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The latest Education coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Bill Gates’ 48-Year-Old 6502 BASIC Code Now Yours: Microsoft Releases Historic Interpreter Under MIT License
Microsoft has published the complete assembly source code for its 6502 BASIC interpreter version 1.1 on GitHub under the permissive MIT License, making a foundational piece of personal computing...
Microsoft Confirms Windows August 2025 Updates Break Silent MSI Repairs, Trigger UAC Prompts
Microsoft has acknowledged a compatibility regression introduced by the August 12, 2025 cumulative security updates for Windows, which causes unexpected User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompts...
KB5063878 Forces UAC Prompts on Non-Admins, Triggering MSI Error 1730 Across Enterprise Apps
Microsoft’s August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946), has inadvertently stalled critical enterprise applications for standard users. The patch,...
Microsoft Releases Historic 6502 BASIC Source Code on GitHub Under MIT License
Microsoft has released the original 6502 assembly language source code for its early BASIC interpreter, posting the 6,955-line file on GitHub under the permissive MIT License. The code, identified as...
Windows 11 Update Overhaul: IT Admins Gain OOBE Patch Control and Connectivity Telemetry
Microsoft is handing IT administrators a powerful new lever to enforce patch compliance on Windows 11 devices before they ever reach an employee’s desk. A policy to install quality updates during...
Windows 11 25H2 Lands in Release Preview—IT Must Kill Legacy Scripts Before Upgrading
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 version 25H2 to the Release Preview ring, marking the final validation stage before a broad production rollout. The upgrade arrives as a featherweight enablement...
Windows 11 Autopilot Devices Now Get Quality Updates During OOBE
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant change to Windows 11 provisioning: eligible devices can now receive the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE),...
Atturra’s Microsoft Credentials Grow: Six Solution Partner Badges and a Private Cloud Claim to Prove
Atturra has locked in all six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, but its reported status as Australia’s first Private Cloud Solution Partner remains a single-source claim awaiting official...
OneNote for Windows 10 Goes Read-Only on October 14: Your Migration Countdown Starts Now
Microsoft has set a hard stop for one of its longest-running note-taking apps: OneNote for Windows 10 will become read-only on October 14, 2025, locking all editing and sync capabilities. The company...
OneNote for Windows 10 Enters Read-Only Mode on October 14, 2025 — Here’s How to Migrate Without Losing Data
Microsoft has drawn a hard line: after October 14, 2025, OneNote for Windows 10 will become read-only, cutting off editing and cloud sync for millions of users still clinging to the legacy UWP app....
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 23H2 End Date, Kills Windows 11 SE by 2026
Windows 11 Home and Pro users have until November 11, 2025, to upgrade from version 23H2 before Microsoft permanently cuts off security updates. Meanwhile, the company is quietly retiring Windows 11...
Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Windows 11 23H2: Consumer Deadline Looms November 11, 2025
Microsoft has drawn a hard line in the sand: Windows 11 version 23H2 will stop receiving security patches and quality updates for Home and Pro editions on November 11, 2025. The announcement,...