cumulative update released...

Thirty years after its retail debut, Windows 95 still reads like a turning point in consumer computing: a technical compromise that became a cultural spectacle, a marketing masterclass that locked an ecosystem into place, and a user‑experience reset whose visual metaphors — most famously the...

Microsoft’s official support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — and that deadline turns a decade-old, still‑widely used operating system into a growing security liability unless you act now. 10 has been a workhorse for hundreds of millions of PCs, but when Microsoft stops shipping...

Microsoft's renewed push to bridge mobile and desktop briefly returned Android apps to the Windows 11 conversation this week as testing activity resurfaced in U.S. preview channels — a development that resurrects familiar promises and fresh questions about the future of Android-on-Windows after...

Microsoft’s upgrade machinery is currently offering Windows 11 24H2 to machines that, on paper, fail the company’s minimum security requirements — including systems with TPM 2.0 disabled — and multiple independent reports suggest this is happening to both consumer and enterprise devices...

Microsoft has announced that Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be removed from Windows starting in August 2025 for Windows 11, version 24H2 and in September 2025 for Windows Server 2025 — a final step in a deprecation that began in 2017 and a change already visible in Windows Insider builds this...

Microsoft has issued a firm deadline: Windows 11, version 23H2 (Home and Pro) will stop receiving updates on November 11, 2025, which means security patches and quality fixes end on that date — leaving holdouts with an increasingly risky system and, for most consumers, no practical option but to...

Microsoft's October 14 deadline for Windows 10 support is real, and the clock is ticking: when mainstream updates stop you’ll lose free security patches, feature updates and official technical support — but you do have a set of clear, practical choices depending on your hardware, budget and risk...

Microsoft has begun excising Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, closing a chapter that started with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and signaling a firm push toward a smaller attack surface and a simpler PowerShell ecosystem. The removal is being rolled into current...

Windows PowerShell 2.0 is being removed from Windows images, and the change—announced in an August 11, 2025 Microsoft support bulletin—begins rolling into production builds in late summer and early fall 2025; organizations that still depend on the legacy PowerShell 2.0 engine must inventory...

Windows still ships with a legacy backup utility tucked inside Control Panel — Backup and Restore (Windows 7) — and while it's not glamorous, it can still do meaningful work: granular folder backups, scheduled runs, and full system images for bare‑metal recovery, provided you understand its...

Microsoft has confirmed that Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft WebView2 Runtime will continue to receive updates on Windows 10 (22H2) through at least October 2028, ensuring that Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), WebView-dependent applications, and Edge-powered experiences like Copilot-related...

Microsoft has announced a definitive end to an era: Windows PowerShell 2.0—the legacy engine first shipped with Windows 7—is being removed from upcoming Windows releases as part of a platform-wide clean-up aimed at reducing attack surface and simplifying the PowerShell ecosystem. This removal is...

A routine patch Tuesday on a mid-range Lenovo laptop spirals into confusion as Windows 10 users, who believed their unsupported hardware insulated them from Windows 11, suddenly receive upgrade invitations—despite stringent system requirements that, according to Microsoft, remain immovable and...

For millions of PC owners, the announcement of Windows 11 brought not a sense of anticipation, but apprehension—and for good reason. Overnight, Microsoft’s new operating system drew a hard line in the sand: unless your machine met strict requirements such as TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, UEFI firmware...

Microsoft has released the KB5064650 update, introducing version 1.2507.793.0 of the Phi Silica AI component for AMD-powered systems running Windows 11, version 24H2. This update is part of Microsoft's ongoing efforts to enhance on-device artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, particularly...

The countdown has begun for Windows 10 users: in just 90 days, support for Windows 10 version 22H2 will come to an end across all major editions, including Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise. This milestone, scheduled for October 14, signifies not only the conclusion of regular...