Articles from September 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in September 2025
Windows 10's October 2025 Deadline Nears: Consumer Reports Intervenes on Behalf of Stranded Users
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025, cutoff for Windows 10 support is non-negotiable — but a high-profile consumer watchdog is demanding that the company soften the blow for the millions of devices left...
KB5065786 Hands Windows 11 Users Quick Spotlight Switches and Copilot Translation
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider update, KB5065786, brings new right-click menu options for Desktop Spotlight, a unified account hub in Settings, and deeper Copilot integration for translation...
Microsoft’s Copilot Avatars: Voice-Powered AI Faces, Capped at 20 Minutes Per Day
Microsoft is testing a Copilot experiment that gives the AI a face — actually, 40 faces. The new feature, called Portraits, lets users select from a set of animated 3D avatars and hold voice...
New Azure study: Single-cloud AI can cut latency and costs—but only if you test the fine print
IT leaders weary of multi-cloud complexity got fresh ammunition this week. A benchmark report from Principled Technologies (PT) argues that consolidating AI workloads onto Microsoft Azure can deliver...
Fedora KDE Plasma's Polite Updates, App Freedom, and Desktop Flexibility Are Drawing Windows 10 Migrants
With Microsoft’s Windows 10 end-of-support date now set for October 14, 2025, a growing number of PC users are testing Linux as their next daily driver—and a significant contingent is settling on...
OPM Grants Staff Copilot and ChatGPT Access via GSA's OneGov: A Practical Guide for Federal Workers
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has flipped the switch on generative AI for its employees, granting immediate access to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and preparing to roll out an...
Zorin OS 18 Beta Gives Windows 10 Users a Cushioned Landing With OneDrive and Tiling
Zorin Group has released the first public beta of Zorin OS 18, a Linux distribution engineered to look and feel like Windows, just as the countdown to Windows 10’s end of support on October 14,...
By October 14, 2025 Your Windows 10 PC Becomes a Security Risk – Here's Exactly What to Do
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will permanently stop delivering security updates for Windows 10. After that date, any PC still running the decade-old operating system will become an open target for...
Microsoft Races to Patch File Explorer Freezes and Vanished Audio in Windows 11 Build 27950
Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27950 to the Canary Channel on September 19, delivering a package of surgical repairs for some of the most disruptive bugs testers have hit in...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27950 fixes taskbar preview drift and screen flicker, but Arm64 risks remain
Microsoft has shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27950 to Canary Channel testers, targeting a trio of persistent pain points: taskbar previews that drift away from app icons after a display...
Windows 11 Insider Builds 26220.6690 and 26120.6690: Copilot Invades the Taskbar and a New Account Hub Arrives
Microsoft dropped a new Insider preview on September 19, pushing KB5065786 to the Dev Channel as Build 26220.6690 and to the Beta Channel as Build 26120.6690. The update concentrates on three fronts:...
Your Old PC's Second Life: How Zorin OS 18 Beta Can Rescue Windows 10 Orphans Before Support Ends
Zorin OS 18 Beta dropped this week, and its timing couldn’t be more precise. With Windows 10 losing support on October 14, 2025, millions of perfectly functional computers are about to become...