Microsoft’s latest Insider preview (Build 26220.6682, KB5065782) sharpens Narrator’s reading and navigation behavior, brings a small curated set of Emoji 16.0 glyphs to the emoji picker, and rolls out incremental Click to Do (Copilot) refinements — changes that are small in headline but...
Microsoft’s push to fold generative AI into everyday file management just moved a major step closer to most Windows users: Microsoft 365’s Copilot is now integrated with OneDrive inside Windows, letting subscribers invoke Copilot actions from File Explorer and the OneDrive Activity Center on the...
Microsoft’s PowerToys has quietly matured from a grab-bag of power‑user tricks into a polished, first‑party productivity toolkit — and the latest updates finally deliver several long‑requested conveniences that matter to everyday workflows and IT deployments alike.
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Microsoft is quietly shifting a fundamental part of the Word for Windows experience: new documents created in Word will now default to being saved in the cloud (OneDrive or another configured cloud destination) with AutoSave enabled, and the change begins with Word for Windows version 2509 and...
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A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...
Microsoft’s latest Release Preview cumulative — KB5064080 (OS Build 22621.5840 / 22631.5837) — is a focused, non‑security preview update that patches a string of real‑world reliability issues across File Explorer, file sharing, and the ReFS file system while also surfacing a major enterprise...
Microsoft’s week in software was quieter on the surface but consequential under the hood: PowerToys received another maturation-focused release that tightens performance and discoverability, the Microsoft Store tightened rules that affect how developers list and bundle titles, and August’s Patch...
Ashampoo UnInstaller 16 arrives as a sharper, faster instrument for Windows users who want to remove software without leaving behind the usual detritus — and the company says its new edition pushes cleaning speeds, logging, and safety features far beyond what built-in Windows tools offer...
Few changes in the Windows ecosystem have generated as much anticipation and debate as Microsoft’s latest move to unify app updates through its Windows Update orchestration platform. Announced on May 27, the new foundation represents a significant shift in how software—far beyond core OS...
The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: An Unexpected Windows 11 Quirk
Windows 11 users have recently encountered an unexpected twist following the cumulative update KB5055523—a seemingly innocuous yet puzzling folder named “inetpub” appearing on the C drive. This odd discovery, highlighted by multiple...
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Hi ,
I have a question about WinServer2008 and Group Policies,I wanted to know that when we want to apply group policy on a some domain users, do we simply have to add the domain users into OU 1st and then apply Group Policy on them?
I hope I am clear
Thanks