Microsoft quietly pulled back the promised ISO images for Windows 11, version 25H2 this week, updating its Release Preview announcement to say the ISOs are “delayed and coming soon” even as the update itself lands in the Release Preview channel as an enablement-package style release...
Satya Nadella’s five short Copilot prompts are less a CEO flex and more a practical playbook for turning generative AI into repeatable executive work — from meeting readiness and project rollups to launch probabilities and time audits — and the implications for Windows and Microsoft 365 admins...
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Microsoft has pushed Microsoft 365 Copilot deeper into the employee experience by making Copilot for Viva Engage generally available to eligible customers, embedding a context-aware generative AI assistant that summarizes conversations, surfaces trends, improves discoverability, and provides...
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Microsoft is rolling a significant change to how new Windows 11 PCs are provisioned: eligible devices will now check for and install the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) so users sign in on day one with a patched, compliant system. This shift, delivered...
Hotpatch readiness is no longer an optional optimization for modern Windows fleets — it’s a foundational capability for any organization that values continuous uptime, rapid security response, and simplified update logistics. Enabling Virtualization‑based Security (VBS) at scale is the single...
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a redesigned right‑click menu for Notepad in Windows 11, bringing the long-familiar text editor into alignment with the modern, streamlined context‑menu style that Microsoft has been applying across the OS. rty has long been defined by speed, simplicity, and...
Microsoft has set a firm date: Windows 11, version 23H2 (consumer editions) will stop receiving security and quality updates on November 11, 2025, forcing Home and Pro users who remain on that release to upgrade or accept growing security, compliance, and operational risk. (learn.microsoft.com)...
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Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 servicing branches that use OS builds 22621 and 22631 — published as KB5063875, updating systems to OS Build 22621.5768 / 22631.5768 — a standard Patch Tuesday security rollup that Microsoft bundles with a servicing-stack...
Microsoft’s Copilot for Windows 11 has quietly crossed a major threshold: the consumer Copilot experience now offers a free, GPT‑5‑powered “Smart mode” that dynamically routes queries to the right model for the job, bringing deeper reasoning and longer context handling to everyday Windows users...
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