Productivity
The latest Productivity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Lenovo Shows Off Laptop with Rotating Portrait Display and a Face-Tracking Smart Stand
Lenovo has chosen IFA 2025 to reveal two concept devices that challenge conventional laptop design: the ThinkBook VertiFlex, a laptop with a 14-inch display that physically rotates 90 degrees into...
Microsoft Copilot Arrives in Firefox Nightly as Mozilla Expands AI and Productivity Tools
The latest Firefox Nightly builds have quietly integrated Microsoft Copilot as a chatbot provider inside the browser's sidebar, marking a significant expansion of Mozilla's AI ambitions. Alongside...
PowerToys 0.94 Ships With Hotkey Conflict Detection, Settings Search, and 8 Must-Have Utilities
Microsoft PowerToys version 0.94 landed with two sorely needed features: a hotkey conflict detection system and a settings search bar. The update, which also quietly removed the Video Conference Mute...
Right-Click to Summarize: Microsoft 365 Copilot Lands in File Explorer and OneDrive on Windows
Microsoft’s generative AI assistant is now a right-click away in Windows File Explorer. Microsoft 365 subscribers can invoke Copilot actions—summarize, compare, ask questions—directly from the...
Satya Nadella Reveals 5 Copilot Prompts That Turn AI Into an Executive Chief of Staff
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently peeled back the curtain on a set of five specific prompts he uses inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, offering a rare, practical blueprint for how next-generation AI...
Copilot's Mixed UK Trial: 72% User Satisfaction, Yet No Measurable Productivity Boost
The UK Department for Business and Trade’s three-month trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot has delivered a stark message for AI boosters: even when users love the tool, measurable productivity gains...
Microsoft Copilot Lands in Firefox Nightly: Full AI Sidebar with GPT-5 Smart Mode Sparks Privacy Debate
Mozilla has delivered a jolt to the browser AI race by quietly integrating Microsoft Copilot into Firefox Nightly’s built-in sidebar. The move, spotted in the latest experimental builds, brings the...
Satya Nadella’s 5 Copilot Prompts Bring GPT-5 Reasoning to Microsoft 365 Workflows
Satya Nadella has effectively published a leadership playbook without writing a single management book. By sharing the five prompts he personally uses inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, the Microsoft CEO...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Lands in Viva Engage with AI Summaries, New Governance Demands
Microsoft has made its context-aware generative AI assistant generally available in Viva Engage, embedding Microsoft 365 Copilot directly into the enterprise social network once known as Yammer. The...
From Gut Feel to Probability Scores: How Satya Nadella’s Copilot Prompts Are Reshaping Executive Decision-Making
Satya Nadella did something remarkable in late August: he shared his personal AI toolkit. In a brief thread, the Microsoft CEO posted five specific prompts he feeds into Microsoft 365 Copilot, each...
Files v4.0: The Open-Source App That Transforms Windows 11 File Management
Files, the open-source alternative to Windows 11’s native File Explorer, has reached version 4.0—a release that doesn’t just add features but fundamentally rethinks how power users interact...
Satya Nadella’s 5 Copilot Prompts: The Executive AI Toolkit Windows & M365 Admins Must Govern
On September 3, 2025, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella went public with the exact five prompts he feeds Copilot daily to run his executive life — and in doing so handed IT departments a crisp, practical...