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Windows 11’s Latest Test Build Cleans Up Search by Removing Ads and Boosting Local Results
Microsoft is testing a dramatically simplified search experience for Windows 11 that removes promotional content and puts your own files, apps, and settings at the top. The experimental build,...
Microsoft’s Copilot App Gets a New Store Name — And a Clearer Windows Identity
In late July 2026, Microsoft quietly renamed its Copilot app in the Microsoft Store from the generic “Copilot” to “Microsoft Copilot on Windows.” The change doesn’t add a single new...
Mistral's New AI Model Runs Where the Cloud Can't Reach: Inside Azure Local's Offline Push
Microsoft and Paris-based Mistral today announced a sweeping expansion of their AI partnership, bringing Mistral Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 to Azure and Copilot Studio while committing billions of euros to...
Microsoft 365 Copilot at Two: Clear Productivity Wins, But Only If You Fix the Filing Cabinet First
Organizations that have rolled out Microsoft 365 Copilot since its 2023 debut are reporting measurable time savings—especially in meetings and document drafting—but the biggest barrier to success...
LG Monitors Silently Install McAfee Adware via Windows 11 — How to Stop It
Connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor to a Windows 11 PC can trigger a silent installation of LG’s Monitor App Installer, which then pushes unsolicited McAfee promotions to your desktop. The app...
Microsoft and Mistral’s New Partnership Lets European Enterprises Run AI on Local Servers—No Internet Required
On July 21, 2026, Microsoft and French AI upstart Mistral announced a multibillion-dollar expansion of their strategic partnership. The headline grabber isn’t just new models or more GPU...
Power Automate in 2026: Cloud-Only Work Accounts, Desktop Still Free, and New AI Tools
Microsoft drew a hard line in July 2025: personal Microsoft accounts can no longer sign into the Power Automate cloud service. The rule only applies to the web portal and mobile apps—the desktop...
No, You Don’t Need 16GB RAM or an RTX 3060 to Run Qwen3.5-0.8B on Windows 10
A widely shared guide claims that running Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen3.5-0.8B AI model on Windows 10 requires 16GB of RAM, 80GB of free storage, and an RTX 3060 graphics card. That’s not just...
A Desktop RTX 4060 Just Ran DirectX 12 Games on Windows 11 Arm, But It Took a Firmware Hack
For years, Windows on Arm PCs have been locked out of high-end desktop graphics because Nvidia never shipped a public GeForce driver compiled for Arm processors. That barrier cracked this week when a...
Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro Users Have Until October 13, 2026 to Upgrade—Here’s How to Stay Protected
Microsoft will end security updates for Windows 11 version 24H2 on Home and Pro editions on October 13, 2026, leaving less than three months for users to move to a supported release. The same date...
Microsoft to Halt New Restricted SharePoint Search Setups Starting July 31, 2026
Microsoft has told administrators that it will stop allowing organizations to turn on Restricted SharePoint Search for the first time after July 31, 2026. The move pushes companies to adopt more...
What the Tesla Autopilot Wall Crash Really Tells Us About Driver Assistance Safety
On March 16, 2025, former NASA engineer Mark Rober published a YouTube video showing his Tesla Model Y—with Autopilot engaged—driving through a wall painted to look like a continuation of the...