Facebook Messenger is about to stop working on these platforms
John Kanellakos / pocket-lint - Meta is deprecating its dedicated Facebook Messenger apps for PC and Mac in favor of a unified web-based alternative - full support ends in December.
Back to Top / Monday, October 20, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 15247 / 2 stories in 4 months
Microsoft: October updates break USB input in Windows Recovery
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft has confirmed that this month's security updates disable USB mice and keyboards in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), making it unusable. [...]
Back to Top / Monday, October 20, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 15236 / 3 stories in 4 months
Microsoft Overhauls Windows 11, Turning Every PC into an ‘AI PC’ with Advanced Copilot
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a new "Hey, Copilot" wake word, global Copilot Vision, and experimental Copilot Actions to create an "AI PC."The post Microsoft Overhauls Windows 11, Turning Every PC into an ‘AI PC’ with Advanced Copilot appeared fir…
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Back to Top / Thursday, October 16, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15165 / 19 stories in 4 months
Microsoft's October Windows 11 update adds AI shortcuts, tighter security, and a more unified Settings app
techspot - Microsoft began rolling out its October 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 today, bringing a broad mix of new features and routine security fixes. The update applies to both the 24H2 and 25H2 releases, which share the same system architecture, and i…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 15121 / 7 stories in 4 months
The Morning After: It’s the end for Windows 10
Daniel Cooper / engadget - After more than a decade of service, Microsoft is declaring the end of Windows 10’s usable life. If your machine still uses it, rest assured it’ll continue to work, but you won’t see any more software and security updates. If your machine is compatible, y…
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Back to Top / Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 15109 / 22 stories in 4 months
End of Windows 10 support is the perfect time for the Windows 11 installer to fail
Richard Speed / theregister - Microsoft admits its media creation tool 'might not work as expected' Microsoft has broken its own Windows 11 media creation tool just as millions of users face a deadline to abandon Windows 10 — and with less than 24 hours until support officially ends.…
Back to Top / Monday, October 13, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 15089 / 6 stories in 4 months
Microsoft clamping down on Windows 11 local account setup — latest Insider build removes 'local-only commands,' skipping Microsoft account sign-in will crash setup process
tomshardware - Microsoft is patching "known mechanisms" used to complete a fresh Windows 11 install without signing into a Microsoft account. It's now even more difficult to use a local account in the OOBE, but the change is limited to a test build for now.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15000 / 13 stories in 4 months
Microsoft starts the official rollout of Windows 11 25H2
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - We have known that the day was coming, and now it has arrived. Smack in the middle of H2, Microsoft has finally made Windows 11 25H2 available – for what it is worth. While preview builds of Windows 11 25H2 have been available to Windows Insiders for a wh…
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14944 / 3 stories in 5 months
Windows 11 2025 Update (25H2) is now available, Here's what's new
Mayank Parmar / bleepingcomputer - Today, Microsoft announced the release of Windows 11 25H2, also known as Windows 11 2025 Update. [...]
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 14921 / 5 stories in 5 months
Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Security Updates Free in Europe, Bowing to Regulatory Pressure
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft reverses its Windows 10 End-of-Life policy, offering a free, unconditional year of Extended Security Updates (ESU) in the EEA after pressure from consumer groups.The post Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Security Updates Free in Europe, Bowing to Regu…
Back to Top / Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14855 / 7 stories in 5 months
Microsoft says recent updates cause DRM video playback issues
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft has confirmed a known issue that prevents some apps from playing Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected video content or displaying and recording live TV. [...]
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 14789 / 3 stories in 5 months
Zorin OS 18 Beta is Now Available
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Zorin announced that a public beta of Zorin OS 18 is now available for those that want a peek at the next version of this user friendly Linux distribution.The post Zorin OS 18 Beta is Now Available appeared first on Thurrott.com.
Back to Top / Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 14756 / 2 stories in 5 months
Microsoft’s Xbox Copilot arrives on Windows 11 PCs worldwide
Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft only started testing its new Gaming Copilot in the Windows Game Bar last month, and it’s now starting to roll out to all Windows 11 users today. While the initial preview was limited to certain markets, Microsoft says today’s release has “region…
Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14701 / 3 stories in 5 months
Valve to drop Steam support for 32-bit Windows versions next year — says it's no longer compatible with core client features, only 0.01% of players actually used it
tomshardware - Steam will stop supporting 32-bit versions of Windows from next year. Valve says the libraries and drivers needed for core client features are no longer compatible with 32-bit architecture, and therefore need to be left behind. Upgrade to Windows 10 64-bi…
Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 14697 / 3 stories in 5 months
Google rolls out new Windows desktop app with Spotlight-like search tool
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The app will allow people to use an Alt + Space shortcut to instantly search for information from their computer files, installed apps, Google Drive files, and the web.
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2:23 pm / permalink 14593 / 5 stories in 5 months
Dirac audio glitch finally silenced in Windows 11 24H2
Richard Speed / theregister - Microsoft removes safeguard hold thanks to updated drivers Microsoft has resolved a Windows 11 24H2 problem with devices using Dirac audio as the 25H2 update waits in the wings.…
Back to Top / Monday, September 15, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 14546 / 3 stories in 5 months
Microsoft adds Bing's internet speed test to Windows 11 preview
techspot - The speed test feature – or should it be called a shortcut? – was spotted in the latest Windows Insider Preview builds by phantomofearth on X.Read Entire Article
Back to Top / Monday, September 15, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 14538 / 2 stories in 5 months
Nano11 cuts Windows 11 down to size, grabbing just 2.8 GB of disk space
Richard Speed / theregister - Slicing Windows 11 to the bone while Microsoft piles on the features How low can Windows 11 go? Storage-wise, it can take up less than 3 GB, as demonstrated by some impressive engineering from the same individual behind the Nano11 "diet" build.…
Back to Top / Thursday, September 11, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 14367 / 3 stories in 5 months
Microsoft waives fees for Windows devs publishing to Microsoft Store
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft announced that, starting today, individual Windows developers will no longer have to pay for publishing their applications on the Microsoft Store. [...]
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14307 / 4 stories in 5 months
Microsoft testing new AI features in Windows 11 File Explorer
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and documents without needing to open the files. [...]
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 14122 / 3 stories in 5 months