Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Windows 11 Is the Hardest Place to Set Chrome as Default: Here’s the Complete Multi-Device Fix
Setting Google Chrome as your default browser should be one of the simplest tweaks you make on a new device. The promise is enticing: click a link in an email, a document, or a chat message, and it...
Microsoft Copilot Vision Review: The AI That Sees Your Screen Can Be Brilliant and Baffling
Microsoft’s Copilot Vision has landed on Windows desktops with a bold promise: an AI assistant that can actually see your screen, point to the buttons you need, and reason across multiple windows....
Windows 11 Dark Mode Finally Tackles File Dialog Flashbangs in New Preview Build
Microsoft’s long‑standing dark‑mode headache—blinding white file operation dialogs—is getting a long‑overdue remedy in the latest Windows 11 preview builds. Released to the Release...
Windows 11 Now Lets You Use Your Android Phone as a Webcam Without Extra Apps
Windows 11’s recent updates have quietly delivered a feature that makes standalone webcams look increasingly redundant: the ability to use your Android phone as a high-quality, wireless camera...
ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X Ship on October 16, 2025: What We Know
October 16, 2025. That is the date ASUS and Microsoft have locked in for the global launch of the ROG Xbox Ally family—a pair of Windows 11 handhelds designed to deliver a console-like Xbox...
Microsoft Ships Emergency OOB Fixes to Restore Broken Windows Reset and Cloud Recovery After August Patch
Microsoft released three out-of-band cumulative updates on August 19, 2025, to fix a servicing regression in its August Patch Tuesday rollouts that broke Windows' built-in reset and recovery tools,...
NFL Deploys 2,500 Surface Copilot+ PCs in AI Push Across Sidelines and Scouting
More than 2,500 Microsoft Surface Copilot+ PCs are now in the hands of NFL coaches, players, and staff across all 32 teams, marking the largest deployment of AI-powered devices in professional...
ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Hands-On: Windows Meets Xbox in a Handheld Console
Microsoft’s long-awaited answer to the Steam Deck is finally taking shape. At a recent showcase, ASUS and Microsoft jointly unveiled the ROG Xbox Ally, a Windows 11 handheld that boots into a...
Windows Telemetry Under the Microscope: 10 Critical Privacy Tweaks You Must Apply
Windows ships with sensible defaults—and a surprising number of questionable ones. A recent MakeUseOf roundup of “10 Windows settings I never leave on default” offers a practical checklist for...
Microsoft Debuts Privacy-First Semantic File Search in Windows Copilot
Microsoft has quietly begun seeding a significant upgrade to Windows 11’s Copilot AI: semantic file search that lets you describe what you’re looking for in plain English, rather than typing...
NFL Arms Coaches with Microsoft Copilot and Surface Copilot+ for Real-Time Game Intelligence
The NFL is putting a conversational AI assistant directly into the hands of coaches and scouts on the sideline, marking the first time generative AI will be used in real-time during live games. In a...
NFL Rolls Out 2,500 Surface Copilot+ PCs in AI-First Sideline Overhaul, but Human Judgment Still Calls the Plays
Microsoft and the NFL have quietly flipped a switch that turns every sideline into an AI-powered analytics hub, replacing years of manual play filtering and spreadsheet grinding with conversational,...