Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
KB5065431 Update Fixes NDI and UAC Regressions as Windows 11 23H2 Nears End of Life
Windows 11 version 23H2 users just received what may be one of the last monthly security patches before their systems drop out of support. Microsoft released KB5065431 (OS build 22631.5909) on...
Microsoft Adds Anthropic's Claude Sonnet to Copilot, Diversifying Office AI Models
Microsoft’s Office suite has long been the bedrock of enterprise productivity, and its AI-powered Copilot features have been virtually synonymous with OpenAI’s models. That is about to change....
Space Cadet Pinball's Secret 5,000 FPS Bug: The Story Behind Raymond Chen's Frame-Rate Fix
When Dave Plummer ported the beloved Space Cadet pinball table to Windows NT in the mid-1990s, he never imagined his rendering loop would someday consume an entire CPU core, cranking out an estimated...
Windows 11 LE Audio Delivers Stereo Sound While Mic Is Active, Ending Decades-Old Frustration
The dreaded moment when a Bluetooth headset’s microphone activates and stereo sound collapses into garbled mono is about to become a relic for Windows 11 users. Microsoft has finally integrated...
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday Delivers 80 Fixes and SMB Audit Tools as Critical Deadlines Loom
Microsoft shipped roughly 80 security fixes in its September 2025 Patch Tuesday release, tackling critical remote code execution flaws in Office, NTFS, and Hyper‑V while quietly rolling out a new...
Surface Duo's 5-Year Legacy: How Buggy Software and Broken Trust Killed a Bold Idea
On September 10, 2020, Microsoft began shipping the Surface Duo to preorder customers in the United States, marking its bold return to the smartphone arena with a dual-screen Android device that...
Point B Passes Microsoft’s Strict Azure Analytics Audit — Here’s What That Unlocks
Point B has earned Microsoft’s Solutions Partner designation for Data & AI (Azure) with an Analytics on Azure specialization — a credential that demands measurable performance, certified...
Google Sets Multicloud Standard with Zero Egress Fees in EU and UK, Pressuring Microsoft and AWS
Google Cloud has eliminated data transfer fees for organizations running workloads across multiple cloud providers in the European Union and the United Kingdom, a move that goes well beyond the EU...
Why This ‘Brilliant Windows 12’ Fan Design Is a Must-See Blueprint for Microsoft’s Next OS
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Microsoft Ships SSMS 22 Preview 1 with Unified Settings, Theming, and AI-Driven IntelliSense
Microsoft dropped a long-awaited update to its flagship database management tool this week, unveiling SSMS 22 Preview 1 with a raft of user interface enhancements and deep hooks into the upcoming SQL...
Microsoft Pays Anthropic to Add Claude Sonnet 4 as Copilot's Second AI Brain in Office 365
Microsoft is paying Anthropic to integrate its Claude AI models directly into Office 365 applications, marking the first time the productivity suite will officially route user prompts to a large...
Microsoft Shuts Employee Forums and Mandates 3-Day Office Week in AI Blitz
Microsoft has executed a sweeping reset of workplace policies, shutting down open employee forums, tightening campus security, and imposing a mandatory three-day weekly office attendance for staff...