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Snapdragon-Only: Windows 11’s Click to Do Ties Screen Tables to Excel, EEA Blocked
Microsoft is shipping a new AI-driven feature in the latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds that lets users grab any on-screen table—whether in a document, Teams call, or screenshot—and fling...
Windows 11 25H2 Lands in Release Preview—IT Must Kill Legacy Scripts Before Upgrading
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 version 25H2 to the Release Preview ring, marking the final validation stage before a broad production rollout. The upgrade arrives as a featherweight enablement...
Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview Arrives: PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC Axed
Microsoft released Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) to the Release Preview Channel on August 29, 2025, giving IT administrators an early shot at validating this year’s annual feature...
Microsoft's Mobile Plans App Meets Its End on February 27, 2026: eSIM Moves to Settings
Microsoft has set a date for the Mobile Plans app's demise: February 27, 2026. After that, the app vanishes from the Microsoft Store, and users of eSIM-equipped Windows laptops will need to head to...
Microsoft Opens Xbox App on PC to Steam and Other Stores in Major Platform Shift
The Xbox app on PC is no longer a walled garden. Microsoft has begun integrating Steam and other third-party storefronts directly into the Xbox app, transforming it from a closed Game Pass launcher...
Wireless Android Storage Browsing Comes to Windows 11 File Explorer—No USB Needed
Windows 11 users can now wirelessly browse, copy, move, rename, and delete files on their Android phone directly from File Explorer — a long-requested integration that eliminates the need for USB...
Microsoft's 'Windows Intelligence' Hub Leaked: Centralized AI Controls Coming to Windows 11
Microsoft’s engineers have been quietly laying the groundwork for a fundamental shift in how Windows handles artificial intelligence. Buried within recent Insider Preview builds of Windows 11...
Notepad After 40 Years: Spellcheck and Autocorrect Arrive, with Safeguards for Coders
More than four decades after it first shipped as a bare‑bones text utility, Windows Notepad is finally learning to spell. Microsoft has begun rolling out real‑time spellcheck and autocorrect to...
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...
Phone Link Finally Gives Windows Users iMessage Access — With Strict Limits and Security Risks
Microsoft has spent nearly two years bridging the gap between iPhones and Windows PCs, and the latest Insider builds of Windows 11 now offer the most complete integration yet. Through the Phone Link...
Microsoft’s August Update Breaks SSDs and Streaming While Insiders Glimpse Windows’ AI Future
Three critical bugs—disappearing SSDs, broken recovery tools, and crippled streaming—turned this month’s Windows 11 cumulative update into a minefield for enterprises and creators. At the same...
Windows 11 Snipping Tool Canary Now Records Single App Windows — But No Dynamic Tracking
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