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Windows 11 Insider Builds Add Full-Screen Subscription Reminder, Sparking Adware Concerns
Microsoft is testing a full-screen renewal prompt in Windows 11 that appears when a Microsoft 365 subscription lapses, and early reactions from Insiders are far from welcoming. The new...
Microsoft Seeds Windows 11 KB5065789 with Narrator Braille Viewer and Click to Do Table Export
Microsoft has delivered KB5065789 to the Windows 11 Release Preview Channel, bringing a host of accessibility and productivity enhancements to versions 24H2 and 25H2. The update, which raises the...
Microsoft Adds Anthropic’s Claude to Office 365 as US Rescinds AI Chip Export Rule
The U.S. government’s surprise decision on May 13, 2025, to scrap a major AI chip export-control framework has collided with a new congressional push to force domestic prioritization of...
Microsoft Draws a Line in the Agentic AI Sand: Copilot Studio Gets a Lite and Full Experience
Microsoft has officially split its Copilot Studio into two distinct tiers, a move that signals a deliberate shift from a one-size-fits-all agent builder toward a persona-driven platform designed to...
Office 2024 'Activated for Life' Downloads Are Dangerous Scams: The Real Difference Between Perpetual and 365 AI
Microsoft’s Office 2024 is a genuine product, but a wave of fraudulent “free download, activated for life” offers is flooding the web, luring users with promises of built-in ChatGPT—promises...
Outlook Outage Timeline: How Microsoft Restored Service After 14-Hour Exchange Online Failure
Microsoft engineers have restored the majority of degraded infrastructure after a 14-hour Outlook and Exchange Online outage that left North American users locked out of email, calendars, and...
AuditDashboard 8.0 Embeds Microsoft 365 and Copilot to Revolutionize Audit Document Review
AuditDashboard has launched Version 8.0, a platform rebuild that tightly integrates Microsoft 365 and Copilot into audit workflows, allowing accounting firms to preview Office documents in the...
Microsoft's $20B AI Deal and Windows 11 25H2 ISO Headline a Landmark Week
Microsoft has locked in a multi-year deal worth up to $19.4 billion with GPU cloud provider Nebius, marking one of the largest third-party AI infrastructure pacts in the company's history. The...
Microsoft Agrees to Unbundle Teams Globally After EU Probe, Offers $2.20/User Discount
The European Commission is poised to approve a landmark settlement with Microsoft that formally unbundles Teams from Office 365 and Microsoft 365, closing a five-year antitrust drama while reshaping...
Windows 10 End of Support: 60% of Corporate Devices Still Unready as October Deadline Hits
October 14, 2025, marks the definitive end of free security updates, feature patches, and technical support for Windows 10—but with barely months to go, up to 60% of corporate devices and 53% of...
OneNote for Windows 10 Turns Read-Only October 14, 2025 – Migrate Now or Lose Edit and Sync Capabilities
Microsoft is pulling the plug on its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) OneNote app on October 14, 2025. After that date, OneNote for Windows 10 will become read-only, cutting off all editing,...
Microsoft Sets October 6 Deadline to Block Outlook Lite Installs, Forcing 10M Users onto Heavier App
Microsoft will slam the door on new installations of its lightweight Outlook Lite Android app on October 6, 2025, a move that forces millions of users in emerging markets and on older phones toward...