Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Microsoft Launches COPILOT Function: AI-Powered Prompts Now in Excel Cells
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Microsoft Renews Android App Testing on Windows 11, Muddying Deprecation Timeline
Microsoft has quietly resumed testing Android app functionality inside Windows 11 through U.S. preview channels, according to multiple reports, just weeks after the company’s own deadline to end...
Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 ESU Enrollment Bug as 60-Day Warning Hits Millions
With fewer than 60 days until Windows 10’s mainstream support collapses, Microsoft is flashing an unavoidable full-screen banner at an estimated 700 million devices—and, crucially, has patched a...
TPM 2.0 'Non-Negotiable'? Windows 11 24H2 Upgrade Hits Unsupported PCs Anyway
Reports are mounting that Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 feature update, version 24H2, is being offered to PCs that clearly fail the company’s own minimum hardware requirements—including devices...
Smarsh Plugs Copilot Compliance Gap with Microsoft API Integration
Regulated firms rushing to adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot face a stark reality: every AI-generated summary, draft, or recommendation could become a regulated record that examiners will want to see....
Solana-Scan Malware Exposes Victim Data on Open C2 Portal After Fake npm Packages Steal Wallet Keys
Security researchers have uncovered a targeted npm supply-chain campaign—dubbed “Solana‑Scan”—that uses fake Solana developer tools to harvest wallet credentials and expose stolen data...
Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 ESU Bug as October 2025 Deadline Nears: Here's the Migration Playbook
Microsoft has patched a critical bug that was blocking users from enrolling in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, just two months before the operating system’s official end of...
Windows 11’s Reserved Storage: How to Free Up to 7GB (and Why You Should Think Twice)
Your Windows 11 PC is silently hoarding gigabytes of disk space for updates you might not need right now. This storage cushion, known as Reserved Storage, is meant to keep your system stable—but...
Can Microsoft’s Copilot Wearables Avoid the Humane AI Pin’s Fate? A Design Vision Meets Harsh Reality
Designer Braz de Pina’s latest concepts for Microsoft Copilot wearables sketch a future where AI assistants live in your ear or on your lapel, speaking to you rather than flashing information on a...
Microsoft’s August 2025 Hotfixes Force Skype for Business Hybrid Users to Switch Dedicated Apps by October 15
Microsoft dropped an August 2025 hotfix bomb for Skype for Business Server that kills the comfort of a shared service principal and replaces it with a tenant-owned Dedicated Hybrid Application....
Microsoft Tests COPILOT Formula in Excel: Native AI That Recalculates Automatically
Microsoft has started testing a highly anticipated feature in Excel: a native AI function called COPILOT that embeds generative AI directly into the spreadsheet's calculation engine. Announced for...
Microsoft Picks Marvell’s LiquidSecurity PCIe HSMs to Power Azure Cloud HSM, Delivering Hyperscale-Grade Cryptography
Microsoft has selected Marvell’s LiquidSecurity hardware security modules (HSMs) as a underpinning for Azure Cloud HSM, the companies announced August 18, 2025. The deal extends an existing...