Epic Games’ Easy Anti-Cheat has finally been ported to Windows 11 on Arm, clearing one of the last major technical roadblocks that has kept mainstream multiplayer titles — most notably Fortnite — off Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ laptops and other Windows-on-Arm PCs.
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The move...
KB5065504 — Phi Silica AI component update (v1.2507.797.0) for Intel-powered systems
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On August 12, 2025 Microsoft published KB5065504, a component update that delivers Phi Silica version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The update is described...
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Microsoft has pushed a targeted component update for Copilot+ Windows 11 devices running on Qualcomm silicon: KB5065499, which updates the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 and is distributed automatically via Windows Update for devices running Windows 11, version 24H2...
Microsoft’s latest on-device AI refresh landed quietly in August: KB5065503 updates the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, bringing another round of NPU-targeted optimizations and stability work aimed at improving local Copilot experiences on...
Microsoft’s Mu model has quietly recharted what “local AI” can look like on a personal PC, turning Windows 11 from a cloud-first assistant host into a platform for high-speed, privacy-conscious on-device language understanding — and doing it by design for Neural Processing Units (NPUs) in...
Microsoft’s August Windows 11 update is less a routine patch and more a clear statement of intent: the OS is evolving into an AI-first platform where the system sees, suggests, and—when asked—acts, on behalf of the user.
Background
Microsoft has been steadily folding AI into Windows for more...