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Microsoft to End Office Store Updates: October 2025 Feature Freeze, December 2026 Security Cutoff
Microsoft has delivered a clear but widely misunderstood message: the Microsoft Store installation type for Microsoft 365 Apps is being retired. Feature updates will stop in October 2025, and...
Microsoft Declares Windows Backup for Organizations Ready for Business in Release Preview
Microsoft has quietly elevated its enterprise-focused Windows Backup for Organizations to general availability, bundling the capability into a Release Preview build for Windows 10 (OS build...
Microsoft Opens Windows Update to Third-Party Apps as Office Hours Tackles IT's Toughest 2025 Challenges
Microsoft is quietly testing a major expansion of Windows Update that will allow any third-party application or driver to be patched through the same built-in mechanism used for OS updates. The...
Microsoft Loads Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 with AI Recall, Click to Do, and a PowerShell 2.0 Axe
Microsoft dropped Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 (KB5064081) into the Release Preview Channel on August 14, 2025, packing a suite of AI-driven features, interface overhauls, and a critical enterprise...
Microsoft Brings AI-Powered Image Editing to File Explorer, Cuts PowerShell 2.0 in New Windows 11 Test Build
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 (KB5064081) to the Release Preview Channel, packing a raft of AI-driven features, privacy upgrades, and platform changes that signal where Windows...
Firefox Nightly Adds Native Google Lens, Closing Chrome's Visual Search Lead
Mozilla has started testing a native Google Lens integration in Firefox Nightly, bringing the browser's visual search capabilities in line with Chrome and Edge. The experimental feature, hidden...
KB5064010 Delivers Arm64 Hotpatching to Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024—But CHPE Must Be Disabled
Microsoft pushed out a routine-looking but strategically pivotal hotpatch on August 12, 2025, for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024. KB5064010 bumps the operating system build to 26100.4851, bundles...
CVE-2025-53153: Microsoft Patches Information-Disclosure Flaw in Windows RRAS — What Admins Must Do
Microsoft’s April 2025 Patch Tuesday brought a crucial fix for CVE-2025-53153, an information-disclosure vulnerability residing in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). The...
CVE-2025-25005: The Windows Vulnerability Shrouded in Uncertainty and What Admins Must Do Now
The discovery of a new Windows vulnerability always triggers a scramble for details, but CVE-2025-25005 has presented an unusual challenge: the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) advisory...
Microsoft Begins Silent Rollout of 365 Companion Apps to Windows 11 Taskbars
Starting in late October 2025, Microsoft began automatically installing three new companion apps onto the Windows 11 taskbar for devices that already have Microsoft 365 Apps. Dubbed Calendar, File...
Secure Boot Deadline Looms: Windows 11 August Update Begins Certificate Migration Countdown
The August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5063878, does more than patch security holes — it delivers a stark reminder that the clock is ticking on Secure Boot certificates...
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...