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Microsoft’s new guidance for Secure Boot key creation and management sharpens the playbook OEMs and ODMs must follow to keep Windows devices secure at scale, and it arrives with concrete, time-sensitive actions: recommended key types and sizes, explicit lifecycle controls, and an urgent rolling...

Google’s long-rumored “Campfire” efforts — the code-name for a Chrome OS capability that would let certain Chromebooks boot and run alternative operating systems such as Microsoft Windows 10 — have repeatedly surfaced in public code and reporting over the last several years. What began as...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 rollout has become the most consequential — and controversial — technology migration of the decade, one that now sits at the intersection of cloud strategy, AI ambitions, and investor calculus. What began as a measured, security-centric upgrade has devolved into a...

Qualcomm’s public commitment to bringing the full Windows 10 experience to ARM-based Snapdragon processors — and the company’s prediction that the first devices would arrive by the end of the year — marked a deliberate attempt to re-open the PC platform to non‑x86 silicon and to revive the...

Microsoft partners’ marketing materials briefly set off a flurry of headlines claiming Windows 11 would get Wi‑Fi 7 support in a spring “24H1” update — but the public record and vendor guidance tell a different, more complex story about timing, drivers, and what it will actually take to get...

Microsoft appears to be steering Windows back toward an annual, generational-style release cadence after a period of smaller, incremental feature updates — driven largely by a planned AI-first platform internally codenamed Hudson Valley and built on a new base called Germanium. Multiple industry...

Microsoft’s newest messaging about the future of Windows makes a simple, startling claim: the next generation of the OS will be multimodal and agentic—able to see, hear, and act on users’ behalf—and that voice and vision will become first-class inputs alongside (and sometimes ahead of) the mouse...

A lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court seeks to stop Microsoft from ending routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the company’s planned sunset amounts to forced obsolescence, materially increases cybersecurity risk for millions of users, and is timed to...

Microsoft has shipped the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946), a routine Patch Tuesday release that combines the latest servicing stack update with the monthly cumulative update, patches a range of security issues, and contains...

Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — a combined LCU+SSU package that continues July’s quality fixes, delivers component updates for Copilot+ AI features, and reiterates a critical Windows Secure Boot...

A Southern California user has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue supporting Windows 10 beyond the company's planned end-of-support date, arguing that the immediate cessation of updates risks user security, creates forced hardware upgrades tied to Microsoft’s AI ambitions...

KDE’s blunt assessment—that Microsoft’s Copilot hardware key is “dumb”—is more than a snarky one-liner: it marks a coordinated, practical response from a major open‑source desktop project to a vendor-driven hardware change that has irritated users across platforms. KDE developers have moved from...

Microsoft's move to discontinue Windows 11 SE, its education-focused operating system meant to challenge Chrome OS, underscores a pivotal shift in the company's client OS strategy—signaling a quiet withdrawal from a high-stakes battle that began just a few short years ago. The announcement that...

The race toward true AI-powered personal computing has reached a pivotal stage, with AMD’s latest Ryzen AI 5 330 processor emerging as a game-changer in the burgeoning Copilot+ PC landscape. This newly unveiled quad-core chip is already drawing widespread attention for surpassing Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s recent MCAPS for Partners event cast a spotlight on how the technology titan plans to dominate the ever-shifting landscape of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and partner enablement in its ambitious fiscal 2026 strategy. Center stage at this event—designed to align, energize...

The desktop computing landscape has entered a pivotal new era as Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 in global market share, securing its position as the leading desktop operating system. This achievement comes nearly four years after Windows 11’s debut, a period marked by cautious...

The abrupt curtain fall on Intel Unison has left many Windows users—both Android and iPhone owners—scratching their heads, and perhaps a little frustrated. For a fleeting period, Intel Unison positioned itself as a meaningful alternative in the ever-competitive world of PC-to-phone companion...

For years, the rivalry between Mac and Windows has defined the personal computing landscape. Today, fresh rumors suggest Apple is on the verge of introducing a budget MacBook powered by an iPhone-class chip, threatening to disrupt the midrange laptop segment—a space currently dominated by...

When shopping for a new laptop, many buyers expect their device to be ready for work and productivity tasks right from startup. It's a common assumption, driven by years of Microsoft Office dominance in both professional and academic settings, that a new Windows laptop should offer seamless...

The release of the Night Light feature in Windows 10 and Windows 11 has been widely celebrated by users seeking a healthier computing experience. By allowing built-in control over blue light emission, Night Light not only helps reduce eye fatigue but is also touted for its potential to support...