pilot testing

Microsoft’s latest push to make Windows on Arm not just possible but practical has given Redmond a concrete, timed reason for users and IT teams to move off Windows 10: the combination of Windows 10’s scheduled end of support and major Windows 11 on Arm improvements (notably the Prism emulator...

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...

Australia’s channel has moved from planning to action as the October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 end of support closes in, turning a long-noted migration challenge into an operational sprint for distributors, resellers and managed service providers across the country. The local ecosystem is...

Microsoft’s latest Insider preview (Build 26220.6682, KB5065782) sharpens Narrator’s reading and navigation behavior, brings a small curated set of Emoji 16.0 glyphs to the emoji picker, and rolls out incremental Click to Do (Copilot) refinements — changes that are small in headline but...

Microsoft’s formal cutoff for Windows 10 support is now a fixed business event: after October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing feature updates, quality fixes and—critically—security patches for the mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is enrolled in an Extended Security Updates...

Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Build 22631.5982 (KB5065790) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, delivering a broad set of reliability fixes and quality updates aimed at version 23H2 users and administrators. Background Windows Insider channels exist to stage changes before they reach...

Microsoft has pushed another Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel as the operating system hurtles toward its firm end‑of‑support date next month, delivering a small set of stability and servicing fixes insiders and IT teams should validate now rather than later. Background /...

Microsoft pushed another small Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel this week — a terse Release Preview update described as “a small set of general improvements and fixes” and issued just weeks before Windows 10’s scheduled end-of-support date on October 14, 2025. Background...

Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...

Today’s Windows Insider push is intentionally modest but contextually significant: Microsoft has released Windows 10, version 22H2 — Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198) to the Release Preview Channel, a cumulative update described by the Windows Insider Program Team as “a small set of general...

Microsoft’s latest Dev‑Channel flight, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5790 (KB5065779), brings a focused set of Copilot+ features—most notably Fluid Dictation in Voice Access—along with wider Windows Studio Effects support for additional cameras, new Copilot‑driven File Explorer hover...

Microsoft's new in‑grid COPILOT function for Excel promises to eliminate tedious text work inside spreadsheets, yet Microsoft itself explicitly warns that the feature is not suitable for any task that requires accuracy, reproducibility, or regulatory compliance — a tension that will shape...

Nexthink’s warning that “sticking with Windows 10 could cost businesses billions” captured headlines for a reason: a simple arithmetic model — 121 million Windows 10 PCs multiplied by an enterprise Extended Security Update (ESU) list price of $61 per device — produces a first‑year bill in the...

Chevron Nigeria’s reported migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in just 12 weeks — completed 40% faster than previous rollouts and returning a reported 98% user satisfaction rate — is a practical blueprint for large-scale enterprise upgrades in Nigeria and beyond...

Microsoft has quietly pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 (preview Build 26200.5074) into the Release Preview Channel and is delivering it as a lightweight enablement package (eKB) that flips features already staged on 24H2 systems — a move that prioritizes security, manageability and low-impact...

Microsoft and Phison have pushed back hard against a wave of social-media claims that the latest Windows 11 cumulative update is “bricking” NVMe SSDs — but the episode exposes a brittle edge case in modern storage stacks, a gap between telemetry and forensic proof, and practical steps every...

Microsoft has begun distributing Windows 11 version 25H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview channel, a move that signals the annual feature update is production‑adjacent and ready for targeted validation ahead of a broader public rollout later this year. Background / Overview Windows 11 25H2...

Windows 11’s next annual feature update, version 25H2, has moved into the Release Preview channel and is now available to Insiders and IT pilots as a lightweight enablement package — a signal that the bulk of the update’s code is already on most up‑to‑date PCs and that the public rollout is...

Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now on the cusp of broad testing — but this year Microsoft shipped something that tidies and trims more than it innovates. Background / Overview Microsoft has moved Windows 11 version 25H2 into the Release Preview channel, signalling that the update is...

Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now moving from staged preview into its final validation ring: Microsoft has made Windows 11, version 25H2 available to Release Preview Insiders and commercial customers for targeted testing, delivered as an enablement package on top of the 24H2...