Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
KB5063878: Windows 11 Update Makes NVMe SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Write Load
Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5063878, is under fire from a growing chorus of users who report that their NVMe SSDs suddenly disappear during large file transfers. The...
The Broken Promise of Windows 10 Mobile: How ‘All Phones’ Became a Select Few
Microsoft’s declaration that “all Windows Phone 8 devices will be upgraded to Windows 10” landed like a safety net for millions of users. In a single tweet from the @Lumia account, the company...
No More Android Apps on Windows 11 After March 5: Microsoft Abandons WSA Experiment
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Microsoft Sneaks Copilot Promotions into Windows 11 Start Menu, Fueling Ad Backlash
Microsoft has begun testing AI-powered Copilot promotions directly inside the Windows 11 Start menu’s Recommended area, the latest in a series of moves that increasingly treat core OS surfaces as...
LG’s 2025 OLED Evo TVs Push 165Hz Gaming and Copilot AI, but Early Demos Leave Much Unanswered
LG’s 2025 OLED evo lineup is pushing televisions into uncharted territory: 4K at 165Hz with VRR, a claimed threefold brightness leap, and a tight integration with Microsoft Copilot—all while a...
Ricoh APAC Bets Big on AI: Microsoft Copilot, InnoAI Center, and a Workforce Skilling Blitz
Ricoh Asia Pacific is betting its future on a tight integration between hardware, managed services, and Microsoft’s Copilot platform, marking one of the region’s most ambitious attempts by a...
Microsoft Unveils Researcher and Analyst AI Agents, Bringing o3 Deep Reasoning to M365 Copilot
Microsoft has quietly begun rolling out two powerful reasoning agents to its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, bringing advanced research and data analysis capabilities directly into the enterprise...
Microsoft's New COPILOT Function Puts Generative AI Inside Excel Formulas
Microsoft has taken its deepest plunge yet into AI-assisted productivity by embedding a generative AI function directly into Excel’s formula engine. The new =COPILOT function, now rolling out to...
Windows 10's Last Free Security Update Arrives October 14, 2025 – Consumer ESU Paths Explained
Microsoft has formally drawn a line under Windows 10: the October 14, 2025 security update will be the last monthly patch for all mainstream consumer and business editions outside of paid or...
Microsoft Store Removes Indefinite App Update Off Switch, Replaces It with Forced 1–5 Week Pauses
Microsoft has started rolling out a significant change to its Microsoft Store client on Windows 10 and Windows 11 that removes the ability to permanently disable automatic app updates. Instead, users...
Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft Lifts Final Safeguard Holds, Paving Way for AI Adoption
Microsoft has quietly resolved the last of the safeguard holds that were preventing certain PCs from installing Windows 11 version 24H2, officially ending an 18-month saga of compatibility blocks...
Phison-Based NVMe SSDs Disappear After Windows 11 KB5063878 Update, Users Warn of Data Corruption
Microsoft’s August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878) has been linked to a severe storage regression that can cause NVMe SSDs to suddenly disconnect during sustained write...