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The latest Automation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
10 Overdue Productivity Upgrades Windows Must Deliver in 2025
The gap between Windows' raw capability and its daily usability has become a liability. While Microsoft touts AI copilots and flashy features, enterprise users and power users are drowning in...
How mmsys.cpl and Other Control Panel Gems Keep Windows 11 Power Users Productive
Microsoft’s decade-long migration of settings from the classic Control Panel to the modern Settings app hit a familiar friction point for Windows power users last week: the simple act of swapping...
Flyoobe 1.2 Delivers Windows 11 Bypass and OOBE Tweaks, But Experts Warn of Security Pitfalls
Microsoft’s hardware requirements for Windows 11—TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and a relatively modern CPU—have kept countless otherwise functional PCs from officially upgrading. Since the operating...
Power Pages Studio Now Lets You Turn Web Forms into AI Copilot Agents Instantly
A new preview capability in Microsoft Power Pages is bridging the gap between static web forms and conversational AI agents, promising to slash weeks of custom integration work into minutes of...
Logansport AI Workshop Packed to Capacity: The No-Nonsense Roadmap for Small Business Automation
The Logansport Cass County Chamber of Commerce packed a room on August 15, 2025, for an introductory workshop on artificial intelligence. Reported by the Pharos‑Tribune, the session focused on...
UK Policing to Test Microsoft Copilot Agents for Workflow Automation at ETS 2025
CPS, a Microsoft-aligned systems integrator, will showcase Copilot Agents specifically designed for UK policing at The Emergency Tech Show on September 17-18, 2025, inside the Microsoft Partner...
PowerToys, Task Scheduler, and Sysinternals: The Official Toolkit That Supercharges Windows 11
Windows 11 ships with a polished interface that prioritizes simplicity, but beneath the clean surface lies a deep reservoir of power long cherished by expert users. You don’t need to hope Microsoft...
PowerShell 2.0 Out: Microsoft Forces Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 Users to Modernize by August 2025
Microsoft will excise PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 version 24H2 starting August 2025 and from Windows Server 2025 in September, retiring a 14-year-old runtime that predates critical security...
Critical VNC Authentication Bypass in Siemens SINUMERIK CNC Systems—Patch Now, CISA Warns
Siemens has released emergency patches for a severe authentication bypass vulnerability in its SINUMERIK CNC platforms that could let an attacker on an adjacent network seize remote control of...
Microsoft Hackathon Spawns AI Platform That Slashes Clean-Energy Permitting Timelines
A Microsoft hackathon project that began with a symbolic cliffside swim off the Irish coast has matured into a commercial-grade generative AI platform aimed at dismantling one of the biggest barriers...
Microsoft Sets August 2025 Deadline for PowerShell 2.0 Removal from Windows 11 and Server 2025
Microsoft will begin removing Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images starting with Windows 11, version 24H2 in August 2025 and following with Windows Server 2025 in September 2025. The...
JSON-Driven AI Video Meets Microsoft Copilot: The New Playbook for Finance
A fresh wave of free, JSON-driven AI video tools is quietly rewriting the rules of content production in financial services—and Microsoft has planted its flag firmly in the middle of the shift....