Microsoft’s latest Insider experiments repurpose the post‑setup SCOOBE flow into a full‑screen, blocking reminder that tells Windows 11 users when their Microsoft 365 subscription “needs attention,” and the change has reignited a familiar debate: when does helpful notification become in‑OS...
Microsoft is quietly testing a one‑click internet speed checker directly in the Windows 11 taskbar that launches Bing’s speed‑test widget from the network menu in Insider preview builds, putting a quick diagnostic just a click away for everyday users and technicians alike.
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Microsoft is quietly testing a built‑in internet speed checker in Windows 11 that surfaces a one‑click “Perform speed test” control from the taskbar’s network menu — a shortcut that currently opens Bing’s speed‑test widget in the default browser rather than running a local diagnostic inside the...
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Microsoft is quietly testing a small but notable convenience feature in Windows 11: a one‑click internet speed test shortcut embedded directly in the network flyout and taskbar context menu — a shortcut that, for now, simply launches Bing’s online speed‑test widget rather than running a native...
Microsoft is quietly testing a change in Windows 11 preview builds that turns a post‑setup “second‑chance” dialog into a full‑screen, boot‑time prompt urging users to renew or update Microsoft 365 subscriptions — a move that has already triggered sharp criticism from power users and enterprise...
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 preview builds have repurposed the post‑setup SCOOBE flow into a large, full‑screen subscription reminder that will tell Microsoft 365 users their account “needs attention” — and it does so in a way that many will read as a direct, blocking prompt to renew...
Microsoft has quietly expanded the Second Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience (SCOOBE) in Windows 11 Insider builds so it can surface a full‑screen reminder when a Microsoft 365 subscription “needs attention” — for example, when a renewal payment fails — and that reminder can appear before the desktop...
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Microsoft’s Windows 11 Insider builds are now experimenting with a full‑screen “Second Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience” (SCOOBE) page that can surface a Microsoft 365 billing alert — a blocking renewal prompt shown when a subscription “needs attention” such as when a renewal payment failed — and...
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Microsoft’s latest Insider builds repurpose the SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen into a full‑screen, blocking renewal prompt that reminds users a Microsoft 365 subscription “needs attention” — a test that has reignited debates about whether Windows should be used as a sales...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...
Microsoft’s latest Release Preview channel updates make a small but meaningful usability change: you can now choose where on-screen hardware indicators — the volume, brightness, airplane mode and virtual desktop flyouts — appear on your display, and that’s just the tip of what landed in the...
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Microsoft is seeding two new Release Preview updates today for Windows Insiders running Windows 11, version 24: Build 26100.6713 and Build 26200.6713, delivered as cumulative packages identified in the announcement as KB5065789. The flight targets Release Preview ring testers and continues...
Microsoft’s latest Canary‑channel experiment pushes intelligence deeper into the Windows shell: a new AI actions submenu in File Explorer lets you right‑click images to run Bing Visual Search, blur or remove backgrounds, and erase objects — all without opening a full editor. This context‑aware...
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If the new “Ask Copilot” entry in Windows 11’s right‑click menu has landed on your system and you’d rather not see it, you can remove it quickly — either by blocking the File Explorer shell extension that adds the menu item or by uninstalling/disabling Copilot entirely. The tweak is...
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Renaming a Windows 11 PC is one of those tiny housekeeping tasks that pays outsized dividends: it makes devices easier to find on a network, helps you avoid confusion when syncing across accounts, and can even improve basic security by hiding OEM‑style default names. The process is intentionally...
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Windows 11 ships with a modern interface and convenient cloud features, but out of the box it also shares more about you than many users expect—location, diagnostic telemetry, an advertising ID and synced activity history are all enabled by default and deserve a careful review. A handful of...
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Title: Microsoft ships Windows 10 Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198) to the Release Preview Channel — what IT needs to know
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Today, September 11, 2025, Microsoft published a short Release Preview Channel flight for Windows 10, shipping Windows 10, version 22H2 — Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198). The...
Microsoft has quietly started seeding official ISO install media for Windows 11, version 25H2 to Windows Insiders, giving testers and IT teams a clean-install path ahead of the update’s broader rollout later this year.
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Windows 11, version 25H2 is the next scheduled annual feature...
Microsoft has quietly published official ISO images for Windows 11, version 25H2 to the Windows Insider Preview downloads area, completing a key piece of release scaffolding for IT teams, OEMs, and enthusiasts even as most devices receive the feature update as a lightweight enablement package...
Microsoft’s Copilot is no longer a peripheral promise — it’s being stitched into the very fabric of Dynamics 365 ERP, turning static record systems into conversational, predictive, and action-capable assistants that can shorten workflows, reduce manual errors, and free human teams to focus on...