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Windows 11 24H2 to Drop PowerShell 2.0 in August 2025, Shutting a Key Attack Vector
Microsoft will excise the 16-year-old Windows PowerShell 2.0 engine from shipping Windows 11 and Windows Server images beginning with the August 2025 release of Windows 11, version 24H2, and the...
Microsoft 365 Companions Auto-Install on Windows 11: What IT Must Do Before the Rollout Hits
Microsoft has begun rolling out a trio of taskbar-integrated apps called Microsoft 365 companions for Windows 11 enterprise users, and they will install automatically on eligible devices unless IT...
KB5064010 Hotpatch: Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 Now Patched Without Reboots
Microsoft has released KB5064010, a hotpatch for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 that delivers critical security fixes without requiring a system restart. The update, issued on August 12, 2025,...
No-Reboot Security Updates Come to Windows 11 LTSC 2024 via KB5064010
Microsoft shipped a targeted no‑restart security patch for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 on August 12, 2025, advancing the operating system to OS Build 26100.4851 and plugging vulnerabilities...
Microsoft Begins Silent Rollout of 365 Companion Apps to Windows 11 Taskbars
Starting in late October 2025, Microsoft began automatically installing three new companion apps onto the Windows 11 taskbar for devices that already have Microsoft 365 Apps. Dubbed Calendar, File...
Microsoft Drives GitHub Deeper Into AI Unit After CEO Resigns, Raising Governance Concerns
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke is stepping down, and instead of appointing a new leader, Microsoft will fold the code-hosting platform more directly into its CoreAI division, ending the relative...
Microsoft Pushes Phi Silica 1.2507.797.0 to AMD Copilot+ PCs as On-Device AI Matures
Microsoft released a new version of its on-device Phi Silica AI component—1.2507.797.0—to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs on August 12, 2025, aiming to sharpen the local intelligence that runs directly...
Microsoft’s KB5065499 Update Fine-Tunes Image AI on Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs, But What’s Really Changing?
{ "title": "Microsoft’s KB5065499 Update Fine-Tunes Image AI on Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs, But What’s Really Changing?", "content": "Microsoft has begun rolling out KB5065499, a component update...
Microsoft Delivers Stealthy Inpainting Upgrade to Copilot+ PCs via KB5065502
Microsoft's latest update to the Image Transform AI component arrived this week without fanfare, tagged as KB5065502 and automatically rolling out to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2. The...
Microsoft Pushes KB5065502 to Boost AI Image Transforms on Copilot+ Windows 11 PCs
Without a press release or fanfare, Microsoft has pushed an automatic update to the Image Transform AI component on all Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 24H2. The patch — KB5065502 — delivers...
KB5065503 Brings Silent Phi Silica AI Refinements to Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs
In mid-August, Microsoft seeded a low-key but important update for its youngest PC platform. KB5065503 rolled out automatically to Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2,...
Phi Silica Update 1.2507.797.0 Brings Optimized On-Device AI to Intel Copilot+ PCs
{ "title": "Phi Silica Update 1.2507.797.0 Brings Optimized On-Device AI to Intel Copilot+ PCs", "content": "Microsoft published a component update for its on-device Phi Silica AI model on August...