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Microsoft's OneDrive is quietly testing a People grouping feature that uses AI to detect and group faces in users' photos — and an unexpected detail in preview builds has thrust it into the privacy spotlight: the People toggle appears to be opt‑out and, in at least some preview experiences, can...

Microsoft is changing one of Word’s most-basic defaults: new documents created in the Word desktop app on Windows will now save to OneDrive by default, with AutoSave turned on from the moment you create a file — a cloud-first change that is rolling out to Windows Insiders now and will expand to...

Microsoft’s new OneDrive for Windows 11 — a photos-first, Copilot‑powered app that Microsoft showcased at its recent Copilot + OneDrive event — is already visible on some machines today if you know where to look, but using it outside official channels carries real risk and raises important...

Microsoft Word is changing a fundamental assumption of how the desktop app handles new documents: in current Insider builds Word now creates new documents directly in the cloud (OneDrive by default) with AutoSave enabled from the first keystroke, rather than leaving a new document in an unsaved...

Microsoft appears to be preparing a purpose-built OneDrive app for Windows 11 that foregrounds photos, video, and AI-driven file interactions — a move that could reshape how OneDrive is used on PCs while raising familiar questions about performance, privacy, and licensing. Background / Overview...

Microsoft's own troubleshooting guide now lists OneDrive syncing as a potential cause of sluggish Windows performance, and it explicitly tells users they can pause OneDrive syncing to see if that clears up slowdowns — a rare, direct admission from the company that its default cloud sync can...

Microsoft has quietly put its weight behind a pragmatic truth many Windows enthusiasts already suspected: some convenience features, notably OneDrive file syncing and Windows visual effects, can make a PC feel slower — and Microsoft’s updated “Tips to improve PC performance” guidance now lists...

Microsoft appears to be testing a purpose‑built, photos‑first OneDrive application for Windows 11 that blends a refreshed gallery-centric UI with deeper Copilot-powered file intelligence — a leak reported by multiple outlets and corroborated by pre-release artifacts discovered in Microsoft test...

Microsoft now openly warns that two built‑in Windows features — OneDrive file syncing and Windows’ visual effects — can make systems feel slower, and the company has published explicit guidance showing how to reduce their impact on everyday performance. Those admissions are part of a wider...

Microsoft appears to be testing a dedicated, photos‑first OneDrive app for Windows 11 that opens into a Gallery view, bundles new photo‑editing and organizing tools, and surfaces Copilot‑powered file actions directly in the browsing interface — a leak that suggests Microsoft is evolving OneDrive...

Microsoft appears to be testing a dedicated, photos-first OneDrive app for Windows 11 that bundles a built-in gallery, enhanced photo organization, and Copilot intelligence — a leak that paints a clear picture of a strategic shift in how Microsoft wants users to interact with OneDrive on the PC...

Microsoft's latest OneDrive leak paints the clearest picture yet of where Microsoft wants file storage and photo experiences to sit inside Windows: a modern, photo-first interface that borrows heavily from Windows 11 visuals while leaning on web-based delivery models that the company has been...

Microsoft is taking the bet that mainstream productivity software will be judged by how well it weaves AI into everyday tasks, and today it has pulled those threads into a single consumer subscription: Microsoft 365 Premium, a new individual and family-focused plan that bundles Office apps with...

A persistent OneDrive bug tied to FSLogix has left Windows Server 2019 session-host administrators frustrated: files and folders inside OneDrive that live in FSLogix-managed profiles could not be renamed, and the only reliable relief reported by multiple administrators has been upgrading FSLogix...

FSLogix 25.09 shipped as a routine maintenance release on September 9, 2025, but community reports over the past two weeks suggest the update may have resolved two particularly disruptive problems in virtualized and Remote Desktop Services environments: the recurring Outlook 365...

Microsoft’s latest clarification on the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program leaves a narrow but important truth: consumers in the European Economic Area (EEA) will not be forced to back up settings to OneDrive to get free ESU — but they will still need a Microsoft account to...

Samsung's long-running alliance with Microsoft appears to be fraying at the edges: recent app code and multiple news reports indicate Samsung is preparing to remove OneDrive integration from the Galaxy Gallery app and shift photo backup duties back to Samsung Cloud, a move that would reverse a...

Zorin OS 18’s beta lands at a pivotal moment: a redesigned desktop, an approachable tiling system, OneDrive and Web Apps integration, and a clear push to make switching from Windows 10 to Linux as frictionless as possible — but the real question for users and IT teams is whether those...

Microsoft has quietly begun testing a more integrated, surface-level approach to Account management in Windows 11 through the latest Insider builds (delivered as KB5065786), and the changes deserve attention from everyday users, power users, and IT administrators alike. These updates — visible...

Microsoft has given Windows 10 users one clear, short-lived option to avoid an immediate upgrade: a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that can keep eligible PCs receiving critical security patches for a single extra year — but only if you meet the prerequisites and enroll before...