Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
August 2025 Windows Updates Break PC Reset, Cloud Recovery; Microsoft Preps Emergency Fix
Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday security rollups have triggered a serious operational regression across multiple Windows client versions: the built‑in “Reset this PC” and cloud‑based...
KB5063878 Update Spurs SSD Vanishing Under Heavy Writes, Phison Confirms
A Windows 11 cumulative update released on August 12 is causing some SSDs and HDDs to suddenly disappear during large file transfers, and a major SSD controller maker has publicly acknowledged the...
Windows 11 KB5063878 Patch Triggers SSD Disappearances Under Heavy Write Loads, Community Warns
Microsoft’s August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, tagged KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946), is under fire from enthusiasts and independent testers who say it can cause NVMe and SATA SSDs...
Microsoft Launches Native COPILOT Function for Excel, Embedding Generative AI in the Grid
Microsoft has quietly slipped one of its most consequential AI experiments into the very cells of its billion-user spreadsheet program. The new =COPILOT() function, now rolling out to Microsoft 365...
Windows Reset and Recovery Crippled by August Updates; Emergency Fix in the Works
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates introduced a serious regression that can break Windows' built-in reset and recovery functions on a broad range of...
Windows 10's October 2025 Deadline Ignites Remote Upgrade Frenzy: Your Essential Guide
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will pull the plug on free security updates for Windows 10, leaving an estimated hundreds of millions of PCs vulnerable unless their owners take action. The Redmond...
Microsoft Rushes Fix for Windows Reset Failures as SSD Corruption Reports Mount
Microsoft has confirmed that its August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates broke the Reset this PC recovery feature on Windows 11 and Windows 10, and an out-of-band emergency fix is being prepared. The...
Microsoft Signals Cheaper Cloud-Only Xbox Game Pass as Streaming-Only Users Multiply
Microsoft is actively exploring a lower-cost Xbox Game Pass tier that strips away console and PC perks in favor of a cloud-only streaming subscription, according to comments from an Xbox executive...
Microsoft’s COPILOT Formula: AI That Spills, Recalculates, and Lives Inside Your Excel Cells
Microsoft has fundamentally re-engineered how generative AI operates inside Excel by turning Copilot into a native spreadsheet function that recalculates live like any other formula. The new COPILOT...
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini: The Ultimate 2025 AI Chatbot Guide for Work and Privacy
The AI chatbot market has splintered into a dozen viable options, each promising to handle everything from drafting emails to analyzing legal contracts. Yet the real story of 2025 isn't about raw...
Chrome’s Gemini Leap: Google’s AI Overhaul Redefines Browsing and Raises Antitrust and Privacy Fears
Google is embedding its Gemini AI so deeply into Chrome that the browser now functions as a system-level assistant—accessible even when Chrome isn’t running—blurring the lines between the web...
TrustedTech's Microsoft Managed Partner Status Fuels Copilot and Migration Push
TrustedTech has retired its old name and licensing-reseller identity, emerging with a Microsoft Managed Partner badge and a full-service “Microsoft-first” portfolio that bets big on Copilot...