Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Microsoft Delivers On-Device AI to Copilot+ PCs with Fluid Dictation, Studio Effects, and File Explorer Upgrades
Microsoft has begun rolling out a wave of on-device AI features for Windows 11 that will sharply divide the user base: if your PC lacks a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), you’re locked out. The latest...
Smiling and Facing Each Other? New Findings Show Social Cues Boost Face-Pair Memory
People remember faces better when they appear to be interacting—especially if the interaction seems positive. That’s the provocative claim at the center of a set of laboratory experiments...
Windows Server 2025 on Dedicated Hardware in Mumbai? Onlive Server's DSX Line Demands a Hard Look
Onlive Server has thrown open the doors on a new range of India-based dedicated servers, pitching entry-level Xeon-powered machines with NVMe storage out of a Tier-III Mumbai data center for an...
IIS on Windows Server: Three Paths to a Hardened Web Host and When to Use Each
When it comes to standing up a web server on Windows, Internet Information Services (IIS) has been the default answer for decades. Yet, despite its deep integration into Windows Server, the role...
Tiny11 Builder Rips Out Copilot and New Outlook, Shrinks Windows 11 ISOs Ahead of 25H2
Windows 10’s end-of-life clock is ticking, and with it, a renewed urgency for holdouts to find a path forward—especially those clinging to hardware Microsoft deems incompatible with Windows 11....
Debian 13.1 Trixie Point Release Delivers 71 Bug Fixes and 16 Security Patches for Smoother Linux Deployments
The Debian Project shipped the first point release for Debian 13 “Trixie” on September 6, 2025, aggregating 71 bug fixes and 16 security patches into fresh installation media and a repository...
Copilot's 5.6M Mobile User Surge Proves In-App AI Is Becoming Enterprise Infrastructure
Microsoft Copilot’s mobile user base jumped by 5.6 million in three months, overtaking ChatGPT’s 3.9 million additions in the same period, according to Comscore data reported by Adweek. That...
Lenovo ThinkBook VertiFlex Rotates to Portrait; Smart Motion Dock Tracks Your Face at IFA 2025
At IFA 2025 in Berlin, Lenovo showcased two hardware concepts that reimagine the laptop workstation: the ThinkBook VertiFlex, a 14-inch clamshell whose display manually rotates into portrait...
Borderlands 4 PC Specs: 8-Core CPU and SSD Now Mandatory, DLSS 4 to the Rescue
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Linux distro leads Windows 11 25H2 by 15% in multi-threaded Ryzen 9 9950X encoding benchmarks
Ubuntu 25.10 development snapshots outpaced Windows 11 25H2 by as much as 15% in heavily multi-threaded CPU workloads, fresh benchmarks from Phoronix confirm. Running on the same AMD Ryzen 9 9950X...
Windows 11 Beta Unlocks Fluid Dictation and Studio Effects for Any Camera, But Copilot Hover Draws Fire
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5790 (KB5065779) to the Beta Channel, delivering a trio of AI-centric upgrades that sharpen voice dictation, extend premium camera...
Forget Copilot: Tiny11’s September Update Builds Windows 11 Without AI Bloat
Microsoft’s push to embed Copilot AI and cloud‑centric apps into Windows 11 has met a direct countermeasure: the September 2025 release of Tiny11 Builder now lets anyone craft an installation...