Articles from September 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in September 2025
Why Microsoft PC Manager Is the Windows Maintenance App You Should Install Today
Microsoft has a free, official utility that bundles everyday Windows maintenance tasks into a single dashboard—and many users still don’t know it exists. Microsoft PC Manager, available for...
Microsoft hides a one-click speed test inside Windows 11's taskbar — but there's a trade-off
Microsoft has begun testing a new internet speed test shortcut directly inside the Windows 11 taskbar, but it comes with a notable limitation: clicking it opens a Bing web page rather than running a...
KPMG's Microsoft Inner Circle Streak Hits Eight Years: What Enterprise Buyers Need to Know
KPMG has been named to Microsoft’s AI Business Solutions Inner Circle for 2025–2026, marking the consulting giant’s eighth consecutive year in the exclusive partner tier. The invitation-only...
Microsoft Azure Linux Gets a 6.12 LTS Kernel Option — Here’s How to Use It
Microsoft has added an optional Linux 6.12 LTS kernel to its Azure Linux 3.0 release, giving cloud administrators a supported way to run newer hardware drivers and kernel features without abandoning...
Microsoft Sets April 2026 Deadline for Forced Outlook Migration — Here’s How to Opt Out
Microsoft has drawn a line in the sand: beginning April 2026, it will automatically switch Microsoft 365 Enterprise users to the new web-based Outlook for Windows unless IT administrators proactively...
A Tech Editor's Daily Driver List: 6 Free Windows Apps That Replace Expensive Subscriptions
A Tom's Hardware editor has revealed the six free Windows applications he relies on every day to create content, write code, manage media, and even bypass Windows 11's hardware requirements. The...
Apple’s Sports Widget Lands on macOS, Windows 11 Users Left Asking: Where Are Our Widgets?
Apple this week expanded its sports widget to macOS, replicating the iPhone and iPad experience with live scores and schedules directly on the desktop. For Windows 11 users, it’s a sharp reminder...
Windows 10 Support Ends Oct 14, 2025: Your Options from ESU to AI-Powered Copilot+ PCs
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop all security updates and technical support for Windows 10, forcing millions of home users and businesses to face a hard deadline. The end-of-life event is...
A Fresh Windows 11 Install? Here’s What to Disable First for a Snappier, More Private PC
Root-Nation, a tech tips site, published a rundown of five Windows 11 settings that ship enabled by default and can silently erode privacy, performance, and focus. The adjustments, all reversible and...
September Windows 11 Insider Builds Add AI to File Explorer, Cameras, and Dictation on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft dropped a batch of Windows 11 Insider previews in early September 2025 that weave on-device AI more deeply into daily tasks—correcting your speech as you dictate, enhancing video from any...
Windows 11 25H2 Insider ISO Lands: IT Teams Must Migrate Scripts as WMIC, PowerShell 2.0 Vanish
Microsoft has quietly posted official ISO images of Windows 11 version 25H2 for Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel, handing IT administrators, OEMs, and security testers their first...
The One-Entry Bluetooth Fix Windows Uses to Keep a 2006 Microsoft Mouse Alive
Microsoft has stashed a tiny, surgical compatibility table inside the Windows Bluetooth stack for one very specific purpose: rescuing the name of a mouse released in the XP era. Raymond Chen, a...