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Microsoft Opens 25H2 Validation with Insider Builds Packed with Copilot AI and eKB Activation
Microsoft has pushed a coordinated batch of Windows 11 Insider Preview builds into the Dev, Beta, and Release Preview channels, marking the first public availability of the near-final 25H2 feature...
Microsoft Deprecates PowerShell 2.0, WMIC in Latest Windows 11 Release Preview Builds
Microsoft pushed two new Release Preview builds to Windows Insiders on September 12, 2025—Build 26100.6713 and 26200.6713, both delivered as cumulative update KB5065789. The update continues the...
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...
Microsoft Resurrects Windows 10's In-Your-Face Clock for Windows 11, Pairs It With Quick AI Image Edits
Microsoft is finally restoring one of the most missed elements from Windows 10: a large, seconds-accurate clock in the Notification Center. The change, now rolling out to Windows Insiders across Dev,...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27938 Introduces AI-Powered Image Editing in File Explorer Context Menu
Right-click a photo in Windows 11’s newest Canary build, and a new “AI actions” submenu appears—offering one-click background removal, object erasure, background blur, and Bing Visual Search...
Windows 11 Canary Build Adds AI Image Editing and Visual Search to File Explorer
Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 11 Canary channel build that embeds AI-powered image editing and visual search directly into File Explorer’s right-click menu, alongside new privacy controls...
Microsoft Tests AI Image Editing in Windows 11 File Explorer—Privacy Questions Remain
Windows Insiders on the bleeding-edge Canary channel are discovering a new context menu that puts generative AI image edits—including background removal, object erasing, and Bing Visual...
Windows 11 Insider Build Brings Back Clock Seconds, Trials AI-Powered File Explorer Actions
Microsoft has restored a long-requested convenience in the latest Windows 11 Insider build: the Notification Center clock can once again display seconds. The change appears alongside a more...
Windows 11 Returns Seconds to the Clock and Supercharges File Explorer with AI
Microsoft has shipped a new Windows 11 Canary build that finally restores the ability to see seconds in the expanded clock view, a long‑requested feature missing since the launch of Windows 11. But...
Microsoft Sneaks AI Image Editing into File Explorer as Canary Build 27938 Lands with Privacy Logs and a Seconds Clock
Microsoft's latest experimental Windows 11 build, 27938, quietly slipped into the Canary channel this week, but don't let the familiar feature list fool you. Beneath a right-click AI image editing...
Microsoft's Canary Channel Debuts AI Editing and Visual Search in File Explorer Context Menus
Microsoft has started rolling out AI-powered contextual actions directly within File Explorer's right-click menu, offering image editing and web search capabilities without leaving the file browser....
KB5064081 Preview Refreshes Windows 11 with Sane CPU Metrics, AI Recall Page, and File Explorer Smarts
Microsoft’s optional KB5064081 preview update for Windows 11 24H2 drops a long-overdue fix that finally makes Task Manager’s CPU readings match reality, while simultaneously rolling out...