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  1. Windows 12: AI-First, Modular, Security‑Focused OS Redefining PCs

    Microsoft’s next major Windows chapter is already shaping up as a defining moment for the PC era: rumors and early leaks point to a profoundly AI-centric, security-first, and modular operating system—commonly referred to as Windows 12—that could reshape how people interact with their computers...
  2. Windows Studio Effects Extends to USB Cameras on Copilot+ PCs

    Microsoft is rolling out a practical but far-reaching tweak to Windows 11 that finally lets supported Copilot+ PCs apply Windows Studio Effects to an additional camera — including many USB webcams — while also shipping on-device “fluid dictation” inside Voice Access and new Copilot-driven hover...
  3. Windows 11 Insider: Fluid Dictation and Studio Effects Expand on-device Copilot+

    Microsoft’s latest Insider flights quietly pushed two practical — and in some ways overdue — AI features into Windows 11: Fluid Dictation inside Voice Access and expanded Windows Studio Effects for alternative cameras on Copilot+ PCs, alongside small but useful File Explorer hover actions that...
  4. Windows 11 Insider: Studio Effects expands to USB webcams on Copilot Plus PCs

    Microsoft is rolling out a long-awaited change to Windows 11 that finally lets many users apply Windows Studio Effects to additional cameras — including USB webcams and rear-facing laptop cameras — on supported Copilot+ PCs, while also shipping a suite of related Copilot and accessibility...
  5. Windows 11 Insider Build 26220/26120: Copilot+ Upgrades, Studio Effects, Hover Actions

    Microsoft shipped matched Insider updates this week — Build 26220.5790 to the Dev Channel (25H2 track) and Build 26120.5790 to the Beta Channel — and both bring a focused set of Copilot+ enhancements, camera and File Explorer polish, plus stability fixes and a handful of persistent known issues...
  6. Copilot+ PCs: Local AI on Windows with High-Performance NPUs

    Microsoft’s push to make AI a built‑in, local capability on Windows has produced a distinct class of machines — Copilot+ PCs — and with them a set of features you simply won’t get on ordinary Windows laptops unless you send your data into the cloud. The features range from turning a few sloppy...
  7. Surface Pro 12th Gen: AI-Powered Windows Tablet Era

    Microsoft's Surface Pro line is on the move again: after a year of careful iteration and the arrival of a new 12‑inch Surface Pro variant, the rumor mill and a handful of leaks point toward a more ambitious flagship refresh commonly referred to as the Surface Pro 12 (12th Gen) — a device that...
  8. Copilot+ Accessibility on Windows: 4 Features for a More Conversational PC

    Microsoft’s short explainer on the four headline accessibility features for Copilot+ PCs reads like a manifesto for making Windows more conversational, readable, and usable — and it’s worth unpacking what those promises mean in practice, what’s already here, and where the trade‑offs lie...
  9. KB5066122: Intel Image Processing AI Upgrade for Copilot+ on Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft has quietly released KB5066122, an Image Processing AI component update that advances the on-device imaging stack to version 1.2508.906.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ systems running Windows 11, version 24H2 — a targeted, vendor‑specific push intended to improve image scaling...
  10. Phi Silica on AMD: Local Copilot+ Update to 1.2508.906.0 (KB5066127)

    Microsoft’s latest component update for Copilot+ PCs quietly advances the on‑device AI stack: KB5066127 raises the Phi Silica local language model on AMD‑powered systems to version 1.2508.906.0, delivered automatically through Windows Update and gated by the latest Windows 11, version 24H2...
  11. KB5066126: Phi Silica 1.2508.906.0 Update for Intel Copilot+ PCs

    Microsoft has pushed a platform-level Phi Silica update for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs: KB5066126 upgrades the on-device Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, is delivered automatically through Windows Update, and requires the latest cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2...
  12. KB5066125 Phi Silica Update: On-Device AI v1.2508.906.0 for Qualcomm Copilot+

    Microsoft has pushed another incremental but important update for on‑device AI: KB5066125 upgrades the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2508.906.0 for Qualcomm‑powered Copilot+ PCs, delivered automatically through Windows Update to qualifying Windows 11 (24H2) devices...
  13. Image Transform AI Update KB5066124: 1.2508.906.0 on Copilot+ Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft has quietly pushed an Image Transform update to Copilot+ Windows 11 machines: KB5066124 advances the on‑device Image Transform AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, bringing incremental improvements to the inpainting, erase-and-fill, and related image-editing primitives used by Photos...
  14. HP AI PCs and Windows 11 Refresh Lift Margins as Printing Slows

    HP’s latest quarterly results confirm a simple — and lucrative — reality: AI PCs and the Windows 11 refresh are doing heavy lifting for the Personal Systems business, and that shift is materially improving margins even as printing revenues soften. Background / Overview HP reported fiscal...
  15. Windows 11 AI Push: Balancing Local AI, Cloud Features, and User Trust

    Windows 11’s AI-first push has turned into a study in contradictions: promising productivity shortcuts and local intelligence on one hand, and on the other hand delivering a fragmented, confusing, and sometimes privacy-ambiguous user experience that many feel undermines the core job of an...
  16. ROG Xbox Ally: ASUS-Microsoft Windows Handhelds Redefining Portable PC Gaming

    Asus and Microsoft have taken the wraps off the ROG Xbox Ally family — two Windows 11 handhelds that marry ASUS’ ROG hardware design with an Xbox‑layered, controller‑first Windows experience — and they arrive on store shelves on October 16, 2025, positioning themselves as direct rivals to...
  17. HP's AI PC Push: Windows 11 Refresh, Humane IP, and Nearshored Supply Chains

    HP’s latest quarter reads like a watershed moment: revenue and unit trends that outpaced expectations, a sharpened focus on AI-capable PCs, aggressive supply‑chain moves to sidestep tariff risk, and a targeted buy of Humane’s AI assets that accelerates device‑level AI strategy—taken together...
  18. Windows Ambience: Multimodal, Agentic AI with Copilot+ for Enterprise

    Microsoft’s Windows lead has just sketched a future in which the operating system becomes ambient, multimodal and agentic — able to listen, see, and act — a shift powered by a new class of on‑device AI and tight hardware integration that will reshape how organisations manage and secure Windows...
  19. Windows 11 Copilot Semantic Search: File & Image Discovery Preview

    Microsoft has quietly begun testing a conversational, meaning‑aware file and image search inside the Copilot app on Windows 11, bringing natural‑language discovery and a redesigned Copilot home to Windows Insiders on Copilot+ PCs as part of a staged Microsoft Store preview. (blogs.windows.com)...
  20. Copilot on Windows 11 Gains Semantic Search and New Home UX

    Microsoft has begun quietly testing a conversational, semantic file and image search inside the Copilot app on Windows 11, bringing natural‑language discovery and a redesigned Copilot home to Windows Insiders on Copilot+ PCs as part of a staged Microsoft Store rollout. (blogs.windows.com)...