Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Microsoft’s $75B Azure Run Rate Upends Software Peer Comparisons—and Valuation Multiples Still Miss the Mark
Microsoft’s fiscal 2025 disclosure that Azure and related cloud services have surged past $75 billion in annual revenue does more than mark a corporate milestone—it fundamentally rewrites the...
Microsoft Denies August Update Caused SSD Failures, But Community Reproductions Paint a Different Picture
Microsoft's investigation into reports of NVMe SSDs vanishing or failing after the August 2025 Windows 11 security update has concluded—with a flat denial. “After thorough investigation,...
Windows 11 25H2 Hits Release Preview: What IT Admins Must Validate Before the eKB Rollout
Microsoft pushed new Windows 11 builds to all four Insider Preview channels on the same day—a rare coordinated flight that places Windows 11 version 25H2 into the Release Preview ring via an...
KB5064081 Preview Refreshes Windows 11 with Sane CPU Metrics, AI Recall Page, and File Explorer Smarts
Microsoft’s optional KB5064081 preview update for Windows 11 24H2 drops a long-overdue fix that finally makes Task Manager’s CPU readings match reality, while simultaneously rolling out...
Seelen UI 2.0.2: The Web-Based Desktop Environment That Transforms Windows with Tiling and Themes
A community-developed project called Seelen UI has reached version 2.0.2, offering Windows users a fully web-based desktop environment complete with tiling window management, a customizable dock, and...
95% of US Companies Deploy Generative AI as Voice Assistant Adoption Surpasses 8.4 Billion Devices
Ninety-five percent of U.S. companies are now using generative AI, according to a late-2024 Bain & Company survey—a 12-point jump from the previous year and nearly universal penetration for a...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Turn Screen Captures into Excel Tables and Surface Live Profile Cards
Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider builds—KB5064089 for the Beta channel and KB5064093 for the Dev channel—directly embed Microsoft 365 productivity into the desktop via Click to Do. The...
Microsoft's New Narrator Braille Viewer Lets Sighted Users See Braille Output—No Hardware Needed
Microsoft just eliminated a persistent barrier for sighted accessibility testers, teachers, and developers who need to follow Narrator’s Braille output. The August 29, 2025, Windows 11 Insider...
Snapdragon-Only: Windows 11’s Click to Do Ties Screen Tables to Excel, EEA Blocked
Microsoft is shipping a new AI-driven feature in the latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds that lets users grab any on-screen table—whether in a document, Teams call, or screenshot—and fling...
Zoom Chrome Extension vs. Third-Party Windows Wrappers: What's Safe?
A curious listing on FileHippo, pitching 'Zoom for Chrome' as a standalone Windows download with the version string 5.0.1–4301.0407 and updated on May 15, 2025, has reignited confusion over how to...
Windows 10 EOL in 2025: The Real Cost of Waiting to Upgrade and How to Execute a Flawless Migration
The October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 end of support is not just a date on the calendar—it's a hard stop for security patches, feature updates, and mainstream technical support. For...
OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Parental Controls and Crisis Alerts, But Key Details Are Missing
OpenAI has finally pulled back the curtain on a sweeping set of safety features for ChatGPT, designed to protect teenagers and users in emotional distress. The suite includes stronger crisis...