Articles from September 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in September 2025
Microsoft Copilot Arrives on Samsung Smart TVs: What You Really Need to Do Before Using It
This year, Samsung’s new TV lineup will include Microsoft Copilot, turning the biggest screen in many homes into a voice-activated, AI-powered assistant. The integration was announced as part of...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025: Here’s How to Check Your Hardware Right Now
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop shipping security updates for Windows 10. That’s not a suggestion to upgrade—it’s a hard deadline. If your PC can’t run Windows 11, you’ll either...
Windows 11’s Speed Test Shortcut Opens Bing: What It Means and How to Use It
A new “Perform speed test” option has appeared in recent Windows 11 Insider builds, tucked into the taskbar network flyout and right-click menu. Tap it, and instead of a native diagnostic, your...
Windows 10’s Best-Kept Repair Secret: Always Run DISM Before SFC, Here’s Why
Microsoft’s built-in repair tools—Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) and System File Checker (SFC)—remain the first line of defense against a corrupted Windows 10 installation in...
Self-Service Fixes and Faster Failover: Inside Microsoft’s Latest Windows 365 Resiliency Push
Microsoft just turned the Cloud PC login screen into a self-service repair kiosk and gave IT a choice between two kinds of cross-region disaster recovery—one that’s best-effort and one that’s...
Windows 10 Support Ends in October 2025: Use These Built-In Tools to Check Your PC’s Upgrade Readiness Now
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, leaving millions of PCs without security updates unless their owners take action. The first step toward deciding whether to upgrade to...
Steam's Unwritten Ban: Adult Games Denied Early Access as Payment Pressure Mounts
Two indie game studios have confirmed this month that Valve is now blocking mature-themed games from entering Steam Early Access, the platform’s program for selling unfinished titles. The...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 14: How to Prepare, Upgrade, or Extend Your PC’s Life
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing security updates for Windows 10. That means millions of PCs still running the decade-old operating system will no longer receive routine patches,...
Windows 10 Is Now the World's Most-Used Desktop OS: What That Means for You
In December 2018, Microsoft’s Windows 10 finally overtook Windows 7 in global market share, according to fresh data from analytics firm Net Applications. Windows 10 captured 39.22% of desktop...
Beyond Windows+I: Unlock the Hidden Power of ms-settings: to Open Any Settings Page Instantly
Opening Windows 11’s Settings app is normally a two-second operation: press Windows+I and there it is. But if that’s the only trick in your toolkit, you’re leaving a lot of speed on the table....
Raycast's Windows Beta Transforms the Clipboard and Emoji Picker from Afterthoughts into Superpowers
Raycast, the beloved macOS productivity launcher, has opened a private beta for Windows, and its first two big features — a revamped emoji picker and a smarter clipboard history — already fix the...
Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe doubles down on on-device AI: Here’s how it stacks up for Windows users
Apple’s newest desktop operating system, macOS 26 — codenamed “Tahoe” — has arrived with a visual overhaul and an artificial intelligence push that keeps your data on the device. For anyone...