Automation
The latest Automation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
From Prompts to Process: Microsoft’s Agent Factory Powers Enterprise Automation in Azure AI Foundry
Microsoft is doubling down on agentic AI with a clear message: generative AI’s next frontier isn’t just answering questions—it’s completing complex, multi-step business processes...
Leaked 'Agentic Companion' Strings Point to an AI-Powered Windows 11 Taskbar Evolution
References to a new “agentic companions” feature have surfaced—and been quietly removed—from recent Windows 11 Insider preview builds, strongly suggesting that Microsoft is experimenting with...
Microsoft Unveils Copilot Studio Consumption Meter: $0.01/Message, Graph Grounding at 30 Messages, and Mandatory DLP Updates
Starting January 2025, Microsoft flipped the switch on a consumption-based billing model for Copilot Studio agents, charging $0.01 per message while weighting different actions dramatically—up to...
Speed Up Windows 11’s File Explorer with 8 Essential Registry Hacks
If File Explorer in Windows 11 feels sluggish and cluttered with modern menu cruft, a handful of Registry tweaks can strip away the noise, restore classic behaviors, and dramatically speed up...
Microsoft’s Taskbar Companions Evolve: AI Agents That Can Automate Windows 11 Workflows
Microsoft is quietly laying the groundwork for a new breed of AI helpers that live directly on the Windows 11 taskbar—helpers that might not just answer questions, but take action on your behalf....
Windows 11 24H2 to Drop PowerShell 2.0 in August 2025, Shutting a Key Attack Vector
Microsoft will excise the 16-year-old Windows PowerShell 2.0 engine from shipping Windows 11 and Windows Server images beginning with the August 2025 release of Windows 11, version 24H2, and the...
Microsoft Strips PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 — Here’s What Breaks
Starting in August 2025, Microsoft will begin stripping the aging PowerShell 2.0 engine from fresh installations of Windows 11 version 24H2, with Windows Server 2025 following in September. The move,...
Microsoft Kills PowerShell 2.0 in Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025: IT Must Migrate Now
The ancient PowerShell 2.0 engine, a holdover from the Windows 7 era, is vanishing from new Windows images starting this month. Microsoft has begun excising the legacy runtime from Windows 11 version...
Microsoft to Strip PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 Starting August
Microsoft will yank PowerShell 2.0 out of Windows 11, version 24H2, and Windows Server 2025 beginning this August, ending a 16-year run for the legacy scripting engine that has become a persistent...
GPT-5 Powers Microsoft Copilot's Next Act, But Enterprise Price Hits $30
Microsoft has started rolling out GPT-5—the latest OpenAI model—across its Copilot services, marking the most significant upgrade to the AI assistant since its debut. The model landed in early...
FlyOOBE 2.1 Surpasses Expectations: The All-in-One Windows 11 Upgrade and Debloat Tool Evolves with Modular Extensions
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PowerShell 2.0 Removal from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 Begins August 2025
PowerShell 2.0 is finally vanishing from Windows. Microsoft confirmed the legacy runtime will be stripped from Windows 11 version 24H2 starting August 2025, with Windows Server 2025 following in...