Imagine a chatbot using your PC for you. That’s one of many visions Microsoft showed off at its developer-focused Build 2025 conference on Monday. And the vision, it would seem, is already almost here. Microsoft’s concept revolves around the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which was created by Anthropic (the company behindContinue Reading
The monthly security update for May addressed numerous “critical” and “high risk” security vulnerabilities across Microsoft products and services. Yesterday was Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft provided security updates that addressed 77 new vulnerabilities, with five security vulnerabilities in Windows already being exploited in the wild, and several others in WindowsContinue Reading
Windows 10 users have a little more room to breathe, following a rare end-of-support U-turn by Microsoft. Just not the one they’ve been hoping for. The death of Windows 10 has been signaled for years. Come October 14, 2025, the current, most-popular version of Windows will be no more — at leastContinue Reading
The Windows 11 Start menu is getting a more customizable layout with a collapsible Phone Link panel Microsoft has officially announced its new Start menu experience for Windows 11, which features a new, more customizable layout and deeper integration with Windows Phone Link. The new Start menu first leaked last month, revealingContinue Reading
A couple of months ago, Microsoft announced a new “native” Copilot app for Windows. However, the excitement quickly faded when users discovered that the program was still a web app. Now, Microsoft is finally addressing the complaints with a truly native XAML Copilot app for Windows 11. Also, the latest updateContinue Reading
Microsoft recently increased the price of the Microsoft 365 subscription, justifying the change by adding more AI experiences to the service. Of course, that upset quite a few users, so Microsoft is now making a move in the opposite direction by letting Windows customers use Office apps for free. Users noticedContinue Reading
Windows 11’s KB5051987 update causes problems for File Explorer At a pivotal moment in time when Microsoft should be winning the hearts and minds of desktop PC users by presenting a stable and reliable platform in Windows 11, the latest 24H2 update (KB5051987) has caused some users to face several major issues, includingContinue Reading
The Microsoft Patch Tuesday machine hummed loudly this month with urgent fixes for a pair of already-exploited Windows zero-days. The Microsoft Patch Tuesday machine hummed loudly this month with the rollout of urgent fixes for a pair of already-exploited zero-days in its flagship Windows platform. Redmond’s security response team patchedContinue Reading
Microsoft’s December 2024 Patch Tuesday updates addressed 72 vulnerabilities. 72 vulnerabilities fixed in the December 2024 Patch Tuesday updates In December, Microsoft fixed a total of 72 vulnerabilities, 16 of which were deemed “Critical.” Additionally, there are 54 security flaws rated as “Important” and one is rated “Moderate” in termsContinue Reading
Driver updaters are third-party tools specifically designed to manage all of Windows’ driver needs. This includes regularly scanning for and identifying outdated drivers and automatically updating them. However, Windows 11 is a modern operating system that generally handles system maintenance, including driver updates, by itself. This raises a question forContinue Reading