Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update adds native Android phone access directly to File Explorer and Start Menu.
Windows 11's relationship with Android phones has evolved from basic connectivity to a deeply integrated partnership, with Microsoft embedding genuinely useful phone features directly into the...
Windows Sensor Icons: How Tiny Taskbar Alerts Protect Your Privacy
Those tiny microphone and location icons that occasionally appear in your Windows taskbar aren't decorative elements—they're live privacy alarms that could be protecting you from unauthorized...
IT Complexity Overtakes Bugs as Top Security Threat in Modern Systems
Security has quietly crossed a critical threshold where modern IT complexity—not individual bugs or specific malware families—has become the primary vector enabling attackers to transform minor...
CVE-2025-59287: ShadowPad Backdoor Exploits WSUS RCE Vulnerability
A critical Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) remote code execution vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-59287, has been actively exploited by threat actors to deploy the sophisticated ShadowPad...
Microsoft Defender Performance Boost: Faster Boot Times & Fewer Alerts
A recent experiment by a MakeUseOf writer has revealed surprising performance benefits when switching from third-party antivirus software to Microsoft Defender exclusively. The deliberate test, which...
Windows 11 File Compression Guide: Native Tools vs Third-Party Solutions
Windows 11 has significantly evolved its file compression capabilities, offering users multiple pathways to manage their storage and file transfer needs. While the operating system includes robust...
Xbox Full Screen Experience Hits Windows Handhelds: Black Friday Gaming Deal
Microsoft's strategic expansion of the Xbox Full Screen Experience to Windows 11 handheld devices represents a significant shift in the portable gaming landscape, particularly as Black Friday...
Windows Photos Screensaver Turns Your Image Folders Into Full-Screen Slideshows
Windows 11 and Windows 10 include a built-in feature that transforms your personal photo collection into a stunning full-screen screensaver, creating a dynamic slideshow that activates when your...
Notepad 11.2510.6.0 Adds Tables and Streaming AI: Complete Feature Breakdown
Microsoft's Notepad application, once the quintessential bare-bones text editor, continues its remarkable evolution with the latest preview release 11.2510.6.0, now available to Windows Insiders in...
Windows 11 Copilot Transforms into Hands-Free Screen-Aware AI Assistant
Microsoft has fundamentally reimagined Windows 11 Copilot, transforming it from a simple chat interface into a sophisticated, hands-free, screen-aware AI assistant that integrates deeply with the...
UK SMEs AI Readiness 2025: From Pilot Programs to Strategic Value
The 2025 SME AI readiness survey reveals a critical juncture for UK businesses: while artificial intelligence adoption has become widespread and experimentation is common, strategic clarity remains...
Token Security Crisis: How Hackers Are Exploiting Digital Keys in Windows & Cloud Systems
Tokens have become the skeleton keys of modern digital systems—small opaque strings that grant access, carry identity claims, and enable automation across Windows environments, cloud platforms, and...