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Microsoft Copilot mobile app outage sparks enterprise reliability concerns
Microsoft Copilot suffered a significant service disruption on Friday, May 29, 2026, as a flood of user complaints overwhelmed Downdetector. By 8:58 a.m. Pacific time, more than 2,600 reports had...
Copilot Tasks Preview: Agentic AI Now Schedules Workflows with Human Approval
Microsoft’s Copilot is no longer just a co-pilot; it’s taking the wheel on routine tasks. The new Copilot Tasks feature, currently in preview for Microsoft 365 Copilot subscribers, transforms the...
Windows Autopatch Gains Secure Boot Readiness Report for IT Fleet Visibility
Microsoft has equipped Windows Autopatch with a new Secure Boot readiness report, a move that significantly sharpens how IT administrators assess their device fleet's ability to support Secure Boot...
Windows 11 just updated AMD’s AI engine — here’s what that means for you
Microsoft quietly rolled out an automatic update last week that changes how AI software runs on AMD-powered Windows 11 PCs. KB5096141, delivered through Windows Update, upgrades the AMD MIGraphX...
Windows 11 KB5089570 preview: Shared Audio, Xbox mode, and the Secure Boot shakeup you need to understand
Microsoft released a new preview cumulative update for Windows 11 on May 26, 2026, delivering a mix of consumer-friendly features, structural changes to security components, and specialized AI...
Microsoft Just Updated the Local AI Model on Your AMD Copilot+ PC—Here’s What You Need to Know
Microsoft has quietly released KB5096570, a fresh servicing update that bumps the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2604.515.0 for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1. The...
Microsoft Retires Easy Fix Tools, Pushes Windows 11 Built-In Troubleshooters
Microsoft has quietly retired its long-standing Microsoft Easy Fix tools, the downloadable repair utilities once branded as Microsoft Fix it. As of early 2025, the company now directs users to...
Windows 11 Revives Dockable Copilot Sidebar with New Admin Block Policies
Microsoft is reviving a dockable Copilot sidebar in Windows 11, undoing a short-lived move that turned the AI assistant into a standalone web app. The returning sidebar snaps to the left or right...
Windows 11 Copilot Docks as Sidebar, Auto-Resizes Apps Left or Right
Microsoft is testing a radical redesign of how Copilot integrates with the Windows 11 desktop, morphing the AI assistant from a floating overlay into a persistent, docked sidebar that actively...
Secure Boot Certificate Upgrade: 2011 Keys Expire 2026—Act Now
Every Windows PC that relies on Secure Boot faces a hard deadline in the summer of 2026. On July 1, 2026, the root certificate that has authenticated the Windows boot process since the days of...
Microsoft Teams to Retire Together Mode by June 2026: What IT Must Do Now
Microsoft will retire Together Mode from Microsoft Teams meetings worldwide during June 2026. The feature, which places participants into a shared virtual scene such as an auditorium or coffee shop,...
Excel Copilot's Persistent Floating Button Irks Users—Here's Why the Backlash Is Growing
Microsoft has begun rolling out a change to Excel in Microsoft 365 that turns the Copilot AI assistant into a floating button anchored at the bottom-right of every worksheet. The move, which shifts...