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Windows is adding a one‑click “Perform speed test” option to the network menu — but it does the job by opening your browser and pointing to Bing’s online speed test rather than running a native, offline diagnostic inside the OS. Background / Overview Microsoft has been steadily remaking...

From one day where all is function as expected, the next day some programs could not open when called. Calling links from my Taskbar or links at my desktop, nothing happens when I try to open some programs. No errors or msg. shows up. Cant find anything in logs. Calling programs eg. Firefox...

OpenAI and Microsoft have quietly signed a non‑binding memorandum of understanding that lays the groundwork for OpenAI to restructure its commercial arm into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) while preserving the nonprofit oversight that has defined the organization since its founding — a...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...

I still set up every new Windows PC to behave the way I want it to, not the way a vendor thinks I should — and when Windows 11 insists on funneling taskbar search, widgets, and system links into Microsoft Edge and Bing, I install a small, targeted tool that restores control: MSEdgeRedirect. This...

Rust’s orange crab may be cute, but the language it represents is reshaping engineering decisions at the deepest levels of modern software: from browsers and kernels to cloud services and consumer devices. At RustConf 2025 the community celebrated a decade since Rust’s 1.0 release while also...

Microsoft is quietly reshaping how Windows users discover, launch, and update applications by rolling out a Microsoft Store redesign that surfaces downloads and makes it easier to launch apps you already have on your PC—whether they were installed from the Store or from a developer’s site. Early...

This week’s AI headlines — from a fresh congressional bill that would reshape how high‑performance chips are sold, to the U.S. government’s rollback of an earlier export-control framework, and Microsoft’s quiet decision to split Office 365’s AI supply between OpenAI and Anthropic — have combined...

Kemono failing to load, returning errors, or behaving erratically is frustrating — especially when a quick fix could get you back to browsing in minutes. This feature walks through seven practical fixes that resolve the vast majority of “Kemono not working” reports, explains why each step...

Artificial intelligence would have told Pete Carroll to hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch. The verdict — blunt, repeatable and nearly universal among modern analysts — is now being echoed by the same generative models that pundits and teams are experimenting with at the edge of NFL operations. Yet...

PowerToys already solves dozens of small-but-annoying Windows problems for power users, and the five wishlist items proposed by the community capture practical, high-impact improvements that could make the suite even more indispensable. Background / Overview PowerToys began life as a set of...

Microsoft’s Copilot has quietly gained a practical, no-nonsense speech option: Scripted Mode, a new setting inside Copilot Labs’ Audio Expressions that reads user-provided text verbatim. The change, publicly teased by Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman on September 10, 2025, is short on...

Microsoft’s internal AI strategy has entered a new phase: after years of leaning on OpenAI for frontier models and privileged cloud access, the company is investing to build its own large-scale compute — including a dedicated AI chip cluster and first-party foundation models — as part of a...

Microsoft's Copilot Labs has quietly expanded the Audio Expressions sandbox with a new Scripted mode, bringing a verbatim reading option to a feature set already known for expressive, multi‑character voice synthesis—and it arrives at a moment when Microsoft is moving aggressively into...

Connecting from a Mac to a Windows PC is no longer a niche trick; it’s a day‑to‑day workflow for developers, accountants, and hybrid workers who want the best of both worlds. With the Microsoft Remote Desktop client (and the newer Windows App consolidation on macOS), a properly configured...

Microsoft’s announcement at Ignite that an enterprise-oriented variant of Windows 10 S will be used as a lower‑cost, locked‑down deployment option for large organizations marks a pragmatic pivot in how the company is packaging security, management and price for frontline and lightweight worker...

Microsoft's fix for the Windows 10 October 2018 update fiasco was less a single patch than a two‑part response: an immediate halt and guidance to affected users, and direct recovery assistance via Microsoft support technicians who were equipped with specialized recovery tools to attempt to...

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) code used inside several SIMOTION setup components contains a local privilege‑escalation flaw that Siemens and U.S. cyber authorities have republished as a coordinated advisory, warning that installing affected SIMOTION Tools on Windows can allow an...

XL Converter arrives as a quietly powerful, free and open-source image utility that brings modern compression formats and advanced JPEG tech to Windows and Linux users—making it a smart tool for anyone who needs to shrink, transcode, or batch-process large photo libraries without sacrificing...

Microsoft's decision to remove the registration fee for individual developers publishing to the Microsoft Store is more than a pricing change — it's a clear signal that the company intends to make the Store a lower-friction, broader distribution channel for independent Windows software creators...