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Microsoft Plants a Bing Speed Test Shortcut in the Taskbar and Teases AI Oversight in New Insider Builds
A quiet update this week to Windows 11 Insider Preview builds plants a one-click internet speed test directly into the taskbar network flyout, but it’s not the native diagnostic tool power users...
Windows 11 Adds a Speed Test Button to Network Flyout, But It’s a Bing Web Shortcut
Microsoft is quietly testing a one-click internet speed test shortcut in Windows 11, placed directly inside the network flyout and taskbar context menu. The feature, unearthed by sharp-eyed Insiders...
Bypassing Microsoft’s Browser Lock-In: MSEdgeRedirect Steers Windows 11 Links to Your Preferred Browser
Microsoft has spent years nudging Windows users toward Edge, but the OS is still peppered with hard-coded pathways that bypass your default browser choice entirely. Taskbar searches, Widgets, weather...
Microsoft Edge Beta Delivers AI-Powered Video Dubbing, but You'll Need 12GB RAM to Use It
Microsoft Edge’s latest beta and Canary builds now include a preview of real-time audio translation for videos, capable of generating simultaneous subtitles or even dubbing spoken content into...
CVE-2025-10200: Chrome 140 Patches ServiceWorker Use-After-Free, Edge Users Must Update Immediately
Google has shipped a critical patch for a use-after-free vulnerability in the ServiceWorker component of Chromium, tracked as CVE-2025-10200, with the release of Chrome version 140.0.7339.80/81 and...
Lenovo Exec: Every PC Will Be an AI PC Within 5 Years—But Killer Apps Are Missing
The PC industry is hurtling toward a future where every new laptop and desktop sold will carry a neural processing unit (NPU) and run AI workloads locally. That's the audacious forecast from Luca...
Windows 10’s KB5065429 Update Opens the Consumer ESU Enrollment Door as End of Support Nears
Microsoft has pushed out KB5065429, the September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, and it arrives as more than just a standard security rollup — it’s the key that unlocks the consumer...
Edge Dev Breaks Efficiency Mode Free from Windows 11’s Energy Saver
Microsoft has slipped a new toggle into the latest Edge Dev builds that severs the automatic link between the browser’s Efficiency mode and Windows 11’s system-wide Energy Saver, giving users...
Windows 11 KB5064081 Ships Emoji 16.0 Fonts — Emoji Panel Still Shows Blanks
Microsoft has begun rolling out support for Emoji 16.0 in Windows 11 24H2 through the August 2025 optional preview update KB5064081, but users who open the Emoji Panel (Win + .) expecting to find the...
Cerence and Microsoft Unveil Voice-First Copilot for Cars, Bringing Enterprise Security to the Road
Microsoft and Cerence used the IAA Mobility 2025 stage in Munich to announce a voice-first AI assistant that puts Microsoft 365 Copilot directly into vehicle dashboards, promising to turn cars into...
Microsoft and Cerence Accelerate In-Car AI: Copilot Agents Meet Azure OpenAI
Microsoft’s ambition to weave AI into every corner of work and life has taken a decisive turn toward the automotive world. Through an expanded partnership with Cerence Inc., the company is bringing...
Microsoft’s Windows App Purge Accelerates: IE, Paint 3D, and Mail Are Gone—Here’s How to Adapt
The morning of January 1, 2025, delivered a rude surprise for millions of Windows users: the built-in Mail and Calendar apps, staple lightweight clients for years, had stopped syncing emails....