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.…
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ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X to launch in Canada in October
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Asus and Microsoft have confirmed that their ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handheld gaming PCs will launch worldwide, including in Canada, on October 16. The announcement came out of Gamescom in Germany, where the companies are showcasing the devices to the pu…
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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.
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Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 Announced, Coming Next Year To PC
Eddie Makuch / gamespot - The next entry in the Warhammer 40K series was announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live today, with Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War IV getting unveiled and set for a 2026 released on PC.German developer King Art Games s producing Dawn of War IV, and it will be…
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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. [...]
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Microsoft adds a COPILOT function to Excel
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - We have already seen Microsoft bringing Copilot to Excel. The company only recently added the AI assistant to its spreadsheet as a way to explain formulae to help users better understand them. Now Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Excel in more ways – argu…
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Geoff Keighley Teases Silksong Ahead Of The Last Big Gaming Showcase Of The Summer
Ethan Gach / kotaku - Gamescom Opening Night Live promises everything from Ninja Gaiden 4to Fallout season 2The post Geoff Keighley Teases Silksong Ahead Of The Last Big Gaming Showcase Of The Summer appeared first on Kotaku.
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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, …
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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.
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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Steps Down, Platform to Join Microsoft’s CoreAI Division
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, who led the AI push with GitHub Copilot and Spark, is stepping down. The platform will now be integrated into Microsoft's CoreAI division.The post GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Steps Down, Platform to Join Microsoft’s CoreAI Division …
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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.
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Microsoft to retire popular Lens app, fold scanning into Copilot
techspot - Originally known as Office Lens, the free app quickly gained traction as a way to convert documents, notes, and whiteboard sketches into digital formats using your phone's camera. Over time, Microsoft expanded its capabilities, enabling users to create PD…
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Microsoft Lens App for iOS, Android to Shut Down Next Month
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Microsoft has today confirmed that it will retire the Microsoft Lens mobile app for both iOS and Android, starting in mid‑September 2025.The post Microsoft Lens App for iOS, Android to Shut Down Next Month first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband
Anna Washenko / engadget - The upheaval continues for gaming at Microsoft. The latest victim appears to be Contraband, a planned release from Avalanche Studios with Xbox Game Studios as publisher. The co-op open-world game from the studio behind the entertaining Just Cause series w…
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Microsoft warns of serious vulnerability in hybrid Exchange deployments
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Microsoft has issued a warning about a high-severity vulnerability in hybrid Microsoft Exchange Server deployments. Tracked as CVE-2025-53786, the vulnerability could allow for privilege escalation by cyber threat actors with administrative access to an o…
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Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Will Soon Let You Tour Jurassic World
Cameron Koch / gamespot - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will add the islands of Jurassic World very soon, perfect for those who want to view dinosaurs from a safe distance where nothing could possibly go wrong.The Jurassic World: Archipelago DLC will add the Muertes Archipelago …
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Microsoft unveils Project Ire, an AI system that automatically detects malware
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Microsoft has unveiled Project Ire, an AI system designed to automatically analyze software files and determine whether they contain malware.The article Microsoft unveils Project Ire, an AI system that automatically detects malware appeared first on THE D…
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Microsoft’s ‘Agentic Web’ Ambition Hit by Embarrassing Security Flaw
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - A critical security flaw in Microsoft's new NLWeb protocol raises questions about its 'agentic web' strategy, despite a quick patch from the company.The post Microsoft’s ‘Agentic Web’ Ambition Hit by Embarrassing Security Flaw appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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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…
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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…
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