Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
From cleanmgr to Defender Scans: Automating Windows Maintenance with Task Scheduler
A well-maintained Windows PC doesn't require constant manual intervention. By leveraging the built-in Task Scheduler alongside classic command-line utilities like cleanmgr, MpCmdRun, and Robocopy,...
How to Audit Windows 10 Updates Like a Pro: 3 Methods, Hidden Logs, and Troubleshooting Traps
Windows 10’s October 2025 end-of-support date is looming, and with it, the nagging feeling that every update matters more than ever. Whether you’re a home user verifying that a security patch...
Perplexity's Comet Plus Launches with $42.5M Publisher Fund and 80% Revenue Split
Perplexity is putting $42.5 million behind a bet that direct cash payments can mend the broken relationship between AI answer engines and the newsrooms that supply their raw material. The company’s...
Microsoft Study Flags Historians and Writers Among 40 Jobs Most Exposed to AI—But the Reality Is More Complex
Microsoft's research division has released a data-rich analysis of how generative AI is already changing the American workforce, producing a ranked list of 40 occupations where the company's Copilot...
0patch Reveals Subscription Plans to Keep Office 2016 and 2019 Secure After End of Support
Microsoft’s decision to halt security updates for Office 2016 and Office 2019 on October 14, 2025 leaves millions of users facing a stark choice: migrate to Microsoft 365 or run unprotected...
Notepad After 40 Years: Spellcheck and Autocorrect Arrive, with Safeguards for Coders
More than four decades after it first shipped as a bare‑bones text utility, Windows Notepad is finally learning to spell. Microsoft has begun rolling out real‑time spellcheck and autocorrect to...
WSU Workshop Pairs Generative AI Skills with Ethics for Tri-Cities Workforce
Washington State University Tri-Cities is rolling out a new three-hour workshop called “Generative AI Essentials: Workplace Applications and Ethical Use,” designed to give local professionals...
NFL Sidelines Go AI-First: 2,500+ Surface Copilot+ Devices Deploy with Microsoft’s Copilot for Real-Time Coaching
Microsoft and the NFL have formalized a decade-long sideline technology alliance into an "AI-first" operational phase, rolling out more than 2,500 Surface Copilot+ devices across all 32 clubs and...
NFL Fields 2,500 Surface Copilot+ PCs with AI Play Filters to All 32 Teams
More than 2,500 Microsoft Surface Copilot+ devices have landed on NFL sidelines and in coaches’ booths across all 32 clubs, thrusting artificial intelligence into the center of live game...
Microsoft's AI Cash Engine Powers $281B Revenue as Valuation Multiples Send Mixed Signals to Investors
Microsoft closed its fiscal year 2025 with a towering $281.7 billion in revenue, $128.5 billion in operating income, and $101.8 billion in net income, cementing a financial fortress that few software...
End of the Road: Microsoft Blocks Windows 7/8 Keys from Activating Windows 10 and 11
Microsoft has permanently pulled the plug on one of the longest-running informal upgrade paths in PC history. As of this week, Windows 7 and Windows 8 product keys no longer activate clean...
On-Device AI Agent Lands in Windows 11 Settings, Powered by Mu Model on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out an AI agent directly inside the Windows 11 Settings app, a move that signals a concrete step toward the ambient, agentic operating system the company has been publicly...