Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Oxford Pilots NebulaONE: A Secure Azure GenAI Gateway for Higher Education
The University of Oxford has begun a controlled pilot of a new generative-AI gateway called nebulaONE, developed by Microsoft partner Cloudforce and built on Microsoft Azure, expanding on earlier Saïd
Marvell LiquidSecurity Expands with Azure Europe HSM for Cloud Sovereignty
Marvell’s expanded collaboration with Microsoft to bring LiquidSecurity hardware security modules (HSMs) deeper into Azure’s European footprint marks a meaningful inflection in how hyperscalers, gover
Windows 11 provisioning regression breaks Start Menu and Taskbar after 2025 updates
Microsoft’s own support bulletin admitted what users and IT administrators have been reporting for months: a servicing regression introduced in mid‑2025 can leave core Windows 11 shell features — the
AI Diffusion: Global Adoption Gaps and Policy Implications
Microsoft’s new AI Diffusion analysis lands a clear, unsettling verdict: artificial intelligence has reached more than a
Meta Bans Rival AI on WhatsApp Business API Ahead of January 15 2026
Meta’s decision to prohibit non‑Meta conversational assistants from operating through WhatsApp’s Business Solution has reshaped the b
Zava Emerges as Microsoft's AI Demo Brand for Ignite
Microsoft’s demo universe has quietly shifted its cast: the two most familiar fictional customers in Microsoft documentation and demos — Contoso and Fabrikam — remain in the archives, but a new, AI‑er
Marvell LiquidSecurity HSMs Earn eIDAS and EAL4+ Certs, Azure Expands Europe
Marvell’s LiquidSecurity HSMs have cleared two major European security hurdles—eIDAS and Common Criteria EAL4+—and Microsoft has expanded the range of Azure cloud services that use those HSMs in Europ
Marvell LiquidSecurity Expands EU Cloud HSM with eIDAS and Common Criteria in Azure
Marvell’s LiquidSecurity HSMs have taken a meaningful step into Europe after Microsoft expanded the use of Marvell-powered hardware security across Azure’s European cloud footprint — a move underpinne
Windows 10 End of Support Triggers Linux Migration with Zorin OS and Bazzite
The end of free, mainstream support for Windows 10 has produced one of the clearest and most measurable jolts the desktop market has seen in years: mainstream switchers are testing alternatives in unp
Windows 11 XP SP2 Moment: Pause AI and Fix Stability First
The call from retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer is blunt and familiar: stop the feature treadmill, freeze new user-facing additions, and spend a release cycle fixing the platform until it behave
Windows 11: Invisible Password Icon on Lock Screen After August 2025 Update
An innocuous-sounding preview update for Windows 11 quietly introduced a frustrating usability regression: the small password icon in the lock screen’s Sign‑in options can become invisible after insta
Alphabet's AI Pivot Turns Promise into Profit with Gemini 3 and TPUs
Alphabet’s headline rally on December 1 is the clearest market signal so far that the company’s multi‑year pivot into full‑stack artificial intelligence is moving from promise to profit — but the day’