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Windows 11’s Speed Test Shortcut Opens Bing: What It Means and How to Use It
A new “Perform speed test” option has appeared in recent Windows 11 Insider builds, tucked into the taskbar network flyout and right-click menu. Tap it, and instead of a native diagnostic, your...
Windows 10 Is Now the World's Most-Used Desktop OS: What That Means for You
In December 2018, Microsoft’s Windows 10 finally overtook Windows 7 in global market share, according to fresh data from analytics firm Net Applications. Windows 10 captured 39.22% of desktop...
Google's Alt+Space Overlay Brings Lens, AI Search to Windows. Here's How It Works and What to Watch For.
What’s New Google has released an experimental Windows app that places a compact, floating search bar at your fingertips. The tool, hosted in Google’s Search Labs, can be summoned anytime by...
SURF Downgrades but Doesn't Resolve Two High-Risk Privacy Gaps in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Two of the four high privacy risks flagged in Microsoft 365 Copilot’s initial Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) remain only partially addressed, the Dutch education and research network SURF...
Microsoft to Automatically Install Copilot App on All Windows 365 PCs in October, EEA Excluded
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices running the M365 desktop apps starting early October 2025, a move that thrusts the company’s AI...
Inside Westpac’s Copilot Studio Rollout: From Scam Detection to Enterprise AI Governance
Westpac has deployed Microsoft Copilot Studio across its organisation, enabling cross-functional teams to build and scale generative AI agents that tackle real-world banking challenges—from...
Microsoft Adds Task View to Xbox Controller Long-Press in Windows 11 Insider Builds
Microsoft has quietly begun remapping the Xbox controller’s central Guide button in recent Windows 11 Insider builds, introducing a three-tier input system that signals a major shift toward...
How Windows 11 24H2’s Focus Throttling Sabotages Performance, Making Windows 10 Feel Faster
A programmer’s meticulous investigation has confirmed what many Windows 11 users have long suspected: aggressive background throttling tied to window focus is a key reason Windows 10 still feels...
Microsoft's Access Review Agent Goes Live in Preview, Embedding AI Governance into Teams
Microsoft has shipped a public preview of its Access Review Agent, an AI-powered tool that aims to unclog one of the most tedious drains on identity teams: the manual access recertification process....
Silent Copilot Push: Microsoft’s 365 AI App Auto-Installs on Windows, But You Can Block It
Microsoft plans to quietly push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto Windows devices starting in the fall of 2025—a move that will affect millions of business and consumer machines, but one that...
UK Government Developers Save an Hour a Day Using AI Coding Tools, But Remediation and Security Costs Cloud the Future
Nearly 2,000 public-sector engineers saved almost an hour per working day during a three-month trial of AI coding assistants across 50 UK government departments, but the data reveals a stark gap...
New Era’s Copilot Adoption Playbook: Turning AI Disillusionment into Measurable ROI
Microsoft 365 Copilot arrived with a premium $30 per-user-per-month price tag and promises to revolutionize knowledge work, but for many enterprises, the road from pilot to productivity has been...