Articles from September 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in September 2025
Microsoft Injects AI Actions into Windows 11 File Explorer’s Right-Click Menu
Microsoft has begun testing a new AI-powered right-click menu in Windows 11’s File Explorer, bringing one-click image edits and visual search directly to the context menu. The experiment, rolling...
Unlock Windows 11's Hidden 'God Mode' for 200+ Settings, But Beware These Risks
A simple folder name trick hidden in plain sight within Windows 11 can unleash a treasure trove of over 200 system settings and administrative tools, but experts warn that the so-called "God Mode"...
Windows 11 Gains AI Features in September Patches, Two Zero‑Days Fixed, Windows 10’s End Looms
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday arrived with 81 security fixes, two actively exploited zero‑day vulnerabilities, and a clear message: Windows 11 is the future, while Windows 10 enters its...
Windows 11 23H2 KB5065790: Seven Critical Reliability Fixes Hit Release Preview
Microsoft has shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22631.5982 to the Release Preview Channel, packing cumulative update KB5065790 with seven targeted reliability fixes for version 23H2. The...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27943: Storage Scanner Fix Arrives Amid Rollback and Arm64 Hazards
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 Canary build 27943, delivering a much‑needed correction for the stuck temporary files scanner in Settings, but Insiders must weigh that gain against persistent...
Microsoft Ships Windows 10 Build 19045.6388 to Release Preview — Pilot Checklist for IT
Microsoft shipped Windows 10 Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198) to the Release Preview Channel on September 11, 2025, delivering what the company calls a “small set of general improvements and fixes”...
KB5066198 Lands in Release Preview with Fixes for File Explorer, SMB over QUIC, and IME Bugs
Microsoft has pushed out a new cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 to the Release Preview Channel, delivering a targeted set of fixes for some of the operating system’s most persistent...
NTDEV's Nano11 Builder Produces 2.29GB Windows 11 ISOs – But Removes Windows Update
A new open-source tool called Nano11 Builder can compress a standard Windows 11 installation image down to a mere 2.29 GB, a 67% reduction from the original 7.04 GB ISO. The builder, created by...
Microsoft’s Final Windows 10 Insider Build 19045.6388 Drops with Stealth Fixes
Microsoft quietly pushed out what will likely be remembered as one of the final Windows 10 Insider builds before the operating system’s scheduled retirement. On September 11, 2025, the Windows...
Microsoft Ends Copilot Surcharge: Free Sales, Service, Finance AI Tools Arrive in October
Microsoft is killing the Copilot add-on tax. Starting in October, the company will fold its role-based AI assistants for Sales, Service, and Finance directly into the core Microsoft 365 Copilot...
Oracle's $144B OCI Revenue Target Rests on $455B AI Backlog and a Mountain of Debt
Oracle’s remaining performance obligations (RPO) skyrocketed to $455 billion last quarter, a 3.6x year-over-year leap that underpins a staggering five-year forecast for its cloud infrastructure...
Microsoft's .NET 10 RC Arrives: LTS, 65% Faster Compression, and No-Code Performance Gains
Microsoft’s .NET 10 has reached its first release candidate with a go‑live license, giving enterprises the green light to deploy the upcoming Long‑Term Support (LTS) release in production while...