Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5761 Ships Cross-Device Resume, Dash Shortcuts, and Arm64 Fixes
Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel can now test a Handoff-like feature that resumes Spotify playback from an Android phone directly on a Windows 11 PC. The capability arrives as part of build...
Windows 11 Preview Brings One-Click Spotify Resume from Android Phones
Microsoft has begun testing a cross-device continuity feature in Windows 11 that lets you pick up exactly where you left off in Spotify on your Android phone, right from your PC’s taskbar. The...
Elon Musk's Macrohard Plans to Simulate Microsoft Using Autonomous AI Agents
Elon Musk announced on August 22, 2025, that he is launching a “purely AI software company” named Macrohard—a cheeky but calculated move targeting Microsoft directly. The announcement, made on...
Inside Windows 11: How Newsrooms Publish Sports Galleries and Obituaries in Record Time
A single image of a Falcons–Cowboys football game and a quiet obituary for Odessa Dillard Foddrell, 84, of Conover, North Carolina, reveal the twin engines of local journalism: speed and...
OpenAI Picks New Delhi Over Bengaluru for First India Office, Pairs Entry with ₹399 ChatGPT Go Plan
OpenAI is planting its flag in New Delhi—not Bengaluru or Hyderabad—with its first India office set to open later in 2025. The move, announced alongside a ₹399-per-month “ChatGPT Go” plan...
Hands-On: Windows 11 'Resume from Your Phone' Brings Spotify Continuity Between Android and PC
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds (Dev and Beta channels) are introducing a feature that Android and music lovers have been waiting for: seamless handoff from phone to PC. The...
Microsoft Copilot Hits NFL Sidelines, Delivering AI-Assisted Playcalls on Surface Copilot+ PCs
The NFL and Microsoft have inked a multiyear extension that will see Copilot AI integrated directly into the league’s Sideline Viewing System, bringing real-time playcalling suggestions and...
KB5063878 Deployments Fail with 0x80240069 in WSUS/SCCM: How to Fix the Metadata Crash
A wave of enterprise Windows administrators has hit a wall deploying the August cumulative update KB5063878 — error 0x80240069 tells them the installation failed, but the same package works...
UpDownTool Promises Windows 11 to 10 Downgrade with 2032 Updates, But Licensing Reality Bites
A new free utility called UpDownTool is making waves by offering what Microsoft won't: an in-place downgrade from Windows 11 back to Windows 10 without losing apps, files, settings, or drivers. Even...
Blue Ribbon Award 2025: What Windows IT Leaders Must Know About the Phnom Penh Gala
A new global awards platform is launching in Phnom Penh on August 26, 2025, with a promise to redefine corporate recognition. The Blue Ribbon Award 2025, staged in the Grand Ballroom of the freshly...
KB5063878 Update Blocks AutoCAD for Standard Users, Corrupts NDI Streams
Schools and labs running AutoCAD on Windows 11 24H2 are in crisis mode after the August 2025 Patch Tuesday update, KB5063878, began demanding administrator privileges just to launch the software. The...
Microsoft’s Hidden Repair Wizards: Mastering Windows 11’s Built-In Troubleshooters for Wi-Fi, Audio, and More
When your Wi-Fi drops out mid-meeting or your printer flatlines just before a deadline, reaching for a nuclear option like a system reset feels like admitting defeat. But Windows 11 ships with a...