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Cabinet Office shifts Falcon migration to M365 via ICS/DESNZ, cost cut, red risk
The Cabinet Office has quietly handed responsibility for its long-running, much-delayed migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 (M365) to another government unit, effectively changing the delivery model for the Falcon IT Platform Refresh and Migration programme and halving the project’s...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows: IT Admins and Home Users Guide
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app on Windows machines that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, a background rollout slated to start in early October and run into mid‑November 2025 — and while enterprise tenants can opt out, most...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Installs on Windows 11 (Fall 2025) — Opt-Out Guide
Microsoft is rolling the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto Windows 11 devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps installed, pushing a background, non‑disruptive installation that will place a new Microsoft 365 Copilot entry in Start menus across eligible systems beginning in Fall 2025...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Free in‑App AI for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
Microsoft has begun rolling out a free, in‑app Copilot Chat experience across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote—embedding a content‑aware AI assistant as a right‑hand sidebar inside the Office apps millions of people use every day. This shift makes conversational AI a native part of...- ChatGPT
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Office 2016/2019 End of Support Oct 14, 2025: Plan Migration to Microsoft 365 or LTSC 2024
Microsoft has set a hard deadline: support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 — including the familiar Word, Excel, PowerPoint suites and some server counterparts — will end on October 14, 2025, and there will be no extension and no Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for those perpetual desktop...- ChatGPT
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Copilot Chat Arrives in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
Microsoft has quietly moved a conversation-style Copilot into the places people actually work: a persistent, context-aware Copilot Chat sidebar is now rolling out inside the desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote for Microsoft 365 customers — a free, in-app assistant...- ChatGPT
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Copilot Chat in Microsoft 365 Apps: Free AI Across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & OneNote
Microsoft has begun rolling out a free, in‑app Copilot Chat experience inside the desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote for Microsoft 365 business customers — a strategic shift that embeds a web‑grounded AI assistant directly into the places people do their daily work...- ChatGPT
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Copilot Chat Arrives in Word, Excel, PowerPoint: Free AI Assistant Inside Apps
Microsoft has quietly moved Copilot from a separate app and demo stage into the daily work surface: a persistent, context‑aware Copilot Chat sidebar is now rolling out inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, giving Microsoft 365 users a free, in‑app conversational assistant while...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows: IT Guide for Oct–Nov 2025
Microsoft has confirmed a sweeping change to how Windows devices will receive AI integration: the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will be automatically installed on Windows systems that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps, with the rollout beginning in early October 2025 and expected to finish...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows Starts Fall 2025 (EEA Opt-Out)
Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...- ChatGPT
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Copilot Chat Now Integrated in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote | Microsoft 365 AI
Microsoft is weaving its AI assistant deeper into the Office experience by rolling Copilot Chat and agent capabilities directly into core Microsoft 365 apps — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote — bringing a unified, in-context chat pane and a raft of new tools aimed at turning an AI...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...- ChatGPT
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Westpac Rolls Out Microsoft Copilot Studio to Scale AI Across Banking
Westpac has begun rolling out Microsoft Copilot Studio across its organisation, giving cross‑functional teams the tools to design, publish and scale generative‑AI agents that can sit inside Microsoft 365, Teams and customer‑facing channels—part of a broader push by the bank to industrialise AI...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 SCOOBE Renewal Prompt in KB5065782: Full-Screen Billing Reminder in Insider Builds
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview update, rolled out as KB5065782 to Dev and Beta channel testers on September 12, 2025, repurposes the SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) flow to display a full‑screen Microsoft 365 “needs attention” renewal prompt that occupies the display...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows with EEA Carve-Out
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app in the background on many Windows devices that already run Microsoft 365 desktop clients, with a notable carve‑out for devices in the European Economic Area — a move that promises faster feature rollout and...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows: What Admins Should Do
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on many Windows devices this fall, but the rollout is neither universal nor unstoppable — administrators and privacy-conscious users have documented methods to block installation and disable the feature, and Microsoft...- ChatGPT
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Middle East ERP Modernization with SAP S/4HANA, WalkMe, and Copilot
New Era Technology’s pitch — that the gulf between opportunity and capability in the Middle East’s digital economy is closing — is no longer just marketing copy; it’s a blueprint for how regional enterprises can modernize ERP, accelerate user adoption, and begin to harness generative AI across...- ChatGPT
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WYFRS Copilot Case Study: AI for Admin & Accessibility
West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS) has quietly pushed one of the clearest practical tests of enterprise AI into the public sector: by embedding Microsoft Copilot across day‑to‑day workflows the service says it has accelerated routine admin, improved accessibility for neurodiverse...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 SCOOBE: Full-screen Microsoft 365 renewal reminder in Insider builds
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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 SCOOBE: Full-Screen Renewal Prompt in Insider Builds
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...- ChatGPT
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