Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Microsoft Pledges Post-Quantum Crypto Rollout by 2033: Windows, Azure, M365 Get Early Start
Microsoft has drawn a hard deadline for the post-quantum era, announcing a three-phase plan that will embed quantum-resistant cryptography into every corner of its ecosystem by 2033. The timeline,...
Zscaler CEO's 'Wonderful AI' Remarks Ignite Customer Log Training Controversy—Company Denies Using Private Data
Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry set off a firestorm when he boasted that the company harnesses over half a trillion daily transactions—including full URLs and proprietary logs—to train its AI models,...
Microsoft's SQL Server 2025 RC0 Arrives: Ubuntu 24.04, TLS 1.3, and Docker Caveats
Microsoft has shipped the first public release candidate of SQL Server 2025, delivering two long-awaited changes for teams that mix Windows infrastructure with Linux development: official support for...
Microsoft Demands OEMs Adopt New Secure Boot KEK CA to Avert Update Blockage
Microsoft has released a critical set of guidelines for OEMs and ODMs managing Secure Boot keys, warning that an impending certificate authority expiry could block security updates to millions of...
Secure Boot Overhaul: Microsoft’s 2026 Certificate Expiry Forces Urgent UEFI Trust Anchor Refresh
Windows administrators face a complex, multi-month race to overhaul UEFI Secure Boot trust anchors before 2011-era certificates expire in 2026, risking devices that can no longer accept critical...
Secure Boot Certificate Rollover Will Fail Without OEM Firmware Updates, Microsoft Warns
Microsoft’s Secure Boot certificate authority (CA) rollover, a multi-year cryptographic transition, will begin impacting devices as early as 2026, and its success hinges on one thing most IT teams...
NVIDIA's RTX 5080-Class Blackwell Servers Hit GeForce NOW in September, Unleashing DLSS 4 and Install-to-Play
NVIDIA is about to make the most radical hardware leap in cloud gaming history. Starting in September, the GeForce NOW Ultimate tier begins transitioning to Blackwell architecture servers, delivering...
Microsoft Gives Developers Precise Control Over Copilot’s Intrusiveness in Visual Studio 17.14
Visual Studio 17.14’s latest servicing update does something unexpected: it makes GitHub Copilot wait for an invitation before offering help. A set of four new controls now lets developers decide...
Microsoft’s Xbox PC App Gets ‘My Apps’ Hub to Unify Third-Party Stores and Utilities
Microsoft is giving Xbox Insiders a major new tool this week: a centralized hub within the Xbox PC app that can download and launch third-party storefronts, browsers, and utilities directly from the...
Windows 11 24H2 Update KB5063878 Linked to Vanishing SSDs and Data Corruption—Phison Investigates as Backups Become Critical
Reports from multiple independent testers and specialist outlets confirm that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) can trigger a reproducible...
FT232R on Windows 11: How to Install Drivers, Dodge Fake Chips, and Stay Secure
When a 3D printer sits silent or a microcontroller refuses to flash, the culprit is often a tiny chip—the FT232R USB-UART bridge—and a driver that Windows refuses to load. For developers, CNC...
Microsoft’s Next Windows Could Be Ambient and AI-Driven—But a Fan Concept Exposes Hard Privacy Trade-Offs
A polished fan concept for Windows 12.2 from designer Abdi (AR 4789) has reignited debates about what comes after Windows 11—and whether Microsoft can build an ambient, AI-first operating system...