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Microsoft Gives Notepad’s Right-Click Menu a Productivity Overhaul in Latest Windows 11 Insider Build
Microsoft has quietly shipped a redesigned right-click menu for Notepad in Windows 11, putting the most-used editing commands exactly where your fingers expect them. The refreshed context menu,...
KB5065500 Delivers Image Processing AI 1.2507.797.0 to Intel Copilot+ PCs, Paving Way for Super Resolution
Microsoft has pushed KB5065500, a targeted component update that advances the Image Processing AI stack to version 1.2507.797.0 on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2. The...
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....
Windows 10 Lawsuit: Microsoft Accused of Forced Obsolescence to Push AI PCs
A Southern California resident has dragged Microsoft into a San Diego courtroom, accusing the company of weaponizing the end of Windows 10 to strong-arm consumers into hardware upgrades and dominate...
Windows 10 Gets Edge, WebView2 Security Patches Until 2028 Without ESU
Windows 10 users can keep their Edge browsers and web‑based applications secure for three more years than expected. Microsoft has confirmed that both Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime will...
CVE-2025-8579: Google Patches Critical Gemini Live Flaw—Edge Users Must Update Too
CVE-2025-8579, a critical security flaw in Google Chrome's Gemini Live feature, has been patched after four months of quiet danger. The vulnerability, reported by researcher Alesandro Ortiz on April...
Chrome 139 Patches UI Spoofing Flaw That Tricks Users Into Giving Away Permissions—Edge Users Are Protected Too
Google has shipped a critical security fix for Chrome that plugs a user interface spoofing hole attackers could use to trick people into giving websites access to their camera, microphone, or...
Native ARM64 Audacity Arrives for Windows 11, Leaving Plugin Users Waiting
Audacity 3.7.5 shipped this week, and for the first time, the popular open-source audio editor runs natively on Windows 11 ARM64 devices. No emulation required. The update closes a long-standing gap...
WSL 2.5.10 Lands: Microsoft’s Secret Security Patch for Windows 11 Explained
Microsoft shipped a terse, single-line update to the Windows Subsystem for Linux on January 15, 2025. Version 2.5.10 of WSL arrived through the Microsoft Store with no fanfare, no CVE identifiers,...
Windows 11 'Action Advised' Alert Deceives Users Into OneDrive Subscriptions
Microsoft has planted a new notification in the Windows 11 Start menu that looks like a urgent system warning but is actually a thinly veiled advertisement for OneDrive cloud subscriptions. The...
June 2025 KB5060999 Update Fixes Remote Desktop Bug, Enhances Windows 11 Security
Microsoft's June 10, 2025 cumulative update KB5060999 lands squarely on Patch Tuesday, shipping with a long-awaited fix for a graphics-related Remote Desktop connection bug that has been frustrating...
Windows 11 Start Menu OneDrive Backup Prompts: Balancing User Experience, Privacy, and Corporate Ambitions
The emergence of persistent oneDrive backup prompts in the Windows 11 Start Menu has ignited a new wave of debate among users, industry observers, and privacy advocates. On the surface, these prompts...