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Windows 11 Quietly Tests Handoff-Style Android-to-PC Resume—Starting with Spotify
Microsoft just took a page from Apple’s playbook, and then tried to erase it. During its Build 2025 developer conference, the company demoed a new Cross-Device Resume feature that mirrors Apple’s...
Microsoft Tests Semantic AI Search in Windows 11 Copilot—No Exact File Names Needed
Microsoft has started rolling out a preview update to the Copilot app on Windows 11 that enables semantic file and image search, allowing users to find documents and photos by describing them in...
OneNote for Windows 10 Read-Only in October, Sync Slows in June: Act Now
Microsoft will lock millions of OneNote for Windows 10 notebooks into a view-only state on October 14, 2025. In an unusual move, the company will start degrading sync performance for the legacy app...
Windows 11 Copilot Reborn: Semantic Search, Real-Time Vision Sessions Arrive for Insiders
Microsoft is shipping a radically reimagined Copilot app to Windows Insiders this week, replacing the old floating chat box with a full productivity dashboard that pulls in your recent work, launches...
Forget Filenames: Copilot's New Semantic Search Finds Files by Meaning on AI PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant update to its Copilot app for Windows Insiders, introducing semantic file search that understands natural language queries and a redesigned home screen...
Microsoft's Copilot App Now Understands 'Chicken Tostada Recipe' — Semantic Search Hits Windows Insiders
Microsoft began rolling out a significant update to the Copilot app in Windows 11 on August 20, 2025, introducing semantic file search and a redesigned home surface to Windows Insiders with Copilot+...
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....
Windows Telemetry Under the Microscope: 10 Critical Privacy Tweaks You Must Apply
Windows ships with sensible defaults—and a surprising number of questionable ones. A recent MakeUseOf roundup of “10 Windows settings I never leave on default” offers a practical checklist for...
Microsoft's Copilot+ Insiders Gain Semantic Search and AI-Driven Homepage
Microsoft has started pushing a major update to its Copilot app on Windows, delivering conversational file search and a redesigned homepage to Insiders running Copilot+ PCs. The rollout, which began...
Microsoft Store Removes App Update Off Switch, Imposes Pause-Only Model
Microsoft has quietly stripped away a decade-old user control in the Microsoft Store, eliminating the permanent toggle for automatic app updates and replacing it with a mandatory pause system that...
Xbox PC App Insider Preview Unlocks Local Game Installs on Arm Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has pushed a long-awaited update to the Xbox PC app for Windows Insiders, finally allowing Arm-based Windows 11 devices to download and run PC games locally rather than being tethered...
Microsoft Store Removes Indefinite App Update Off Switch, Replaces It with Forced 1–5 Week Pauses
Microsoft has started rolling out a significant change to its Microsoft Store client on Windows 10 and Windows 11 that removes the ability to permanently disable automatic app updates. Instead, users...