Articles from September 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in September 2025
Microsoft Adds Task View to Xbox Controller Long-Press in Windows 11 Insider Builds
Microsoft has quietly begun remapping the Xbox controller’s central Guide button in recent Windows 11 Insider builds, introducing a three-tier input system that signals a major shift toward...
Windows Mobile Plans App Will Vanish in 2026 as Microsoft Hands eSIM Sales to Carriers
Microsoft has set a hard retirement date for its built-in Mobile Plans app: February 27, 2026. After that, the small storefront that lets cellular‑capable Windows laptops and tablets buy data plans...
When AI Confuses You with a Criminal: The Executive’s Guide to Digital Self-Defense
A single sentence from an AI assistant can now brand you a criminal, a political extremist, or a fraud—even if you’ve never set foot in a courtroom. That chilling reality struck Jason Barnard in...
ProsperOps Brings Autonomous Discount Management to Azure Marketplace, Automating Reservation and Savings Plan Optimization
Azure customers can now automate the notoriously complex task of managing reservations and savings plans directly through the Azure Marketplace. ProsperOps, a FinOps automation specialist, has made...
Six Fixes That Launch Red Dead Redemption on Windows: A Community Guide
Rockstar’s long-awaited PC port of the original Red Dead Redemption arrived on October 29, 2024, bringing native 4K, ultrawide support, and modern upscaling tech to Windows 10 and 11. But for a...
Borderlands 4 Launch Hits Stuttering, Crashes; Gearbox CEO Tells Critics 'Code Your Own Engine'
Borderlands 4 has arrived with record player numbers but also a storm of performance complaints, and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford’s response to critics—telling one to 'code your own engine'—has...
Windows 11 Build 26052: Copilot Taskbar Icon Now Animates on Copy, Accepts Drag-and-Drop Images
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052 to the Canary and Dev channels, bringing a set of Copilot enhancements that make the AI assistant more deeply integrated into daily...
How Windows 11 24H2’s Focus Throttling Sabotages Performance, Making Windows 10 Feel Faster
A programmer’s meticulous investigation has confirmed what many Windows 11 users have long suspected: aggressive background throttling tied to window focus is a key reason Windows 10 still feels...
Windows 11’s next feature drop: AI image editing in right‑click menus and smarter table extraction
Microsoft gave Windows Insiders an early look at the next version of Windows 11 this week, packing the optional KB5065789 update with AI‑powered file actions, a smarter system‑wide selection...
Exchange 2016/2019 End-of-Support Deadline Looms: Hybrid Enforcement Windows and Migration Imperatives
Microsoft's Exchange engineering team has issued a final T-minus-30-days warning: support for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 will end on October 14, 2025. After that date, businesses...
Microsoft's Access Review Agent Goes Live in Preview, Embedding AI Governance into Teams
Microsoft has shipped a public preview of its Access Review Agent, an AI-powered tool that aims to unclog one of the most tedious drains on identity teams: the manual access recertification process....
Beyond the Toggle: Why Disabling Copilot in Windows 11 Demands a Multi-Layer Strategy
Turning off Microsoft Copilot in Windows 11 or Microsoft 365 seems straightforward—but admins who stop at the taskbar toggle may be leaving the door wide open. Microsoft ships the AI assistant as a...