Microsoft has definitively abandoned phone-based activation for Windows and Office. Although the company still references this method in its support documentation, in practice it no longer functions. Users attempting to activate products without an...
Windows 11 continues to accrete web components virtually everywhere—from Discord and Teams to WhatsApp, Windows Search, the Start menu, and even the new agenda view in the notification center. The situation has grown so...
Microsoft has introduced a new hardware-accelerated version of its built-in BitLocker encryption in Windows 11. The feature is designed to boost performance and reduce CPU load by offloading heavy cryptographic operations to dedicated security...
Veteran developer Dave Plummer, who spent many years at Microsoft, has urged the company to slow its relentless push toward ever more intrusive artificial-intelligence features and return its focus to fundamentals. In his view,...
Microsoft has warned users of a Windows 11 malfunction: following updates released since August 2025, the lock screen may no longer display the password-login button. The feature itself still works — the icon simply...
Microsoft has released the out-of-band cumulative update KB5072753 to correct a known issue in which the November hotfix KB5068966 for Windows 11 was repeatedly reinstalled on the same systems. The flaw affected devices running...
Microsoft is introducing native Sysmon support in Windows, marking a significant shift in the security landscape. Capabilities that once required deploying a separate utility will now be integrated directly into the operating system, available...
Following the end of official support for Windows 10, an increasing number of users have been seeking ways to upgrade to Windows 11, even on devices that technically fail to meet Microsoft’s new system...
After installing the KB5067036 update for Windows 11, some users began noticing peculiar system behavior — when launching Task Manager, multiple instances of the process are created, each continuing to run in the background...
Microsoft has begun testing a new feature that enables simultaneous audio playback on two Bluetooth devices. This capability, known as Shared Audio, is integrated into Windows 11 and is based on Bluetooth LE Audio...
Microsoft has begun testing a new Windows 11 feature that prompts users to run a memory diagnostic after encountering a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The feature is designed to improve overall system stability...
Microsoft has lifted two additional safeguards that had previously prevented users from installing the Windows 11 24H2 update via the built-in Windows Update service. Such protective holds are typically imposed when a new update...
