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The latest Privacy coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
California Man Sues Microsoft to Halt Windows 10 Support Cut, Alleging AI Monopoly Strategy
With barely two months remaining until Microsoft ends security patches for Windows 10, a Southern California man has filed a lawsuit demanding the company continue free support indefinitely—and...
Microsoft Copilot 3D Brings One-Click Image-to-3D Conversion to Copilot Labs
A single photograph of a chair, a lamp, or a gadget can now become a fully textured 3D model in roughly a minute—no 3D modeling skills required. Microsoft quietly activated Copilot 3D inside...
Bitdefender Reigns as Microsoft Defender Surges: The Ultimate Lenovo Antivirus Guide for 2025
Lenovo laptop owners face a critical decision in 2025: stick with the built-in Microsoft Defender or invest in a premium security suite. A comprehensive roundup by MSPoweruser, verified against...
Windows 10 End-of-Support Sparks Legal Firestorm as California Man Sues Microsoft
A San Diego man is taking Microsoft to court, demanding that the company be forced to continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10 long after its official retirement on October 14, 2025....
Copilot 3D Hands-On: Microsoft’s AI Turns Images into 3D Models with Surprising (and Awkward) Results
In a low-key move alongside the splashy GPT-5 upgrade for Copilot, Microsoft quietly launched Copilot 3D into its Copilot Labs. The experiment: take a single 2D image—a JPG or PNG under 10 MB—and...
Lawsuit Demands Microsoft Keep Windows 10 Alive for Free, Citing AI Monopoly and E-Waste
A San Diego man has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 until the operating system’s share of active Windows installs...
Five Free Windows Apps That Instantly Boost Productivity on a New PC
Five free utilities can transform a fresh Windows PC into a productivity powerhouse in less than an hour, according to a practical checklist from ZDNET that targets the most common friction points in...
Microsoft Copilot 3D Brings Instant 2D-to-3D Conversion to the Browser—Free and No Skills Required
Microsoft has quietly slipped a remarkable experimental tool into Copilot Labs: Copilot 3D, which can transform a single 2D photograph into a fully rotatable, downloadable 3D model in seconds—no...
Firefox 141's Local AI Tab Grouping Sparks CPU Spikes and Battery Drain—Here's How to Tame It
Mozilla’s Firefox 141 update shipped with an ambitious privacy-first feature—on-device AI that automatically groups tabs and suggests names—but early adopters are reporting a frustrating side...
Windows 10’s 2025 End-of-Life Makes Antivirus Bloat a Critical Problem—Here’s the Cure
Your Windows laptop is only three years old, yet it struggles to open a browser, stalls on updates, and spins its fans like a jet engine. You assume it’s time for a costly upgrade. But the culprit...
Lawsuit Claims Microsoft's Windows 10 Sunset Is a Ploy to Push AI PCs, Leaving 400 Million Devices in the Lurch
A San Diego lawsuit filed by Southern California resident Lawrence Klein accuses Microsoft of deliberately using the Windows 10 end-of-support deadline on October 14, 2025, to force users onto new...
Stop Wasting Time: How Windows 11’s Focus Sessions, Snap Layouts, and Voice Typing Actually Work
Press Win+Shift+S right now. That single keystroke is your gateway to a screenshot tool that most Windows 11 users underutilize. But it's just one of several built-in features—from Focus Sessions...