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  1. Windows 11 Insider Aug 2025: Cross‑Device Resume, Dark Explorer, Excel Convert

    Microsoft’s latest Insider flights have delivered a tightly focused set of features and visual fixes that make this month’s previews worth trying — but they also underscore how Microsoft is rolling out major changes: slowly, gated by hardware and region, and baked into a server-side enablement...
  2. Windows 11 24H2 Preview KB5064081: AI Features, Backups, Secure Boot

    Microsoft has published the August 2025 non‑security preview update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — delivered as KB5064081 and shipping an updated servicing stack that identifies as OS Build 26100.5074 — packing a mix of staged AI features, UI polish, reliability fixes, and several...
  3. Windows 11 Insider Beta 26120.5770: Copilot and Accessibility Polish

    Today’s Beta‑channel drop from the Windows Insider team continues the 24H2 servicing stream with a focused, polish‑first update that blends new Copilot+ experiences, accessibility improvements, and a raft of targeted fixes — Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5770 (KB5064089) is now...
  4. Copilot for Windows Adds Semantic File Search on Copilot+ PCs

    Microsoft’s Copilot app for Windows has received a staged Insider update that adds conversational, semantic file search on Copilot+ PCs and a redesigned Copilot home that surfaces recent apps, files and conversations — all packaged in Copilot app builds starting with version 1.25082.132.0 and...
  5. Understanding Windows Insider Update History: Reading, Gating, and Risk

    If you're a Windows Insider, the updates you see in Settings > Windows Update > Update history can include preview features, experimental fixes, and servicing changes that aren't part of the regular consumer release cadence—Microsoft published a concise hub article explaining exactly that and...