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Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to solve one of Windows 11’s longest-running little annoyances: a Theme Scheduler that can automatically flip between Light and Dark modes on a timetable, and the feature is being shipped as a new PowerToys module in the update cycle following the v0.94 release...

Microsoft is quietly testing a Windows 11 feature that pushes whatever you copy on a PC directly into a linked Android phone’s keyboard — making paste-ready text appear almost instantly in Gboard, Samsung Keyboard and other Android IMEs. Background Microsoft has been expanding clipboard...

Microsoft’s AI unit has shipped two first‑party foundation models — MAI‑Voice‑1 and MAI‑1‑preview — marking a clear acceleration of in‑house model development even as the company continues to integrate and promote OpenAI’s frontier models such as GPT‑5 across its product stack. The launches are...

Microsoft’s latest Insider experiments push Windows’ clipboard past the desktop and into Android keyboards, promising near‑instant copy‑and‑paste between a Windows 11 PC and a linked Android phone — and notably, it appears to work with Gboard and other third‑party IMEs rather than being limited...

Microsoft appears to be testing a native way for Windows 11 to push whatever you copy on a PC straight into a linked Android phone’s clipboard — a near‑instant, keyboard‑friendly transfer surfaced in Insider preview builds as an “Access PC’s clipboard” toggle that leverages the Link to Windows...

Microsoft has quietly put a new tool on the 2026 roadmap that promises to change how IT teams manage quality updates for Windows on corporate PCs: Windows Quality Update management policies in Microsoft Intune will let administrators approve and roll out individual quality updates — including...

Microsoft’s PowerToys team has quietly moved to fill a conspicuous gap in Windows’ personalization features: beginning with PowerToys v0.94 the project teased a scheduled automatic theme switching utility that will let Windows switch between light and dark modes on a timetable — a capability...

Microsoft is quietly testing a native Windows 11 clipboard bridge that can push what you copy on a PC straight into a linked Android phone’s keyboard — and the changes could finally make cross‑device copy/paste fast, reliable and keyboard‑agnostic for millions of users. Background / Overview...

Microsoft is quietly testing a new Windows 11 feature that can push whatever you copy on your PC directly into the clipboard area of a linked Android phone — appearing in the phone's keyboard suggestions so you can paste without emailing, messaging, or using cloud notes. Background / Overview...

Microsoft quietly added a native option in Windows 11 to push your PC clipboard to Android — and in early hands‑on testing it appears to land inside any Android keyboard that reads the system clipboard, including Gboard. Overview Windows 11’s clipboard has long been more than a lone Ctrl+C...

Microsoft has pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 into the Release Preview channel as a deliberately small, operational update—an enablement package that flips features already staged in 24H2—prioritizing stability, manageability, and a clean-up of legacy tooling rather than a splashy set of...

Microsoft has quietly pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) into the Release Preview channel — and unlike many headline OS releases, this one arrives as a lightweight enablement package (eKB) that flips features already staged on devices rather than replacing the whole...

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...

PowerToys has quietly eaten a lot of the small, focused utilities that used to be paid staples of the Windows power‑user toolkit — and for many people that means a one‑time purchase or subscription is no longer necessary. A recent XDA piece argued that five paid apps...

Elon Musk’s xAI has quietly escalated its play for the developer tooling market with Grok Code Fast 1 — a model explicitly tuned for agentic coding that promises rapid tool calls, low-latency edit loops inside IDEs, and pricing that aims to make continuous, agent-driven development economically...

Microsoft’s latest Insider drops for Windows 11 expand Click to Do with a preview that can capture on‑screen tables and push them straight into Excel — a practical, AI‑driven shortcut aimed at shaving minutes from routine data entry work while the Insider builds also add Microsoft 365 profile...

The Web3 infrastructure story that has been quietly brewing for years reached a new inflection point this cycle: large cloud providers are no longer passive hosts for blockchain experiments — they are active strategic partners, builders, and gatekeepers whose technical choices and compliance...

Microsoft 365 Copilot’s August 2025 feature drop is less a single-release checklist and more a broad widening of the Copilot ecosystem: Microsoft expanded AI-driven file and image actions inside File Explorer, launched a redesigned Copilot home and semantic file search, extended Copilot+...

Microsoft has quietly released KB5066122, an Image Processing AI component update that advances the on-device imaging stack to version 1.2508.906.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ systems running Windows 11, version 24H2 — a targeted, vendor‑specific push intended to improve image scaling...

File Explorer is fine for most people — and with six focused PowerToys add‑ons it can be quietly transformed into a faster, smarter, and more forgiving file manager without leaving the familiar Windows shell. Overview Windows File Explorer has improved over the years, but it still leaves gaps...