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Microsoft’s support clock for Windows 10 has a hard stop: after October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer issue routine security or feature updates for Windows 10, and millions of PCs will face a growing security and compatibility risk unless owners act — by upgrading to Windows 11, enrolling...

Microsoft’s Copilot is getting quietly practical: you can now turn a Word document into a ready-to-edit PowerPoint slide in seconds — and for anyone still running Windows 10 there’s a second, much louder message: upgrade planning is no longer optional. This dual moment — an incremental but...

With the clock counting down to October 14, 2025, millions of PCs face a stark choice: upgrade to Windows 11, pay for a short-term safety net, or keep running an increasingly risky, unsupported Windows 10—while the debate over hardware compatibility, drivers and sustainability suddenly looks...

Microsoft appears to be quietly reworking how it charges businesses for Copilot — moving role-based Copilots for Sales, Service, and Finance into the core Microsoft 365 Copilot offering, reorganizing teams around an “agent-native” strategy, and shifting how custom agents are metered. If...

Microsoft’s decision to stop issuing free security updates for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 has forced IT leaders into a binary choice: pay to buy time, or accelerate an estate-wide migration to Windows 11 — and the short-term cost of staying on Windows 10 could be measured in billions for...

Microsoft’s August cumulative update chain, notably KB5063878, introduced a hardening to Windows Installer that has forced a rethink of how User Account Control (UAC) and MSI "self‑repair" flows behave — and that hardening, while closing a real security gap (tracked as CVE‑2025‑50173), has also...

Satya Nadella’s five short Copilot prompts are less a CEO flex and more a practical playbook for turning generative AI into repeatable executive work — from meeting readiness and project rollups to launch probabilities and time audits — and the implications for Windows and Microsoft 365 admins...

Chevron Nigeria’s reported migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in just 12 weeks — completed 40% faster than previous rollouts and returning a reported 98% user satisfaction rate — is a practical blueprint for large-scale enterprise upgrades in Nigeria and beyond...

Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) have struck a OneGov agreement to deliver steep discounts on Microsoft cloud services for federal agencies — including no‑cost access to Microsoft 365 Copilot for eligible G5 users for up to 12 months — a package GSA and Microsoft say...

Microsoft’s Copilot is quietly reshaping how millions of Outlook users handle email, and ZDNET’s “7 Copilot tricks to supercharge your classic Outlook — even if they’re not for me” highlights practical shortcuts that can convert inbox slog into focused action. The headline gestures at an...

Ohio University’s yearlong pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot delivered a pragmatic, measured verdict: the tool can help with routine drafting and information retrieval, especially for communication-heavy administrative work, but the headline productivity payoff is modest and highly role-dependent —...

Microsoft's hard deadline for Windows 10 support — October 14, 2025 — has shifted the conversation for IT leaders from “if” to how fast and how wisely to move, and the time for planning alone has passed: organisations must now execute migration plans that protect security, preserve productivity...

Parallels Desktop’s latest update lands as a consequential bridge between macOS’s year-based refresh cycle and the Windows ecosystem, delivering official macOS Tahoe compatibility while tightening enterprise controls and Windows VM reliability for the post-2024 OS landscape. The release —...

Microsoft’s Exchange team has given hybrid administrators a clear-but-urgent migration mandate: switch to the dedicated Exchange hybrid app and update on‑prem servers now, or face temporary disruptions in September and October followed by a permanent enforcement that will stop rich coexistence...

Microsoft’s decision to place three new Microsoft 365 “companion” apps — People, File Search, and Calendar — directly into the Windows 11 taskbar is a clear bet on shaving everyday friction from the workday, but it also raises immediate questions about duplication, manageability, and enterprise...

Microsoft has added two new reasoning agents, Researcher and Analyst, to the Microsoft 365 Copilot family — purpose-built AI assistants that lean on OpenAI’s latest o3 model family to perform multi-step research and data analysis across both web and enterprise data sources, and that will be...

Microsoft’s move to let Windows 10 be deployed as a cloud-streamed OS through Azure-powered virtualization services marks a decisive step in putting the full Windows desktop inside enterprise cloud operations—and it changes how IT teams should think about provisioning, licensing, and security...

Microsoft has begun deploying a new set of lightweight Microsoft 365 “companion” apps that live in the Windows 11 taskbar — offering instant access to people, files, and calendar items without launching full Office or Teams windows — and the release raises both productivity promises and...

Microsoft’s recent lifecycle clarification — that Microsoft Edge (and the WebView2 runtime) will continue to receive security and quality updates on Windows 10, version 22H2, well after the operating system itself reaches end-of-support — reshapes migration timelines for millions of users and...

For IT professionals, security administrators, and everyday users of Microsoft 365, workbook links have long represented a double-edged sword: a productivity enabler, but also a potential vector for significant risk. Microsoft’s latest announcement signals a pivotal shift in how these links will...