Security Updates
The latest Security Updates coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Consumer Sues Microsoft to Keep Windows 10 Alive, Citing AI Motives and E-Waste
A California consumer has filed a last-minute lawsuit to stop Microsoft from ending free Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025, arguing that the cutoff endangers millions of PCs, creates...
CSPM and Server Plan 2 Hit Azure Government, Closing a Critical Feature Gap for Defense Workloads
Microsoft has finally delivered full parity for its Defender for Cloud security platform in U.S. sovereign clouds, ending a long wait for federal agencies and defense contractors. As of this month,...
Microsoft PowerToys Could Soon Flash a Green Halo on Your Screen Every Time You Copy Text
Copying text from a terminal window on Windows can be a gamble—you press Ctrl+C or right-click, but sometimes nothing lands on the clipboard, leaving you to paste stale or empty content into your...
Microsoft’s David Weston: Why Keyboard and Mouse Will Feel Alien in Windows 2030
David Weston, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Enterprise and OS Security, recently painted a future where Windows listens, sees, and acts like a digital coworker—and where the...
GitHub CEO Defends AI Performance Reviews as ‘Fair Game,’ Steps Down Days Later
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has publicly endorsed a controversial Microsoft memo that ties employee AI usage to performance evaluations, calling it “totally fair game” — and just four days later...
Employee Directory 365 Debuts on Microsoft AppSource with AI Search and 10-Minute Setup
Apps 365 & HR365 have launched Employee Directory 365 on Microsoft AppSource, delivering an AI-enhanced employee directory that lives inside SharePoint and Teams. The product promises deployment...
PowerShell 2.0 Removal from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 Begins August 2025
PowerShell 2.0 is finally vanishing from Windows. Microsoft confirmed the legacy runtime will be stripped from Windows 11 version 24H2 starting August 2025, with Windows Server 2025 following in...
PowerShell 2.0 Removal Targets Windows 11 24H2 in August, Server 2025 in September
Microsoft has pulled the trigger on a long-awaited security cleanup: Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be stripped from Windows 11 version 24H2 starting in August 2025, and from Windows Server 2025 in...
Microsoft Sets August–September 2025 Deadline for PowerShell 2.0 Removal from Windows 11 and Server 2025
Microsoft will strip the long-deprecated PowerShell 2.0 engine from Windows 11 version 24H2 in August 2025, and from Windows Server 2025 the following month, closing a chapter that began with the...
Why Power Users Still Swear by EXE Installers—and When the Store Is Finally the Smarter Choice
The Microsoft Store isn’t the sluggish walled garden it once was—but for millions of Windows users, the quickest way to get software remains a vendor’s .exe. That tension isn’t going away,...
Visier's Vee for Microsoft Copilot Named 2025 Top HR Product, Pioneering In-Flow People Analytics
Visier’s Vee for Microsoft Copilot has earned a spot on the HR Executive 2025 Top HR Products list, a recognition that validates the accelerating shift toward embedded workforce intelligence inside...
Linux Powers 61.4% of Websites—Here’s What That Means for Your Homelab OS Choice
Linux runs 61.4% of the world’s websites, while Windows trails at 8.5%, according to W3Techs’ July 2026 survey. For homelab builders, that single statistic reshapes the operating system debate:...