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Microsoft Must Face UK Trial Over Blocking Resale of Pre-Owned Windows and Office Licenses
The UK Court of Appeal has unanimously ruled that Microsoft must face a full trial over allegations it abused its market dominance to block the resale of pre-owned perpetual licenses for Windows and...
Nvidia, Hugging Face Drop Open-Source GR00T Robot AI Models, Now Run on Windows PCs with Jetson Deployment
On July 9, Nvidia and Hugging Face announced a joint initiative to release a family of open-source AI models designed specifically for robots. The centerpiece is Project GR00T, a general-purpose...
No Internet Required: Microsoft’s Phi-4-mini Powers Offline AI Assistants in Future Cars
FEV and Microsoft revealed this week that they are running Microsoft’s Phi-4-mini-instruct language model directly on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX in-vehicle computers, enabling generative AI features that...
Your Windows 11 'remove everything' isn't a true wipe — here's how to fix that
If you’re selling, donating, or recycling your Windows 11 PC, the Reset this PC tool is your logical first stop. But click “Remove everything” without checking one buried setting, and your...
Before You Install Edge Canary on Windows 10, Check This One Setting
Microsoft’s bleeding-edge browser test bed, Edge Canary, remains accessible to Windows 10 users through official channels, but a smooth installation hinges on whether your operating system is up to...
Apps Not Opening or Showing Blank Screens? Here’s How to Repair the Hidden Microsoft Edge Component
If you've opened a Windows application recently only to be greeted by a blank sign-in window, frozen embedded content, or a cryptic 'Runtime not found' warning, the culprit is likely sitting quietly...
IT Admins Brace for Second AI Chatbot as Anthropic’s Claude Nears Microsoft Teams Integration
Microsoft Teams users may soon be able to tag Anthropic’s Claude AI bot directly in chats and channels, according to a July 1 report from The Information. The leak, attributed to unnamed sources...
Microsoft Is Testing a Default Browser Walkthrough in Edge That Opens Windows Settings for You
Microsoft is testing a new guided walkthrough in its Edge browser that physically opens the Windows Settings app and points users toward making Edge the default, according to early reports from...
Intune to Automate AI Agent Compliance: Windows Devices Face Blocks for Unauthorized Tools
Microsoft will soon give IT administrators a powerful new weapon to stop users from running unapproved local AI assistants on company machines. A freshly posted entry on the Microsoft 365 roadmap...
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Arrives July 9 with White-House-Backed Safety Controls: What Windows Admins Need to Know
OpenAI will make its GPT-5.6 model family broadly available on July 9, 2026, the company confirmed today, following a restricted twelve-day pilot demanded by the White House to test safety and...
Azure's AI-Fueled Expansion Creates Capacity Crunch and Reliability Risks for Windows Admins
Microsoft has committed an eye-popping $80 billion in capital expenditure this fiscal year alone, much of it directed toward constructing new Azure data centers and retrofitting existing ones to...
Windows 11 Search Box Grows by 4 Pixels in Latest Preview Build – A Tiny Change with Big Implications
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