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Windows 11 23H2 KB5065790 Update Resolves SIM PIN Freeze, RDP Crashes, and SMBv1 Connectivity
Microsoft has released an optional preview update for Windows 11 version 23H2 that targets a set of high-impact reliability bugs, including a sign-in freeze when using a SIM PIN, abrupt shutdowns...
Your iPhone Copilot App Will Stop Editing Office Docs on September 15 – Here’s What You Must Do
Microsoft will disable all editing capabilities for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files inside its Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone on September 15, 2025, forcing users to switch to the standalone...
Raycast's Windows Beta Transforms the Clipboard and Emoji Picker from Afterthoughts into Superpowers
Raycast, the beloved macOS productivity launcher, has opened a private beta for Windows, and its first two big features — a revamped emoji picker and a smarter clipboard history — already fix the...
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...
Microsoft Unveils Azure Service Groups Preview: Cross-Subscription Observability Without Governance Overhead
Microsoft has rolled out Azure Service Groups in public preview, introducing a tenant-level abstraction that lets organizations create flexible, cross-subscription groupings of resources for...
Microsoft's New Quota Blade Kills Azure App Service 'Quota of 0' Errors with Self-Service
Azure engineers who have grown accustomed to deployment failures with the cryptic "quota of 0 instances for your subscription" error now have a new weapon: a self-service quota management blade that...
KB5064081 Brings AI-Powered Recall Upgrade and Task Manager Fix to Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft shipped an optional preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 on August 29, 2025—KB5064081—bumping eligible PCs to OS Build 26100.5074 and laying the groundwork for a wave of AI...
KB5064081 Fix Ends Windows 11 CertEnroll Event ID 57 Bombardment
Microsoft has shipped a targeted fix in the August 29, 2025 optional preview update KB5064081, silencing the persistent but harmless Event ID 57 entries that have been flooding Windows 11 Event...
KB5064081 Preview Refreshes Windows 11 with Sane CPU Metrics, AI Recall Page, and File Explorer Smarts
Microsoft’s optional KB5064081 preview update for Windows 11 24H2 drops a long-overdue fix that finally makes Task Manager’s CPU readings match reality, while simultaneously rolling out...
Windows 11 24H2 KB5064081 Preview: AI Enters File Explorer, PowerShell 2.0 Exits
Microsoft has released KB5064081, an optional preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2, pushing out build 26100.5074 on August 29, 2025. The package bundles an updated servicing stack with...
Microsoft's Azure MCP server now works in Visual Studio via Copilot Agent Mode preview
Microsoft just turned Visual Studio 2022 into a command center for Azure, rolling out a public preview of the GitHub Copilot for Azure extension that lets developers query resources, pull logs, run...
Microsoft Releases Agentless VMware-to-Hyper-V Migration Tool in Windows Admin Center Preview
Microsoft has shipped a public preview of a native VM Conversion extension for Windows Admin Center, taking aim at one of the most stubborn challenges in datacenter operations: moving virtual...