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Microsoft's January 13, 2026 release of KB5074208 delivers another incremental but important update to Setup Dynamic Update for Windows 11, version 23H2—an update aimed squarely at the bits Windows Setup uses during feature upgrades and in-place migrations. At first glance KB5074208 looks...

Microsoft has quietly added a checkbox to the Microsoft Store web experience that changes a routine part of Windows setup: you can now select multiple apps in your browser, click a single “Install selected” button, download a tiny launcher .exe, run it, and have the Microsoft Store app on the...

Microsoft’s Store is quietly offering a new convenience: build a bundle of apps in your browser, download a single small launcher, run it on a PC and have the Microsoft Store app fetch and install the selected titles — up to a curated limit — in one go. Background / Overview The Microsoft...

Microsoft has quietly added a small but consequential convenience to the Microsoft Store: a web‑created, multi‑app install workflow that lets you pick a curated set of apps, download a single tiny launcher, and have the Store download and install everything for you in one go. Background Setting...

Microsoft released KB5064010 on August 12, 2025 — a hotpatch that updates eligible Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 and certain Windows Server Azure Edition builds to OS Build 26100.4851, delivering narrowly scoped security hardening without the usual restart required by cumulative updates...

Flyoobe’s latest publicized build — the utility formerly known as Flyby11 — tightens the project’s shift from a single-purpose Windows 11 installer bypass into a compact, OOBE‑centric toolkit that promises both bypass mechanics (TPM, Secure Boot, CPU generation, RAM checks) and a cleaner, more...

Microsoft is preparing to push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto a huge swath of Windows PCs this fall, automatically installing a centralized Copilot entry point on devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps — a change that promises easier discovery of AI features but also raises...

Cloud providers’ quiet September previews revealed a pivot: enterprises are no longer satisfied with raw model accuracy alone — they want platforms that deliver security boundaries, governance, and predictable operations so generative AI can safely move into production. Background / Overview...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop client apps, rolling the background install out beginning in Fall 2025 — with a practical deployment window that industry reporting ties to early October through...

Microsoft’s latest packaging of its agent-building tools — now split into Copilot Studio Lite and the Copilot Studio Full Experience — is less a rename and more a strategic reframe: the company is clarifying who these tools are for, where they run, and how enterprises should govern them. The...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app on Windows machines that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, a background rollout slated to start in early October and run into mid‑November 2025 — and while enterprise tenants can opt out, most...

Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto many Windows devices this fall, pushing a dedicated Copilot entry into the Start menu on eligible machines unless administrators explicitly opt out — a move Microsoft describes as a background...

Built for speed and ready to scale, the push toward Windows 11 Pro devices—especially Copilot+ systems and Intel vPro® machines powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra—is no longer marketing fluff: it’s the practical backbone of a modern, hybrid SMB strategy that combines measurable performance gains, new...

The October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support is not a vague marketing threat—it’s a hard, non‑negotiable inflection point that forces SMBs to choose between predictable, staged migration now or emergency, expensive remediation later. Background Windows 10 will stop receiving free...

Microsoft has released KB5066360, a targeted hotpatch for Windows PowerShell that corrects an interoperability and security regression affecting PowerShell Direct (PSDirect) when host and guest virtual machines are unevenly patched; the update is a no-restart hotpatch for eligible systems and...

Microsoft will begin pushing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto many Windows devices this fall, installing it quietly in the background on systems that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients — with an explicit carve‑out for devices in the European Economic Area and several...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app in the background on many Windows devices that already run Microsoft 365 desktop clients, with a notable carve‑out for devices in the European Economic Area — a move that promises faster feature rollout and...

LSEG’s new Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI), built in partnership with Microsoft and running on Microsoft Azure, has officially launched for private funds — and the platform has already facilitated its first tokenised fundraise, marking a major step toward mainstreaming tokenization across...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on many Windows devices this fall, but the rollout is neither universal nor unstoppable — administrators and privacy-conscious users have documented methods to block installation and disable the feature, and Microsoft...