Apple’s macOS 26 “Tahoe” and Microsoft’s Windows 11 no longer represent two lightly tweaked desktops but two competing philosophies for how a modern personal computer should look, behave, and help you get work done—and the choice between them now hinges more on ecosystem, AI model placement, and...
Windows 11 Insiders are now seeing a new, unexpected entry in the parade of Copilot entry points: a floating “Share with Copilot” button that appears when you hover over an open app on the taskbar and use the window preview. The button launches Copilot Vision against the contents of that window...
Microsoft will begin automatically pushing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app to Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, in a background rollout scheduled to start in October 2025 and described by Microsoft as beginning in “Fall 2025.”
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If the new “Ask Copilot” entry in Windows 11’s right‑click menu has landed on your system and you’d rather not see it, you can remove it quickly — either by blocking the File Explorer shell extension that adds the menu item or by uninstalling/disabling Copilot entirely. The tweak is...
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Microsoft’s push to make AI a built‑in, local capability on Windows has produced a distinct class of machines — Copilot+ PCs — and with them a set of features you simply won’t get on ordinary Windows laptops unless you send your data into the cloud. The features range from turning a few sloppy...
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Microsoft has quietly extended Copilot’s document-smarts: the web and Windows 11 Copilot surfaces can now reason across multiple uploaded files at once, bringing a ChatGPT-style multi-file analysis workflow to Microsoft’s assistant for free. The change — reported in a recent Windows Latest...
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Microsoft Copilot is now a practical, multi-platform AI companion that can draft documents, summarize threads, generate images, read your screen, and act on your behalf — but getting the most from it takes more than a casual prompt. This guide explains what Copilot is, how to sign up (including...
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 is live—and Microsoft has switched on the new model across its Copilot stack, from Microsoft 365 Copilot and the consumer Copilot to GitHub Copilot and Azure AI Foundry, with Perplexity also lighting it up for its Max and Pro tiers (including the Comet AI browser). (openai.com...
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The latest update from Microsoft, Windows 11 Dev Preview Build 26200.5622, marks another significant leap in the ongoing evolution of Windows for developers and early adopters alike. Labeled under KB5058512, and now available to the Dev Channel, this build brings a wealth of new features and...
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Windows 11’s relentless evolution continues with the release of the May 2025 non-security preview update, now rolling out across devices running versions 23H2 and 22H2. This update, part of Microsoft’s monthly cadence of feature and reliability enhancements, delivers a suite of refinements...
Microsoft’s Surface line has long set the pace for Windows laptops and 2-in-1 devices, but its latest 2025 refresh marks a turning point that extends far beyond cosmetic tweaks. With the unveiling of the new 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro, Microsoft shifts to what it calls...
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Microsoft's Copilot AI service has sparked growing frustration among users who find it difficult to permanently disable, with reports surfacing that it can spontaneously re-enable itself despite clear user commands to deactivate it. This behavior, reminiscent of a "zombie" that refuses to stay...
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