Articles from September 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in September 2025
Microsoft’s Windows 365 Cloud Apps Public Preview: Stream Single Apps, Not the Whole Desktop
Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 365 Cloud Apps on September 18, 2025, pushing the service into public preview with a clear message: not every worker needs a full Cloud PC. The new capability...
Free Local AI Comes to Notepad on Copilot+ PCs in Latest Windows Insider Build
Microsoft has given Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels a triple treat this week: new generative AI features inside Notepad that can run entirely on-device, a native project file...
Microsoft Accidentally Reveals 'Windows AI Labs' Program in Paint, but Backend Remains Offline
On September 18, some Windows 11 users encountered an unexpected pop-up in Microsoft Paint: "Try experimental AI features in Paint: Sign up for Windows AI Labs programme for Paint in Settings." The...
SonicWall Cloud Backups Raided, Firewall Configs Stolen — What You Must Do Now
SonicWall disclosed on September 17, 2025, that attackers broke into its MySonicWall cloud backup service and made off with exported firewall configuration files. The company terminated the...
Paint Update: .paint Project Files and Opacity Slider Now in Insider Testing
Microsoft is giving Windows 11’s built-in Paint app its most significant workflow upgrade in years. Starting this week, Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels can save layered compositions...
Forced to Switch to New Outlook? A Practical Guide to What’s Changed and What to Do
Microsoft formally pulled the plug on the classic Windows Mail and Calendar apps at the end of 2024, and by February 2025 many Windows 10 and 11 users found the new Outlook silently installed as...
Your iPhone Copilot App Will Stop Editing Office Docs on September 15 – Here’s What You Must Do
Microsoft will disable all editing capabilities for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files inside its Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone on September 15, 2025, forcing users to switch to the standalone...
Notepad Goes Offline: On-Device AI Arrives for Copilot+ PCs, No Subscription Needed
Microsoft just did something unexpected with its oldest app: Notepad can now reason like a modern AI, entirely on your device. Starting with a preview for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev...
House Reverses Copilot Ban, Pilots 6,000-Seat Rollout With Unverified Safeguards
The U.S. House of Representatives will begin giving thousands of staffers access to Microsoft Copilot this fall, reversing a 2024 prohibition that blocked the AI tool over data leakage fears. Speaker...
Pay Only If It Works: Caylent’s AI-Powered Migration Service Shakes Up Cloud Moves
Caylent, an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and recipient of the 2024 AWS Migration Consulting Partner of the Year award, this week launched Accelerate for Cloud Migration. The service combines...
Windows 10's Sunset Fails to Spark US PC Sales Surge as Consumers Balk at AI PC Prices
The much-anticipated end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 is arriving October 14, 2025, but the typical consumer PC shopping frenzy that normally accompanies such milestones is missing. New data...
Windows 365 Boot Gets Self-Service Troubleshooting and Cross-Region DR—Here’s What IT Needs to Know
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant update to Windows 365 Boot, the feature that lets users sign directly into a Cloud PC when they start a physical Windows 11 device. The refresh, detailed...