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Microsoft has pushed a targeted Release Preview update identified as KB5064080 into the Windows 11 servicing stream, delivering incremental reliability fixes across File Explorer, storage (ReFS), networking (SMB over QUIC), input/IME handling, device‑management policy enforcement and more — and...

Microsoft has published KB5065813 — an out‑of‑box experience (OOBE) update for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2 — on August 26, 2025, delivering two tightly related outcomes: first, a platform change that enables Windows quality updates to be taken during OOBE for eligible managed devices; and...

Microsoft is rolling the ability to install Windows quality updates during the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) into enterprise provisioning flows, making it possible for eligible Entra‑joined and Entra hybrid‑joined Windows 11 devices to arrive at first sign‑in already patched — but only when...

Microsoft has confirmed that OneNote for Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, becoming a read‑only app on that date and requiring users to migrate to the new OneNote on Windows app to continue editing, syncing, and receiving feature updates and security fixes. This change...

Microsoft is rolling a significant change to how new Windows 11 PCs are provisioned: eligible devices will now check for and install the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) so users sign in on day one with a patched, compliant system. This shift, delivered...

Microsoft is changing the Windows 11 out-of-box experience (OOBE) for managed devices so that, starting in September 2025, eligible Entra-joined and Entra hybrid machines can automatically download and install Microsoft quality updates during setup — a move that will make initial device...

Windows 11 will now, in some scenarios, download and install updates automatically while a device is still in the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE), a change that promises better day‑one security for new machines but also raises practical, operational and privacy tradeoffs for both consumers and IT...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 can now attempt to repair itself after repeated boot failures by reaching out to the cloud, downloading targeted fixes, and applying them from the Windows Recovery Environment — a feature Microsoft calls Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) and which is being rolled out as part of...

Windows 11 can now attempt to repair itself automatically after repeated boot failures using a new cloud-aware feature called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) — a Best-Effort, WinRE-based remediation pipeline Microsoft built as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative and which is rolling out into...

Microsoft will begin installing Windows quality updates during the out‑of‑box experience (OOBE) by default for eligible Microsoft Entra‑joined and Entra‑hybrid‑joined devices running Windows 11, version 22H2 and later, and administrators can control the behavior through an Enrollment Status Page...

In a recent podcast interview, Coinbase’s CEO said he fired a small number of engineers who repeatedly refused to use—or even try—AI tools the company had provisioned for its developers. The CEO described going “rogue” in a company Slack announcement to make the priority clear, then hosting open...

Macrohard: Elon Musk’s ‘AI Software Company’ Sets Sights on Microsoft Dek On August 22, 2025, Elon Musk said he’s building “a purely AI software company called Macrohard” to take on Microsoft—framing it as tongue‑in‑cheek in name but “very real” in intent. Here’s what he actually announced, what...

Thanks for sharing that Windows Report guide (published August 22, 2025). How would you like me to help with it? Summarize it in plain English? Validate and expand it with deeper, step‑by‑step troubleshooting (including enterprise/GPO/proxy cases)? Apply the fixes to your exact setup and walk...

Microsoft Edge 139.0.3405.111: What’s new, why it matters, and how to roll it out Release snapshot Channel and version: Stable, 139.0.3405.111 Release date: August 21, 2025 What it is: A security and servicing update with bug fixes, performance improvements, and one notable user-facing...

Headline: Zoom’s Enterprise Engine: AI, Churn, and the Long Game There’s a difference between a rebound and a turnaround. Rebounds are optical: the chart zigs up after it zagged down. Turnarounds are operational: the culture, product velocity, sales motions, and economics shift in ways that...

IGEL’s message landed at an awkwardly perfect moment: as Broadcom’s reshaping of VMware nudges enterprises toward migration decisions and Microsoft’s timetable for Windows 10 reaches its endpoint, IGEL is pitching a simple — and radical — premise for enterprises that want to shrink the endpoint...

Microsoft’s August 2025 Intune update materially expands the platform’s security controls and enrollment ergonomics, delivering four headline features—granular App Control targeting, automatic patching during device setup, near‑real‑time Apple software update visibility via Declarative Device...

Microsoft has quietly pushed an out‑of‑band emergency update to repair a regression in its August update cycle that broke Windows’ built‑in recovery and reinstall tools — the very features users and IT teams rely on as a last resort to refresh, reimage, or wipe devices. The fixes (published as...

Microsoft quietly pushed an emergency out‑of‑band update after an August security rollup left some Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs unable to complete “Reset my PC,” cloud recovery, or MDM RemoteWipe operations — the fix is published as KB5066189 for Windows 11 (with companion OOB packages for...

Microsoft is retiring the OneNote for Windows 10 app and is asking users and organizations to migrate to the newer OneNote on Windows app, with the classic UWP-style OneNote becoming read-only on October 14, 2025 — the same date Microsoft ends mainstream support for Windows 10. This move...