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Copilot Now Powered by GPT-5: Microsoft Adds Smart Routing, Agent Controls, and Multimodal Editing
Microsoft’s August refresh of its Copilot platform introduces GPT-5 across chat, agent, and desktop experiences, but the quieter story for IT managers is a new centralized governance dashboard and...
Microsoft 365 September Shake-Up: Copilot Preview-Only on iPhone, Lens Retired, and Emoji Workflows Arrive
The most immediate change hitting Microsoft 365 tenants this month is the transformation of the Copilot mobile app into a preview-and-chat surface on iPhone. Starting September 15, 2025, the...
Microsoft’s Word Now Saves New Docs to Cloud Automatically: What You Need to Know
Microsoft has begun rolling out a fundamental shift in how Word for Windows handles new documents. Starting with Word for Windows Version 2509 (Build 19221.20000) in the Insider channel, every fresh...
Word 2509 Makes Cloud-Save Mandatory by Default, Unlocks AutoSave for Any Cloud Service
Microsoft is fundamentally altering how Word for Windows handles new documents: starting with version 2509, every fresh file will be automatically saved to the cloud with AutoSave turned on, and—in...
Windows Server Security: BeyondTrust's 10-Year Report Uncovers Recurring RCE and EoP Threats
A decade of Microsoft security bulletins reveals a stubborn truth: the same handful of vulnerability classes keep hammering Windows Server environments, and defenders who ignore these patterns do so...
KB5064080: Microsoft Fixes ReFS Hang and Rolls Out Enterprise Backup in Windows 11 Preview
Microsoft has pushed a Release Preview update for Windows 11 that eliminates a severe storage bug and introduces a new enterprise backup service. KB5064080, published on August 26, 2025, advances OS...
Microsoft's New =COPILOT() Function Turns Excel Into an AI Playground, But Don't Trust It With Your Budget
Microsoft has subtly but fundamentally redefined what an Excel formula can be. The company’s latest Insider Beta release introduces the =COPILOT() worksheet function—an AI-powered primitive that...
SharePoint, Cisco, Apple Zero-Days Headline 908-CVE Weekly Vulnerability Barrage
Security researchers tracked 908 new vulnerabilities in the last seven days, more than 188 of which already have publicly available proof-of-concept exploits, according to Cyble’s latest weekly...
Inside Windows 11: How Newsrooms Publish Sports Galleries and Obituaries in Record Time
A single image of a Falcons–Cowboys football game and a quiet obituary for Odessa Dillard Foddrell, 84, of Conover, North Carolina, reveal the twin engines of local journalism: speed and...
OneNote for Windows 10 Goes Read-Only on October 14: Your Migration Countdown Starts Now
Microsoft has set a hard stop for one of its longest-running note-taking apps: OneNote for Windows 10 will become read-only on October 14, 2025, locking all editing and sync capabilities. The company...
OneNote for Windows 10 Read-Only in October, Sync Slows in June: Act Now
Microsoft will lock millions of OneNote for Windows 10 notebooks into a view-only state on October 14, 2025. In an unusual move, the company will start degrading sync performance for the legacy app...
Microsoft’s COPILOT Function Turns Excel Cells into an AI-Powered Natural Language Engine
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