Windows 11 August 2025 security update is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear for non-admin users — some apps are crashing
tomshardware - Microsoft's latest Windows update for Windows 11, Windows 10 is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear in certain cases for non-admin users.
Back to Top / Thursday, September 4, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 13832 / 2 stories in 6 months
Windows 11 25H2 Arrives This Fall With No New Features, Prioritizing Stability
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 25H2 as a minor update shipping this fall that will have no new features and will instead focus on stability after a turbulent year.The post Windows 11 25H2 Arrives This Fall With No New Features, Prioritizing Stabili…
Back to Top / Monday, September 1, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 13478 / 2 stories in 6 months
No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - For the last week or two, reports have been circulating that recent Windows 11 updates (specifically KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. Tech influencers on YouTube and TikTok were quick to jump on the reports…
Back to Top / Saturday, August 30, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 13439 / 3 stories in 6 months
Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing
Richard Lawler / theverge - The schedule of annual updates for Windows 11 that arrive in the second half of the year will hold steady for 2025, and today, Microsoft announced that the 25H2 package is available now for testing in the Release Preview Channel. So, will you see new UI f…
Back to Top / Friday, August 29, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 13411 / 2 stories in 6 months
Windows 11 update blamed for SSD failures, but Phison can't reproduce issue
techspot - SSD manufacturer Phison says it has been unable to confirm whether Windows 11 24H2's KB5063878 update is responsible for storage drives crashing during file transfers larger than 50GB. The company is the first storage vendor to publicly respond to recent …
Back to Top / Friday, August 29, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 13379 / 4 stories in 6 months
Parallels Desktop 26 Adds Support For macOS Tahoe Ahead Of Its Official Release
bgr - Parallels Desktop 26 brings support for the yet-to-be-released macOS Tahoe 26, Apple's newest software update for its Mac devices.
Back to Top / Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 13093 / 5 stories in 6 months
Windows Security Update turns smooth NDI streams into jittery messes
Richard Speed / theregister - Users told to switch protocols or delay installation while Redmond investigates Microsoft has admitted to yet another issue in the Windows 11 August 2025 Security Update: streaming apps might be disrupted by the changes.…
Back to Top / Friday, August 22, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 12907 / 2 stories in 6 months
Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs
tomshardware - Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using Windows Update" on multiple Windows versions.
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 12692 / 8 stories in 6 months
Microsoft: August security updates break Windows recovery, reset
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. [...]
Back to Top / Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 12602 / 2 stories in 6 months
The Microsoft Store loses the option to disable automatic updates
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - If you’re the sort of person who likes to be in control of what happens on your computer – as much as such a thing is possible – you may have disabled automatic updates for Microsoft Store apps. Microsoft has, without warning or any sort of announcement, …
Back to Top / Sunday, August 17, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 12486 / 2 stories in 6 months
Microsoft Sued Over Windows 10 End-of-Life, Accused of AI Market Monopoly
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - A new lawsuit accuses Microsoft of using the Windows 10 end-of-life to force hardware upgrades and illegally monopolize the generative AI market.The post Microsoft Sued Over Windows 10 End-of-Life, Accused of AI Market Monopoly appeared first on WinBuzzer.
Back to Top / Monday, August 11, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 12091 / 2 stories in 6 months
California man sues Microsoft for discontinuing Windows 10 — says company is doing this to “monopolize the generative AI market”
tomshardware - Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 by October 2025, but someone is suing the company to stop it from doing so.
Back to Top / Saturday, August 9, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 11993 / 2 stories in 6 months
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows
Tom Warren / theverge - OpenAI released a new free and open GPT model yesterday that can run on a PC, and now Microsoft is making that easy to do for Windows users. The lightweight gpt-oss-20b model is now available on Windows AI Foundry, and will be coming soon to macOS, too. Y…
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 11721 / 5 stories in 7 months
Tests Show Microsoft’s Windows Recall AI Feature Still Captures Passwords, Validating Privacy Doubts
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - New tests show Microsoft's Windows Recall still captures passwords and credit cards, validating proactive blocking by apps like Signal, Brave, and AdGuard.The post Tests Show Microsoft’s Windows Recall AI Feature Still Captures Passwords, Validating Priva…
Back to Top / Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 11620 / 2 stories in 7 months
Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors
Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Windows 11 SE was made for school laptop fleets where ChromeOS has made inroads.
Back to Top / Friday, August 1, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 11436 / 6 stories in 7 months
Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Escalates to Ransomware, Department of Homeland Security Affected
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Hackers are actively exploiting a critical SharePoint zero-day (CVE-2025-53770), hitting 400+ firms and institutions like the DHS.The post Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Escalates to Ransomware, Department of Homeland Security Affected appeared first on Wi…
Back to Top / Thursday, July 24, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 10810 / 5 stories in 7 months
Microsoft Revives Windows 7-Style PC Migration Tool for Windows 11
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft confirms a new PC-to-PC migration tool for Windows 11 and 10, reviving the spirit of Windows 7's Easy Transfer.The post Microsoft Revives Windows 7-Style PC Migration Tool for Windows 11 appeared first on WinBuzzer.
Back to Top / Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 10598 / 2 stories in 7 months
Final Fantasy XIV Is Ending Windows 10 Support, Though You'll 'Likely' Still Be Able To Play
Eric Van Allen / ign - Square Enix has announced it will end Windows 10 support for its MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV this October.
Back to Top / Friday, July 18, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 10407 / 2 stories in 7 months
Microsoft suddenly kills its movies and TV store on Xbox and Windows
Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft has suddenly shut its movies and TV store on Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. As of today you can no longer purchase new movies or TV shows from the Microsoft Store on Xbox or Windows, but you will still be able to access previously purchased cont…
Back to Top / Friday, July 18, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 10406 / 9 stories in 7 months
Microsoft Is Testing Letting Copilot AI Interact With Your Whole Desktop
Thomas Kika / cnet - The new feature for Microsoft's Copilot AI will give it greater access to the contents of your screen.
Back to Top / Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 10229 / 2 stories in 7 months