Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Free Windows 10 Security Patches After 2025 Expiration Will Cost You a Microsoft Account
Microsoft's October 14, 2025 cutoff for Windows 10 support lands with a stark reality: no more free security patches, no more feature updates, no more technical assistance. The company isn't leaving...
iLink Digital Claims Azure Expert MSP and Inc. 5000—Here’s What Enterprise Buyers Must Do Next
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Microsoft's Azure MCP server now works in Visual Studio via Copilot Agent Mode preview
Microsoft just turned Visual Studio 2022 into a command center for Azure, rolling out a public preview of the GitHub Copilot for Azure extension that lets developers query resources, pull logs, run...
Beyond 128GB RAM? You Need Windows 11 Pro: The Complete Guide to Hardware Limits and Missing Features
Windows 11 Home refuses to start if your system has more than 128GB of memory. That single hardware ceiling is forcing workstation builders, developers, and power users to shell out an extra $60 for...
Windows 10 Free Extended Security Updates Require Microsoft Account and OneDrive Sync—Here's How to Enroll
Windows 10's end-of-support deadline is now mere weeks away, and Microsoft's offer of a free extra year of security updates comes with strings attached: a mandatory Microsoft Account and OneDrive...
Windows 11 Autopilot Devices Now Get Quality Updates During OOBE
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant change to Windows 11 provisioning: eligible devices can now receive the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE),...
GPT-5 Arrives on Android: 8 Free AI Apps Redefining Mobile Productivity in 2025
Android users are witnessing a quiet revolution. As of August 2025, OpenAI’s GPT-5 model has begun rolling out across multiple free apps — including Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT — bringing...
Atturra’s Claimed Microsoft Private Cloud First: What Australian Buyers Need to Verify
Atturra, the ASX-listed IT services provider, has locked in a rare milestone: all six Microsoft Solution Designations—Business Applications, Data & AI (Azure), Digital & App Innovation...
Windows Server 2019’s 2029 Hard Stop: Your Blueprint for a Secure Transition
Organizations running Windows Server 2019 have until January 9, 2029 before the operating system reaches its final end-of-life and stops receiving security patches—a deadline that demands immediate...
Freeze Top 2 Rows in Excel: The ALT+W+F+F Shortcut, VBA, and Troubleshooting Guide
If you’ve ever lost your column headers while scrolling through a massive spreadsheet, you know the pain of Excel amnesia. Freezing the top two rows is a two-click fix that keeps your labels locked...
Smart Mode Arrives: How GPT-5 Is Reshaping Microsoft Copilot's Reasoning and Context
On August 7, Microsoft quietly lit up the largest architecture change to Copilot since its launch, embedding OpenAI’s GPT‑5 model family across the entire product line. Consumer Copilot,...
New 'Woke AI' Ban Shakes Up Pentagon Cloud Race for AWS, Microsoft, Google
The U.S. Department of Defense has embarked on an aggressive pivot to artificial intelligence, embedding it as a strategic backbone for missions ranging from logistics to battlefield decision-making....