Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Microsoft Rolls Out GPT-5 and Smart Mode to Copilot, Transforming Windows AI into an Intelligent Orchestrator
Microsoft has begun rolling out OpenAI's GPT-5 model across all Copilot surfaces and introduced a server-side Smart Mode that automatically routes each query to the most appropriate model—a fast,...
Compactor GUI Frees Up to 50% Disk Space on Windows, but DirectStorage Is at Risk
A fresh Windows installation might start at 20 GB, but give it a few months—updates, restore points, and caches can easily push that to 60 GB or more. On laptops with soldered 128 GB SSDs, that’s...
Windows 11 Market Share Dips Below 50%: What the Numbers Really Mean for the Windows 10 End-of-Support Crunch
StatCounter's August 2025 snapshot delivered a jarring headline: Windows 11 slipped below the 50% mark, falling to 49.02% of desktop Windows installations, while Windows 10 clawed back to 45.65%....
Windows August Update Breaks App Installs: UAC Prompts and Error 1730 Plague Non-Admin Users
Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout has created a widespread headache for IT administrators. The cumulative update, identified as KB5063878 for several Windows 11 channels, introduced a...
KB5063878 Update Causing SSD Disappearances: How to Uninstall It Safely
Microsoft's August cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, KB5063878, is triggering a disturbing regression: certain SSDs abruptly disappear during heavy write operations, sometimes leading to...
Liquid Glass Windows 12.2: Designer's Dream Meets Microsoft's Reality Check
A nine-minute concept video reimagining Windows with Apple’s Liquid Glass aesthetic has ignited a firestorm among enthusiasts, but the gulf between a glossy mockup and a shippable operating system...
Windows 11 Finally Gets Native Em Dash and En Dash Keyboard Shortcuts — But There’s a Caveat
For the first time in Windows history, users can now type proper em dashes (—) and en dashes (–) with a simple keyboard shortcut — no numeric keypad or arcane Alt codes required. Microsoft has...
Artista Pirata Exposed: Malware, Crypto Theft, and Legal Risks Lurk Behind Spain’s Top Piracy Hub
Artista Pirata draws millions of Spanish-speaking users each month with its promise of one-click access to fully activated copies of Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Windows 11 ISOs, and FL...
Borderlands 4 Launches September 12, Demands 8-Core CPUs and Up to 32GB RAM on PC
Gearbox has set a new high bar for PC hardware with Borderlands 4, and the full system requirements revealed this week confirm what many feared: your aging gaming rig may not survive the transition....
Lenovo V15 Listing Claims 32GB RAM and Quad-Core CPU — But the Celeron N4500 Tells a Different Story
An online marketplace listing for a Lenovo V15 laptop is raising eyebrows among budget-conscious buyers, and for good reason. The seller promises a configuration that would make any IT department...
Uncovering Every Windows Server Logon: A Practical Guide to Tools, Automation, and Forensic Auditing
Windows Server administrators juggle a dozen utilities to answer one deceptively simple question: Who is logged on right now? The answer matters because orphaned Remote Desktop sessions eat CPU...
Microsoft’s Copyright Gambit Could End the Resale of Used Office and Windows Licenses
Microsoft has advanced a provocative legal argument that threatens to upend the decades-old European market for second‑hand software licences. In a preliminary issues trial that opened this week...