Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.5761 Fixes Dark Mode Dialogs, But Rollback Error Persists
Microsoft has dropped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) into the Beta Channel for version 24H2, and the most immediately visible change is one users have begged for: dark-mode...
Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.5761 brings Apple Handoff-style Resume for Android and windowed screen recording
Microsoft has pushed a new Windows 11 Insider preview build to the Beta Channel, packing a cross-device Resume feature that mimics Apple Handoff for Android apps, alongside long-awaited Snipping Tool...
Windows 11 Beta Bridges Android-PC Gap with Spotify Resume, Refines Copilot+ AI
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) to the Beta Channel on August 22, delivering a slate of incremental but tangible improvements that span cross-device...
CISA Unveils SBOM Draft Requiring Hashes, Licenses, and Build Context—Public Comment Opens
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a draft update to its Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) minimum elements on August 22, 2025, immediately opening a public comment...
IBM's watsonx Gambit: Can Governed AI and a 2029 Quantum Roadmap Outflank the Cloud Giants?
IBM isn't chasing the AI hype cycle—it's building a fortress in the enterprise. The company's watsonx portfolio, unveiled as the "future of AI for business," bundles model development, data...
Windows August Updates Break NDI Streaming: Microsoft's Workaround and What It Means for Live Production
Live production teams using NDI for video transport were hit with severe stuttering and frame drops after installing Microsoft's August 2025 cumulative updates, prompting an urgent workaround from...
Apple’s Xcode Lock-In No Longer Absolute as xtool and Cloud Macs Open Doors for Windows Developers
Apple’s Xcode integrated development environment has been the exclusive gatekeeper of iOS app creation for over a decade, running only on macOS. But the times are changing. Today, Windows-based...
Flyoobe 1.3 Brings Default Browser Selection to Windows 11 OOBE on Unsupported PCs
Flyoobe 1.3 now lets users pick a default browser right inside Windows 11's Out-of-Box Experience—even on hardware Microsoft deems incompatible. The feature eliminates the post-install scramble to...
Windows 11 24H2 Update KB5063878 Disrupts NDI Video Production; Switch to TCP/UDP Recommended
Microsoft’s August 2025 security update for Windows 11 version 24H2 is wreaking havoc on professional broadcasting setups, triggering severe stuttering and audio dropouts in NDI-based streaming...
Microsoft Tests Semantic AI Search in Windows 11 Copilot—No Exact File Names Needed
Microsoft has started rolling out a preview update to the Copilot app on Windows 11 that enables semantic file and image search, allowing users to find documents and photos by describing them in...
Windows 11 Xbox App Tests One-Click Install of Battle.net and GOG in Full-Screen Mode
A subtle but pivotal change is rolling out to Xbox Insiders on Windows 11: the Xbox PC app can now surface, download, and launch rival gaming storefronts right from its own interface. The new “My...
You Can Now Silence GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022: Debounced and On-Demand Completions Arrive
Microsoft has shipped a set of focused updates in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14.13 that fundamentally alter how GitHub Copilot interacts with developers in the code editor. For the first time,...