Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Elasticsearch Flaw Lets Authenticated Users Crash Nodes via Snapshot Restore – Fixes in 8.19.8, 9.1.8, 9.2.2
Elastic has disclosed a serious denial-of-service vulnerability in its Elasticsearch product that allows any authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to crash individual nodes or degrade...
Halo Recruit Delisted from Microsoft Store: What It Means for Digital Preservation
Microsoft has quietly removed Halo: Recruit, the free Windows Mixed Reality showcase released in 2017, from the Microsoft Store, leaving players who don't already own it without an official way to...
Microsoft AI for Government Services: Transforming Citizen Engagement with Omnichannel Solutions
Microsoft is making a compelling case to government agencies worldwide: embrace AI-powered omnichannel citizen engagement to provide residents and caseworkers with immediate access to services and...
Azure Image Builder automates immutable VM artifacts for secure, compliant provisioning
Microsoft Azure Images represent a fundamental shift in how organizations approach virtual machine deployment, moving from manual configuration to automated, repeatable, and auditable building blocks...
CVE-2025-38040: Critical Linux Kernel Flaw Exposes Azure, WSL, and Microsoft's Linux Ecosystem
A critical vulnerability designated CVE-2025-38040 has sent shockwaves through the Microsoft ecosystem, exposing a fundamental security risk that extends far beyond the initial advisory's scope....
CVE-2025-38062: Analyzing Azure Linux Vulnerability and Microsoft's Attestation Approach
Microsoft's recent security advisory regarding CVE-2025-38062 in Azure Linux has sparked significant discussion within the security community, particularly around the company's approach to...
DirectX 12 at 10 Years: How Microsoft's Graphics API Revolutionized Windows Gaming
Ten years after its debut with Windows 10, DirectX 12 has evolved from a single graphics API into a comprehensive ecosystem that defines modern Windows gaming and graphics development. What began as...
Play GTA Vice City in Browser: WebAssembly Demo Brings Retro Gaming to Windows
The classic neon-soaked streets of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are now accessible directly from your web browser, thanks to a remarkable WebAssembly demo that bypasses traditional installation...
Windows 11 Moves Android Photo Access from Phone Link to File Explorer
Microsoft has quietly shifted how Windows 11 users access photos from their Android phones, moving the once-integrated gallery view from the Phone Link app directly into File Explorer. This change,...
LG Copilot Tile Backlash: Privacy, Control & the Future of AI on Smart TVs
The quiet living room has become the latest battleground in the war for AI dominance, and LG Electronics just fired the opening salvo that sparked a consumer rebellion. In mid-December 2024, LG TV...
Azure VM Images: The Complete Guide to Immutable, Governed Cloud Infrastructure
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud computing, consistency, security, and automation have become non-negotiable requirements for enterprise IT. Microsoft Azure VM Images represent a...
Top 10 AI Software Companies in 2026: Enterprise Buyer's Guide & Windows Integration
As artificial intelligence reshapes the enterprise software landscape, a select group of companies is capturing the lion's share of attention, capital, and customer deployments—and their combined...