Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Xbox App Preview Brings Native Game Installs to Windows on Arm Laptops
Microsoft has quietly turned a long-awaited key in its Windows on Arm gaming story: a new Insider preview of the Xbox PC app now allows select Arm-based Windows 11 devices to download and run...
Why Windows 10 S Was Never Really About Chromebooks — It Was Microsoft’s 3 Billion Device Moon Shot
When Microsoft took the stage in May 2017 to introduce Windows 10 S and the Surface Laptop, the official narrative was straightforward: a simplified, cloud-powered Windows experience built to...
Microsoft Releases Defender Package 1.447.236.0 to Close Critical First-Boot Protection Gap in Windows Install Images
Microsoft has shipped a new Defender update package — version 1.447.236.0 — specifically for offline servicing of Windows installation images, targeting a long-standing security blind spot that...
Notepad’s Bloated Right-Click Menu Gets a Compact, Two-Tier Overhaul in Latest Windows 11 Insider Build
Windows Insiders running the latest Notepad build are waking up to a friendlier right-click menu—one that finally tucks the stampede of AI and reference commands beneath a tight row of classic...
Forget the May 5 Hype: OpenAI's ChatGPT Search Has Been Live for Months
A fresh wave of rumors has swept through tech forums and regional outlets, insisting that OpenAI is poised to unveil a standalone search application based on ChatGPT—and that it could happen as...
Surface Laptop Arrives as Microsoft’s Bid for Premium Education, Rattling OEMs
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop landed in May 2017 as a departure from the experimental 2-in-1s that defined the Surface brand—and that calculated shift toward a classic clamshell design immediately...
Forget 4K Hype: The Real Webcam Features That Make You Look and Sound Professional
PCWorld’s latest webcam roundup arrives with a blunt promise: you can look and sound great on video calls without spending streamer money. In a market flooded with 4K sensors and gimbal-tracking...
Microsoft Retires 'Turn Off' Option for Store Updates, Enforces Temporary Pauses
Microsoft has quietly removed the ability to permanently disable automatic app updates in the Microsoft Store, forcing Windows 10 and 11 users to choose between accepting constant updates or relying...
Windows 11's File Explorer Gains AI Image Editing, Document Q&A, and Native Archiving
Microsoft is testing a series of ambitious updates to Windows 11’s File Explorer that transform the humble file manager into a context-aware productivity surface — complete with AI-powered image...
400 Million Devices and a 3D Gamble: What Windows 10 Creators Update Really Delivered
On April 11, 2017, Microsoft began rolling out the Windows 10 Creators Update to a user base that had already swelled to 400 million active devices, according to company figures verified by The...
Alcantara, Windows 10 S, and a Phantom Snapdragon: The Surface Laptop Leaks That Defined Microsoft's Education Play
The laptop that landed in Twitter feeds worldwide on May 1, 2017 didn’t have a name yet. Renderings circulated by prolific leakers like WalkingCat and Evan Blass showed a sleek clamshell in four...
Microsoft's Cloud PC Bet Pays Off: Windows 365 Evolves with GPU Support, Zero Trust, and Global Agility
On August 2, 2021, Microsoft officially opened the doors to Windows 365, a new cloud service that delivers a full Windows desktop—apps, data, settings, and all—to any device with a browser or...