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  1. EEA Windows 10 ESU: Free Path Without OneDrive, but Microsoft Account Required

    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...
  2. Samsung May Replace OneDrive with Samsung Cloud in Galaxy Gallery Backups

    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...
  3. Zorin OS 18 Beta: Windows-friendly Linux with tiling, Web Apps and OneDrive

    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...
  4. Windows 11 Insider KB5065786: Deeper Microsoft Account Integration in Settings and Start

    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...
  5. Windows 10 ESU 2025–2026: How to enroll for security-only updates

    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...
  6. Windows 10 ESU: How to enroll before Oct 14, 2025 for 1-year security updates

    Microsoft has quietly given many Windows 10 users a narrow, conditional lifeline: enroll your PC in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program before October 14, 2025 and you can receive security-only updates for one more year — through October 13, 2026 — but the window is tight and...
  7. Three Windows 11 Group Policy Tweaks to Quiet Your PC

    Windows 11 ships with a lot of useful functionality — and a lot of defaults that many users find noisy, intrusive, or simply unnecessary. A recent community write-up that recommends three Group Policy tweaks — turning off Microsoft Defender, disabling toast notifications, and preventing OneDrive...
  8. 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...
  9. Windows 365 Cloud Apps: App-only streaming for frontline workers

    Microsoft’s decision to let organizations stream single Windows applications from the cloud — instead of entire Cloud PC sessions — marks a pragmatic pivot in how enterprises will adopt Windows 365 for day-to-day workforces and frontline roles. The new Windows 365 Cloud Apps feature, now in...
  10. Microsoft 365 Copilot on iOS becomes a preview-first hub; edits move to Word, Excel, PowerPoint

    Microsoft’s mobile productivity strategy has taken another turn: the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iOS will stop being an all‑in‑one editing surface and will become a preview-first Copilot hub, pushing users to the standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps whenever they need to edit a document...
  11. Microsoft 365 Copilot on iOS: AI Previews, Edits Move to Office Apps

    Microsoft is redesigning the mobile Copilot experience on iOS: beginning this fall the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will act primarily as an AI-powered viewer and conversational hub, offering in-context file previews, summaries and Q&A — while editing for Word, Excel and PowerPoint files will be...
  12. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU, Upgrades, and Migration

    Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and that change alters the security, upgrade, and disposal calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. Microsoft will stop providing routine OS security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard...
  13. Windows 365 Updates: Connection Center, CRDR, and Disaster Recovery Plus

    Microsoft's latest updates to the Windows 365 family push the Cloud PC experience closer to a full, resilient desktop replacement — but they also raise important questions for IT about licensing, capacity, and user data protection. The company has expanded the Connection Center experience so...
  14. Windows 10 ESU Explained: Extend Security Updates to Oct 2026 (with caveats)

    Microsoft’s last-minute lifeline means you can keep receiving security updates for Windows 10 — but only if you act before Microsoft’s hard cutoff, and only for a strictly time‑boxed period with important caveats that change what “staying on Windows 10” actually means. Background Microsoft has...
  15. Copilot Memory and Google Drive Connectors: Microsoft’s Personal AI Evolves

    Microsoft’s consumer Copilot is quietly evolving into a more ChatGPT‑like assistant — one that can remember user preferences and access third‑party files — with a new memory management toggle and the promise of Google Drive as a connected data source for the assistant. Background / Overview...
  16. Microsoft's Cloud-First Defaults: Windows & Office Push OneDrive by Default

    Microsoft’s quiet nudge toward a cloud-first file culture is now more than design preference — it’s a default behavior baked into Windows setup and Office that reshapes how most people will create, save, and think about their documents. Background Microsoft’s strategy has been moving toward...
  17. Windows 10 ESU: Free Paths to Security Updates Through 2026

    Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has become a hard stop for millions of users — but the company quietly carved out no-cost escape routes that let many stay patched for another year without handing over cash. What once looked like a strict $30 paywall for Extended Security...
  18. Windows 10 ESU 2025–2026: One-Year Security Updates Guide

    Microsoft will stop regular support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but a newly expanded consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program gives users a one‑year safety net — and for the first time offers legitimate free enrollment paths if you meet the conditions. This feature‑limited safety...
  19. Windows 10 ESU Guide: How to Extend Security Updates After Oct 14, 2025

    Microsoft has given Windows 10 users a narrow, conditional lifeline: you can keep receiving security updates after the OS’s official end-of-support date — but only if you complete a short, specific checklist and enroll in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) pathway before the deadline...
  20. Copilot Expands: Search Mode, Shopping, and Google Drive Connectors in Windows/Edge

    Microsoft’s Copilot is quietly evolving from a conversational assistant into a multi-modal, transactional platform — and recent test-build evidence shows the company is explicitly styling that evolution around three pillars: search that surfaces explicit references, shopping and order...