Privacy
The latest Privacy coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 Copilot Backlash: How Users Are Reclaiming Their Taskbar and Their Privacy
Microsoft's late-2023 move to embed a Copilot button directly into the Windows 11 taskbar was supposed to be a frictionless gateway to AI assistance. Instead, it ignited a sustained user revolt. From...
Windows 11 Tests Yet Another Copilot Button, This Time in Taskbar Previews
Microsoft has slipped a new “Share with Copilot” button into the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview, as first reported by The Verge. The button materializes when you hover over an open app’s...
KB5065786 Hands Windows 11 Users Quick Spotlight Switches and Copilot Translation
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider update, KB5065786, brings new right-click menu options for Desktop Spotlight, a unified account hub in Settings, and deeper Copilot integration for translation...
Microsoft’s Copilot Avatars: Voice-Powered AI Faces, Capped at 20 Minutes Per Day
Microsoft is testing a Copilot experiment that gives the AI a face — actually, 40 faces. The new feature, called Portraits, lets users select from a set of animated 3D avatars and hold voice...
New Azure study: Single-cloud AI can cut latency and costs—but only if you test the fine print
IT leaders weary of multi-cloud complexity got fresh ammunition this week. A benchmark report from Principled Technologies (PT) argues that consolidating AI workloads onto Microsoft Azure can deliver...
Windows 11 Insider Builds 26220.6690 and 26120.6690: Copilot Invades the Taskbar and a New Account Hub Arrives
Microsoft dropped a new Insider preview on September 19, pushing KB5065786 to the Dev Channel as Build 26220.6690 and to the Beta Channel as Build 26120.6690. The update concentrates on three fronts:...
Windows 11’s Hidden Privacy Switch: Encrypt All DNS in 5 Minutes
Most Windows 11 users are unknowingly broadcasting their browsing habits to anyone on the network—until they flip a single setting. That setting, DNS over HTTPS (DoH), encrypts every domain lookup...
Microsoft Gave Windows Search an AI Brain, But You'll Need a Copilot+ PC to Use It
Microsoft shipped a Windows 11 Insider preview build this week that finally makes the operating system’s search understand what you mean, not just what you type. The long-awaited semantic search...
Microsoft’s Latest Insider Build Tests a One-Stop Account Hub for Windows 11
Microsoft dropped a fresh batch of Windows 11 Insider builds on September 19, 2025, and one update—identified as KB5065786—signals a deeper, more deliberate integration of Microsoft Account...
Hidden Code Points to an AI Assistant Coming to Your Windows 11 Taskbar
{ "title": "Hidden Code Points to an AI Assistant Coming to Your Windows 11 Taskbar", "content": "Microsoft is quietly building a new AI entry point for Windows 11 that would place a persistent...
Microsoft lets you repurpose the Copilot key — but only for a handful of apps
Microsoft has started letting Windows 11 users remap the dedicated Copilot key on newer keyboards. The long-awaited toggle, first spotted in an Insider build last year, gives you a way to point that...
Inside Riverty's 100-Day Sprint to an AI-First Customer Service Platform That Puts Humans First
Riverty, the Bertelsmann-owned fintech processing over 80 million transactions per month, has gone live with a new AI-infused customer service platform after just 100 days of implementation....