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  1. Excel COPILOT: In-Cell AI Formulas with Natural Prompts

    Microsoft has quietly changed one of Excel’s oldest conventions: now you can call an AI assistant from inside a worksheet cell the same way you call SUM or VLOOKUP — with a new COPILOT function that accepts plain‑language prompts, references ranges and tables, and returns dynamic, spillable...
  2. Microsoft 365 Copilot iOS Preview: Edits Move to Word, Excel, PowerPoint

    Microsoft's latest change to the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile experience on iOS—which converts the app into a file preview and Copilot chat wrapper that redirects editing tasks to standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps—represents a deliberate shift in how the company structures mobile...
  3. OneNote for Windows 10 End of Support: Migrate to OneNote on Windows

    Microsoft has confirmed that OneNote for Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft is urging users and organizations to migrate to the newer OneNote on Windows app now to avoid losing editing and sync functionality when the legacy app becomes read-only...
  4. 10 Windows Privacy Tweaks to Reduce Telemetry and Surprises

    Windows ships with a lot of sensible defaults — and a surprising number of questionable ones — and MakeUseOf’s recent roundup of “10 Windows settings I never leave on default” is a useful checklist for anyone who values privacy, stability, and fewer surprise interruptions. This feature pulls...
  5. Windows 11 25H2 Desktop: Clean UI, Spotlight, and Power-User Tweaks

    The Windows 11 Desktop in the 25H2 era is familiar territory with a careful polish: it behaves like Windows 10’s Desktop in the essentials, but Microsoft has refreshed iconography, simplified the right‑click context menus, added a daily Windows Spotlight wallpaper with a “Learn about this...
  6. Windows 10 ESU Extends Security to 2026 — Should You Wait to Upgrade to Windows 11?

    I’ve been putting off the full switch to Windows 11 — and I’m not alone: recent developments from Microsoft have made it rational for many users to stay on Windows 10 for now. The vendor’s rollout of a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) option, growing reports of performance and stability...
  7. Windows 10 Security Update Ends Oct 2025; ESU Options Through 2026

    Microsoft has formally told the public that the October 2025 security update will be the last monthly security rollup for a broad swath of Windows 10 releases — and it has given consumers a narrow, time-limited set of ways to keep receiving security fixes for one more year...
  8. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU Options, Edge Lifelines, and Migration Playbook

    Microsoft’s deadline is now fixed: Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and with it comes a complex, staggered set of follow‑ups that will shape PC security, upgrade plans, and procurement decisions for consumers and enterprises alike. The headline is simple — the OS will...
  9. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU Options, Upgrades, and Privacy Choices

    Microsoft’s latest message to Windows 10 users is stark and unambiguous: the regular monthly security updates that have kept this decade-old OS safe will stop after October 14, 2025, and consumers must choose — upgrade, enroll in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or accept...
  10. Staying on Windows 10: ESU, Stability, and Migration Options (2025)

    Windows 10’s official support clock is ticking down, but for many users the practical choice isn’t a rush to upgrade — it’s a careful, measured decision to stay where stability, compatibility, and control still work best for them. The operating system will reach end of support on October 14...
  11. Windows 2025: Productivity-First Upgrades to Reclaim Enterprise Leadership

    Microsoft’s Windows could reclaim its place as the undisputed productivity platform in 2025 — but only if Microsoft stops prioritizing marketing nudges and gimmicks and instead delivers focused, enterprise-grade features that solve real workplace pain points now, not sometime next quarter...
  12. Windows 10 S and Surface Laptop: Cloud-first education meets premium design

    Microsoft’s Windows 10 S and the accompanying Surface Laptop were less a surprise and more a strategic recalibration: a deliberately simplified, cloud-first Windows SKU paired with a premium clamshell that wore Microsoft’s design language like a banner. Announced as a classroom-friendly...
  13. Windows 11 File Explorer Gets AI Actions, Quick-Action Toolbar, and Shared Tabs

    Microsoft’s File Explorer in Windows 11 is being outfitted with a fresh set of quick-action buttons and context-level shortcuts that aim to cut clicks, speed up common workflows, and fold AI-powered tasks directly into the shell — changes that show Microsoft is treating File Explorer as more...
  14. KB5063709 Fixes Windows 10 ESU Enrollment, Extends Security Updates to Oct 2026

    Microsoft’s patch KB5063709 quietly repaired the enrollment path that had prevented many Windows 10 users from signing up for the company’s one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, restoring the “Enroll now” experience in Settings so eligible PCs can get security‑only updates through...
  15. Six Windows 11 Tweaks to Speed Up Your PC and Boost Privacy

    Out of the box, Windows 11 ships with defaults that favour convenience, energy efficiency, and telemetry-driven features — but those same defaults can make a new PC feel noisy, slow, or invasive. This piece explains six specific settings that are worth turning off (or at least reconfiguring) on...
  16. KB5063709: ESU Enrollment Fix Extends Windows 10 Security to 2026

    Microsoft’s August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 10 — KB5063709 — quietly did the heavy lifting many users needed: it expands the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment experience to a broad audience and repairs the enrollment wizard that prevented some people from signing...
  17. Windows 11: Snooze Start Backup, Remove Default Store Apps, Manage OneDrive

    Microsoft is giving Windows 11 users more control over OneDrive’s nagging prompts and the operating system’s inbox apps—but the headlines need unpacking: a new File Explorer option lets you snooze or turn off the “Start backup” reminder, a provisioning policy in 25H2 gives IT teams a first-party...