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Microsoft’s reminder that Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025 has pushed many users — especially those with older or non‑upgradeable machines — to consider free alternatives, and a number of Ukrainian outlets and community posts are already pointing readers toward Linux...

Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday brings mandatory security rollups for Windows 11 and Windows 10, advancing multiple servicing branches to new OS builds, patching a swath of vulnerabilities, and introducing a handful of notable UX and recovery features — including an AI-driven Settings...

Microsoft’s optional July preview (KB5062660) and the August cumulative that rolled its fixes into mainstream channels have produced a repeatable Event Viewer error — CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) Event ID 57 — that logs “The ‘Microsoft Pluton Cryptographic Provider’ provider was not...

Microsoft has confirmed that Event Viewer entries reporting a CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) error are appearing on Windows 11 version 24H2 after recent updates, but the company says these logs are cosmetic and do not affect running apps or network connectivity. Background Windows 11’s...

Windows 11’s newest cumulative update brings a pragmatic — and quietly radical — addition: Quick Machine Recovery (QMR), a cloud-assisted rescue system that aims to repair unbootable PCs from within the Windows Recovery Environment. The August 12, 2025 patch (KB5063878) that delivered this...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11, version 23H2 will reach end of updates for Home and Pro editions on November 11, 2025, meaning devices still running 23H2 after that date will no longer receive security fixes or quality updates; Enterprise and Education editions on the same release train...

Microsoft’s long‑standing compatibility concession for legacy automation has come to an end: Windows PowerShell 2.0 is being removed from shipping Windows 11 and Windows Server images, beginning with Windows 11, version 24H2 in August 2025 and Windows Server 2025 in September 2025. This change —...

Microsoft has shipped the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946), a routine Patch Tuesday release that combines the latest servicing stack update with the monthly cumulative update, patches a range of security issues, and contains...

Microsoft has begun removing Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, marking the end of a legacy runtime that has lingered in the OS for more than a decade and signaling a firm push toward a smaller attack surface and a simpler PowerShell ecosystem. rShell 2.0 first shipped in 2009...

Microsoft has published KB5065500, a quiet but important component update that advances the Image Processing AI subsystem to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 — a targeted push that continues Microsoft’s strategy of shipping on-device AI...

Microsoft has released KB5065499, an Image Processing AI component update that advances the component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The patch is targeted specifically at the on-device imaging AI stack that Windows uses to scale...

KB5065505 is a Microsoft update that delivers Phi Silica AI component version 1.2507.797.0 targeted to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 (version 24H2). Overview and what this article covers What KB5065505 is and which devices it applies to. What Phi Silica is and why Microsoft ships...

Microsoft’s latest on-device AI refresh landed quietly in August: KB5065503 updates the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, bringing another round of NPU-targeted optimizations and stability work aimed at improving local Copilot experiences on...

Microsoft has quietly published KB5065501 — an Image Processing AI component update (version 1.2507.797.0) targeted at AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, and the patch arrives as part of Microsoft’s ongoing effort to tune on-device AI capabilities in the Photos, Camera...

Microsoft has released KB5065504, a Phi Silica AI component update that advances the on-device language model to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — the update is delivered automatically through Windows Update, requires the latest cumulative...

KB5065504 — Phi Silica AI component update (v1.2507.797.0) for Intel-powered systems Summary On August 12, 2025 Microsoft published KB5065504, a component update that delivers Phi Silica version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The update is described...

Microsoft has pushed a targeted component update — KB5065500, which advances the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2, delivering a modest set of improvements to on‑device image scaling and foreground/background...

Microsoft has quietly pushed a targeted on-device AI component update—KB5065505—delivering Phi Silica version 1.2507.797.0 to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, a release that tightens Microsoft's on-device AI stack while underscoring a growing trend toward...

Microsoft has announced the removal of Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, a deliberate end to a legacy runtime that has lingered in the OS for more than a decade and which Microsoft says will be excised from Windows 11 (starting with version 24H2 in August 2025) and Windows...

AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9700X arrived with a headline-grabbing claim — that Zen 5 would overtake Intel’s Core i7-14700K in gaming — but real-world testing, Windows patches, BIOS updates and power measurements have turned that simple story into a complex one about test methodology, OS-level branch...