Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Microsoft and ASUS Unveil ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds and Handheld Compatibility Program, Launching October 16
ASUS and Microsoft have locked in October 16, 2025, as the day their co-engineered Windows handhelds hit shelves globally, backed by a new certification initiative that promises to eliminate the...
California Man Sues Microsoft to Block Windows 10 Support Cutoff, Alleges Forced Obsolescence and AI Monopoly
A California man is suing Microsoft, demanding a judge block the company from cutting off free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, in a case that could reshape how tech giants retire...
OneNote for Windows 10 Enters Read-Only Mode on October 14, 2025 — Here’s How to Migrate Without Losing Data
Microsoft has drawn a hard line: after October 14, 2025, OneNote for Windows 10 will become read-only, cutting off editing and cloud sync for millions of users still clinging to the legacy UWP app....
Microsoft Quietly Patches Copilot Flaw That Let Insiders Access Files Without Audit Traces
A security researcher discovered that a simple prompt technique could make Microsoft 365 Copilot summarize sensitive corporate files without leaving the required Purview audit records. Microsoft...
Microsoft Races Out OOB Patches as August Updates Break Windows Reset, Kindle SSD Worries
Microsoft scrambled this week to contain the fallout from August's Patch Tuesday releases after a servicing regression crippled the built-in Reset and cloud recovery tools on several widely deployed...
Exclusive: Microsoft’s Console-Like Windows 11 Handheld Mode Shown Running on ASUS ROG Ally
Microsoft’s long-awaited answer to SteamOS is finally taking shape. A hands-on video leak has revealed Windows 11’s new Handheld Gaming Mode in action on an ASUS ROG Ally, showcasing a...
Microsoft Arms NFL Sidelines with Copilot AI, Azure Foundry, and Hybrid Edge Computing
The NFL's sideline is about to become a lot smarter. Microsoft and the league have transformed a decade-long hardware partnership into a league-wide, AI-first operational platform, embedding Copilot...
18 Microsoft Employees Arrested in Protest Over Azure's Deepening Role in Gaza Conflict
A small but highly visible standoff at Microsoft’s Redmond campus this week crystallized a wider crisis for the company: employees confronting management over allegations that Microsoft’s cloud...
Microsoft Unleashes Quantum-Safe Encryption: PQC Comes to Windows, Linux, and Silicon
Microsoft has taken its most concrete step yet toward a quantum-safe future, releasing early-access builds of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for Windows Insiders and Linux, alongside new open-source...
Microsoft Fixes Broken Windows Reset and RemoteWipe with Urgent Out-of-Band Updates
Microsoft shipped three emergency out-of-band cumulative updates on August 19, 2025 to repair a critical regression that had rendered Windows’ built-in recovery tools inoperative across multiple...
How to Reclaim Your Privacy: Disabling Windows 11's Telemetry, Ad ID, and App Permissions
Microsoft ships Windows 11 with multiple data-collection mechanisms enabled by default, feeding everything from crash reports to behavioral patterns back to its servers. But a closer look at the...
Windows Insiders Now Test Semantic File Search on Copilot+ PCs with App Update 1.25082.132.0
Microsoft began rolling out a staged Insider preview this week that introduces semantic file search to Windows, a feature designed to end the frustration of hunting for files when you can’t...