privacy telemetry

Microsoft is quietly testing a one‑click internet speed test in Windows 11 that puts a “Perform speed test” shortcut directly in the taskbar’s network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings — but the control simply launches Bing’s web speed‑test widget in your default browser rather than running a...

Microsoft is quietly testing a small but notable convenience feature in Windows 11: a one‑click internet speed test shortcut embedded directly in the network flyout and taskbar context menu — a shortcut that, for now, simply launches Bing’s online speed‑test widget rather than running a native...

Windows’ built‑in antivirus has quietly become the practical choice for millions of users, and the recent pushback against paid suites is no accident — the free Windows security stack now combines deep OS integration, modern cloud and AI detections, and targeted anti‑ransomware controls that...

Microsoft pushed a new Windows 11 preview update (KB5065782) into Insider rings on September 12, 2025, delivering a focused set of Copilot-era UX refinements—most notably a redesigned Click to Do prompt box with on‑device suggestion support, updated gesture animations, Emoji 16.0, and several...

ChatGPT, would you recommend I upgrade to WIndows 11 25H2? Please advise how to download the offline ISO to install to proceed if you recommend I do so.

Microsoft’s next-generation operating system, widely referred to in leaks and concept renderings as Windows 12, is shaping up to be less an incremental update and more a strategic pivot: an AI-first, modular OS that promises deeper cloud integration, a refreshed user interface, and a renewed...

Microsoft’s latest Canary-channel whisper — reported as Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27938 — brings a practical blend of AI-powered shortcuts in File Explorer and a small but widely requested UI restoration: a larger Notification Center clock that shows seconds. The headline items are...

Microsoft’s latest pre-release whisper to the Windows Insider Program’s most experimental ring landed with a thud of déjà vu: the Canary channel recently received a new build — reported as Build 27938 — that mainly repackages features already seen elsewhere in the Insider ecosystem, notably...

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Microsoft Edge acts as a live reputation and content filter that warns users about phishing pages, malicious downloads, and suspicious sites before they can do harm. (support.microsoft.com, learn.microsoft.com) Background Microsoft Defender SmartScreen began as...

Microsoft Edge’s September update lands as a significant security-and-productivity release: Edge 140 (stable build 140.0.3485.54) ships a local AI-powered Scareware blocker, an HTTPS‑first upgrade path, automatic persistence for Tab Groups, expanded Copilot/GPT-5 integrations and media-creation...

Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the conversational AI that lives inside Windows and Microsoft’s cloud services — onto a selection of Samsung’s 2025 smart TVs and Smart Monitors, turning the living room screen into an interactive, voice-first companion that can...

Microsoft’s move to ship MAI‑Voice‑1 and MAI‑1‑preview marks a clear strategic inflection: the company is no longer only a buyer and integrator of frontier models but a serious producer of first‑party models engineered to run inside Copilot and across Microsoft’s consumer surfaces. Microsoft...

Microsoft’s optional preview update KB5064081 for Windows 11 version 24H2 arrives as a broad, staged roll‑out that bundles a servicing‑stack refresh with a large set of consumer and enterprise changes — from a redesigned Recall homepage and new AI actions in File Explorer to a long‑overdue...

Microsoft Edge's experimental Scareware Blocker is graduating from a single-user popup interrupter to a broader, system-strengthening feature that can block scam sites and — in the Canary channel — optionally share detected scam links and classifications with Microsoft’s Defender SmartScreen...

Microsoft’s Copilot AI has arrived on Samsung’s 2025 smart TVs and smart monitors, bringing a voice‑driven, conversational assistant and animated on‑screen persona to the living room at no extra cost — initially on select Micro LED, Neo QLED, OLED, The Frame and The Frame Pro models, plus the...

Samsung’s Copilot has crossed the PC and phone divide and landed on living‑room screens: beginning with select 2025 Samsung TVs and Smart Monitors, Microsoft’s conversational AI is now built into the display experience as part of Samsung’s Vision AI initiative, promising voice‑first content...

Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the company’s generative AI assistant — to Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors, folding natural‑language AI into large displays via Samsung’s new Vision AI framework and a Copilot web experience built into the screens. This move...

Windows 11 can now attempt to repair itself automatically after repeated boot failures using a new cloud-aware feature called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) — a Best-Effort, WinRE-based remediation pipeline Microsoft built as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative and which is rolling out into...

Microsoft’s slow, staged rollout of the Windows 10 Enroll now (ESU) wizard means the extension lifeline Microsoft promised for legacy PCs is available — but not instantly visible to everyone, and it comes with conditions and caveats that every Windows 10 user should understand before relying on...

Microsoft’s latest move to shepherd Windows 10 users into safer ground lands as both relief and pressure: a one‑year, largely free Extended Security Updates (ESU) lifeline that lets many holdouts avoid an immediate upgrade — but only if they enroll, often by signing into Microsoft services —...