Windows 11’s annoying post-installation prompts are being simplified
It’s small but welcome news, especially for those who regularly reset Windows 11…
Your Favorite MS Office Apps Are Now a One-Time Purchase
Get a license to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more — no subscription needed…
A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app
And Microsoft’s adding your phone app notifications to the Start Menu…
Microsoft is shutting down one of its most popular free mobile apps
The highly-rated Microsoft Lens app will stop working altogether in December of this year…
Starlink Nabs Federal Broadband Funds, But Fiber Is Still the Big Winner
Despite an overhaul to the BEAD program, Virginia will use most of its funds for fiber installations, not satellite. In the coming week, we’ll find out if other states follow suit…
T-Mobile Just Made Its Home Internet Plans Better Without Raising Prices T-Mobile Just Made Its Home Internet Plans Better Without Raising Prices
Now, new users on the Amplified Home Internet tier can enjoy round‑the‑clock tech help…
Windows 10’s escape hatch widens again, but with another catch
But it’s not as easy as it once was: to sign up, you’ll have to ditch your local account…
Microsoft Copilot is now powered by GPT-5 too, mostly
Expect to see GPT-5 in Microsoft’s other developer products, too…
Here’s how I stop spam emails from ever reaching my inbox
Give your inbox a break from unwelcome clutter!…
Network scans find Linux is growing on business desktops, laptops
Security hardening and DevOps activities the tipping point…
Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
Why AI-based voice cloning is the next frontier social-engineering attacks…
First look: Windows 11 Quick Machine Recovery
QMR is Microsoft’s emerging tool to resurrect Windows after updates break bad. Here’s what it does and how to take it for a test drive…