Quotas
The latest Quotas coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 25H2 Forces OneDrive Backup, But a Secret Update Makes It Easy to Undo
Microsoft has taken a controversial step with the latest Windows 11 release, version 25H2: on a clean install, OneDrive folder backup is now silently enabled whenever you sign in with a Microsoft...
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...
Microsoft Excel’s New Copilot Function Brings AI to Cells, But Comes With a Stark Accuracy Warning
Microsoft has quietly embedded a generative AI function directly inside the Excel formula bar, enabling users to summarize text, classify feedback, or draft content with a simple =COPILOT() command....
Microsoft's New Excel =COPILOT: Powerful AI for Words, Forbidden for Numbers
If there's one sentence Microsoft wants every Excel user to remember about the new =COPILOT function, it's this: “Avoid using COPILOT for any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility.” The...
Google's Free Gemini Coding Tools Give Solo Developers a Generous Alternative to Paid Copilot — But a 2026 Deadline Lies Ahead
Google’s free, open-source developer tooling now unlocks the same Gemini 2.5 Pro model that Microsoft just added to paid GitHub Copilot tiers – and often with more generous interactive quotas and...
Microsoft Embeds Generative AI Directly into Excel Cells with New COPILOT Function
Microsoft has turned the spreadsheet itself into a prompt interface. The new COPILOT function, now rolling out to Microsoft 365 Insiders in the Beta Channel, lets users type plain-English...
Microsoft Unveils COPILOT Function: AI-Powered Natural Language Formulas Come to Excel Cells
Microsoft has embedded a COPILOT function directly into Excel’s formula engine, enabling users to turn plain-English instructions into live, reactive cell outputs. The feature, already rolling out...
Excel's New COPILOT Function Turns Natural Language Into Live, Spillable Formula Results
Microsoft has quietly rolled out one of the most significant architectural changes to Excel in decades: a native COPILOT function that lets users type plain‑English prompts directly into cell...
Microsoft's COPILOT Function Lets You Write AI Prompts Inside Excel Cells
Microsoft has embedded generative AI into the very fabric of Excel with a new COPILOT function, a move that transforms spreadsheet cells into natural-language prompt boxes. Starting this week,...
Microsoft Launches Native COPILOT Function for Excel, Embedding Generative AI in the Grid
Microsoft has quietly slipped one of its most consequential AI experiments into the very cells of its billion-user spreadsheet program. The new =COPILOT() function, now rolling out to Microsoft 365...
Microsoft’s COPILOT Formula: AI That Spills, Recalculates, and Lives Inside Your Excel Cells
Microsoft has fundamentally re-engineered how generative AI operates inside Excel by turning Copilot into a native spreadsheet function that recalculates live like any other formula. The new COPILOT...
Microsoft embeds Copilot into Excel's grid with new COPILOT function: quotas, governance, and practical tips
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a game-changing addition to Excel: a first-class function named COPILOT that lets users call generative AI from within spreadsheet cells. The function, which debuted...