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Windows 11's May Preview Gives Copilot a Custom Shortcut and Drag-and-Drop File Sharing
Microsoft dropped its latest non-security preview update for Windows 11 on May 27, 2025, and it packs a handful of smart refinements that point to where the OS is headed. Labeled KB5058502, the...
Windows 11 KB5058502 Preview Delivers AI Recall, Semantic Search, and Mobile Sidebar
Microsoft dropped the KB5058502 optional preview update for Windows 11 on May 27, 2025, pushing builds 22621.5413 and 22631.5413 to the Release Preview Channel. The update bundles some of the most...
Windows 11 Gets File Sharing Directly from Taskbar and Customizable Lock Screen Widgets in New Preview Update
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview update introduces a subtle but powerful productivity enhancement: you can now share files directly from taskbar jump lists without ever opening the associated...
KB5059774 Safe OS Update Hardens Windows 11 Recovery, No Restart Needed
Microsoft pushed out a silent but significant update to the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) on May 27, 2025, with the release of KB5059774, a Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11 versions 22H2...
Microsoft's KB5059774 Update Invisibly Reinforces Windows 11 Recovery for 22H2 and 23H2
Microsoft dropped a nearly invisible but critical update for Windows 11 on May 27, 2025. KB5059774, classified as a Safe OS Dynamic Update, silently rolls out to systems running Windows 11 versions...
Windows 11 KB5058502 Preview Introduces Recall, Click to Do, and AI-Powered Semantic Search
Microsoft has delivered the optional KB5058502 preview update for Windows 11 version 23H2, packing a punch with long-awaited features like Recall, Click to Do, and a smarter Windows Search that...
KB5059774: How Microsoft’s Silent Update Shields Windows 11 Upgrades from Catastrophic Failure
Microsoft has released KB5059774, a Safe OS Dynamic Update that works behind the scenes to prevent Windows 11 upgrade disasters before they happen. Rolled out on May 27, 2025, for versions 22H2 and...
Notepad Just Became an AI Powerhouse. The Catch? You’ll Need AI Credits.
Microsoft is rolling out a generative AI writing feature called ‘Write’ to Windows Notepad, turning the famously bare-bones text editor into a cloud-connected composition tool—but the new...
Windows 11 KB5058411 Finally Harmonizes Task Manager's CPU Readings
The latest Windows 11 24H2 update, KB5058411, quietly rewires how Task Manager reports CPU usage—and it ends a decades-old inconsistency that has frustrated everyone from casual users to IT...
Microsoft Notepad's AI 'Write' Feature Arrives for Windows 11, But Only on Copilot Plus PCs
Microsoft's decades-old Notepad application is getting its most significant update yet: a generative AI feature called Write that can draft, rewrite, and refine text on command. The catch? It's only...
Microsoft Fixes Task Manager's CPU Reporting With Industry-Standard Formula
For over a decade, Windows Task Manager has baffled even seasoned IT professionals with its erratic CPU usage readings. A process seemingly pegging a single core at full tilt could display as 100%...
Microsoft Patches Five Actively Exploited Zero-Days in May 2025 Update
Microsoft's May 2025 Patch Tuesday landed with unprecedented force, delivering fixes for 77 vulnerabilities—19 of them rated critical or important—and five zero-days that attackers were actively...