Regulatory Compliance
The latest Regulatory Compliance coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 10 ESU: $30 Now Protects 10 Devices, but Microsoft Account Is Mandatory
Microsoft has significantly sweetened the deal for consumers clinging to Windows 10 past its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date—but there’s a new string attached. The company now confirms that...
Countdown to October 14: Microsoft’s 2025 End-of-Support Sweep Explained
Microsoft’s 2025 sunset calendar isn’t a single headline—it’s a sustained, cross-product wave touching operating systems, Office suites, developer tools, Azure services, and enterprise...
NTT DATA Launches Global Microsoft Cloud Unit to Fast-Track Agentic AI in Enterprise
NTT DATA has formally launched a global business unit dedicated to Microsoft Cloud, aiming to accelerate enterprise adoption of agentic AI and cloud modernization—a move backed by nearly 100 client...
Microsoft Lens Retirement Dates Collide: September 2025 vs January 2026 – Which Is Correct?
Microsoft Lens—once Office Lens—is shutting down, but the timeline is anything but clear. Enterprise administrators saw one set of dates in a message center post; consumers browsing Microsoft’s...
GPT-5 Launch Sparks Musk-Nadella Clash, But Azure’s Model Router Quietly Redefines the Enterprise AI Battle
Elon Musk’s blunt warning that “OpenAI is going to eat Microsoft alive” after the August 7, 2025 launch of GPT‑5 crystallized a volatile moment in enterprise AI, but the far more telling...
NTT DATA's Microsoft Cloud Unit Generates Nearly 100 Agentic AI Client Opportunities in 90 Days
NTT DATA has launched a dedicated global Microsoft Cloud business unit that is already showing rapid traction in the red-hot agentic AI space, with nearly 100 enterprise client opportunities...
ChatGPT-5 Lands in Microsoft Copilot: Multimodal AI and Deep Context Redefine Windows Productivity
Microsoft has quietly rolled out ChatGPT-5 inside Copilot, and the difference is immediate. The new model—OpenAI’s most advanced yet—now powers the AI assistant across Windows 11, Microsoft...
GPT-5 Lands Across Microsoft's Copilot, M365, and Azure, Sparking a New AI Era for Windows
Microsoft has completed a sweeping rollout of OpenAI’s GPT-5 across nearly every corner of its ecosystem, embedding the powerful model into Copilot in Windows, Microsoft 365, GitHub, Copilot...
GPT-5 arrives in Microsoft 365 Copilot: a dual-mode AI that scales from quick answers to deep strategy
Microsoft has begun rolling out GPT-5 to licensed Microsoft 365 Copilot users, marking the first time the tech giant has brought OpenAI’s most advanced reasoning model directly into its enterprise...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Now Open to Students 13+, with Privacy at Its Core
Microsoft has flipped the switch on access to generative AI for millions of K-12 students, officially rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for learners aged 13 and up. The move, effective...
NTT DATA's New Microsoft Cloud Unit Racks Up Nearly 100 Agentic AI Deals in 90 Days
NTT DATA has launched a dedicated global business unit for Microsoft Cloud, and within 90 days, its newly minted Agentic AI services have already drawn nearly 100 enterprise client...
CrashPlan Transforms OneDrive into a Free Ransomware-Proof Vault at TechCon 365
Ransomware now hits more than two-thirds of organizations, yet many Microsoft 365 admins still assume their data is fully protected. That dangerous myth will be under the spotlight when CrashPlan...