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The latest Accessibility coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Lens App Retires December 2025: Copilot Scanner Lacks Key Features, Forcing Urgent Migration
Microsoft has drawn a hard line under its decade-old Microsoft Lens scanning app, setting a definitive retirement timeline that will disable new scans by December 15, 2025. The replacement—the...
Microsoft Quietly Drops Copilot 3D Into Labs, Turning Flat Photos Into GLB Models in Seconds
Microsoft has slipped a remarkably straightforward 3D creation tool into its Copilot Labs sandbox. Copilot 3D, now rolling out gradually to personal Microsoft account holders, condenses the...
Idaho’s 78-Week Newspaper Mandate Highlights the Collision of Print Law and Digital Public Notices
Idaho Code §60-106 demands that any legal notice be published in a newspaper continuously operating for 78 consecutive weeks if weekly, or 12 months if daily—a requirement so precise that it...
Microsoft Kills Lens Scanner App: 3 Critical Deadlines and Missing Features You Need to Know
Microsoft's popular Lens mobile scanning app is getting the axe, and the clock is ticking for millions of users. The company announced that Lens will begin its retirement on September 15, 2025, with...
Microsoft Lens App Ends Dec 15, Copilot Takes Scanning Reins but Leaves OneNote and Immersive Reader Behind
Microsoft’s long-standing document scanning app, Microsoft Lens, is heading for retirement in a phased rollout that begins September 15, 2025, and will leave users unable to create new scans after...
Microsoft Lens to Shut Down by March 2026—Here’s How to Switch to OneDrive Scanning
Microsoft has finally settled the timeline for retiring its popular Lens mobile scanning app: the process begins January 9, 2026, with the app removed from stores on February 9 and new scan creation...
Microsoft Shifts Dozens of Control Panel Settings to Windows 11's Modern Settings in Beta Build 26120.5742
Microsoft dropped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (KB5064075) into the Beta Channel on August 8, 2025, packing one of the most significant settings migrations yet. The build relocates...
Microsoft's In-Game AI Companion 'Gaming Copilot' Now Available to Windows 11 Insiders
For the past year, Microsoft has been quietly testing the boundaries of artificial intelligence in gaming. Now, the fruits of that labor are landing on Windows 11 desktops: Gaming Copilot, a...
Windows 11 Productivity Secrets: Why Win+W, Win+Z, and Quick Settings Shortcuts Are Essential in 2025
A new wave of keyboard shortcuts is transforming how users interact with Windows 11, moving beyond basic copy-paste to unlock instantaneous access to widgets, snap layouts, notifications, and quick...
Windows 11 Build 26120.5742 Moves More Settings Out of Control Panel
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (KB5064075) for the Beta Channel continues the long, slow migration of legacy Control Panel functions into the modern Settings app....
Windows 11 Build 26200.5742 Adds Phone Companion to Start, Migrates More Settings
Microsoft has shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5742 (KB5064075) to the Dev Channel, packing a new mobile device companion right inside the Start menu and quietly moving another batch of...
Microsoft's Copilot 3D Turns Any Photo into an Editable 3D Model—No Experience Required
Microsoft has quietly launched Copilot 3D, a free browser-based tool that uses artificial intelligence to transform ordinary 2D images into editable 3D models in seconds. Available now to select...