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A viral post on X claims that Windows keeps a thumbnail of every photo you’ve ever deleted, stored secretly in a file called thumbcache_256.db. It sounds scary for a desktop…

Microsoft has a new idea that might give you a reason to choose New Outlook over Outlook Classic: automatic spell check before you hit Send. Outlook already has spell check…

Microsoft has appointed James Collins as Global Government Lead within its new Frontier Company, giving him responsibility for the government focus of Frontier Industry Advisory’s Government, Defense & Intelligence team….

After Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan explained how he uses AI agents to help him with research and homework, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has also provided details about the role the…

My first-ever Windows experience was Windows XP. So, like most people who grew up using it, Windows XP is still my favorite Windows operating system to date. I might just…

Summary Outlook will prompt a pre-send spell check to catch awkward typos before emails go out. Feature blocks sending and lets you review fixes if it spots questionable spelling. Targeted…

Windows 11 26H2’s public rollout could begin any day, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it rolls out during the week of September 28 or the following week (early October)….

Discord is working on a new Game Mode that automatically turns down animations and visual effects when it detects you’re playing a game. The idea is to free up CPU…

If getting roasted on social media was a sport event, Microsoft might have had several World Cups by now. When CEO Satya Nadella announced the biggest update to Copilot, going…

Constellation Energy (CEG) moved back into the spotlight after signing a long term power contract with Microsoft, a deal connected to the relaunch of the Three Mile Island nuclear facility…

Microsoft is preparing to expand security controls in Microsoft Teams by allowing administrators to decide which file extensions should be blocked from chats and channels, giving organisations more control over…

Internet Explorer’s last foothold on modern Windows now has an expiration date. Microsoft is reminding IT administrators that Internet Explorer mode in its Edge browser, the only remaining way to…

This license gives you lifetime access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, and Access on a single Windows PC. This version of Office is missing some of the bonuses…

A Google researcher who spent four years as a reverse engineer at Microsoft has reopened one of computing’s oldest arguments, and she thinks Linux is on the losing side. Laurie…

At this year’s annual Snapdragon Summit, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Microsoft Surface CVP Brett Ostrum about all things Surface and Windows. One question I…

Let’s face it: inertia is often the most common yet most dangerous adversary when it comes to acquiring new technology, especially in cybersecurity.

Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading class action law firm, is investigating Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) regarding its recent potential mass layoff in Redmond, Washington. The WARN Act is a federal law…

by Todd Bishop on Sep 25, 2026 at 7:14 amSeptember 25, 2026 at 7:14 am Dave Citron. (Photo courtesy Niantic Spatial) — Niantic Spatial hired Dave Citron as chief product…

Executives at Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google countered criticism of the rapid expansion of data centres at this week’s climate meetings in New York. They sought to ease the…

Microsoft merged two Copilot apps into one. Its X accounts are still catching up. Microsoft is combining Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot into one app, and with that, they’re merging…

Excel just had a bad week after Microsoft accidentally broke copy and paste in several versions, but there’s a new update rolling out in preview, and it adds a useful…

A few hours after we wrote about Microsoft merging the Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot identities, CEO Satya Nadella revealed what Redmond wants this unified Copilot to become. The company…

Flagship laptops often pack high-end specs and maximize the wow factor. But Dell decided to take a different approach with the XPS 13 this year. Rather than shove every premium…

I’ve been a Manchester United fan for as long as I can remember (going on 37 years now), coming from a family of Manchester United fans. Watching games with my…

WASHINGTON (WBFF) — For decades, Quincy, Washington, was known for exporting sweet corn and potatoes. Now, the small town’s biggest export is computing power, a shift residents and local leaders…

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks onstage at Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco. (Photo by Dan DeLong for Microsoft) Microsoft is moving its communications function out of its…

But now, just over a year since these Companions were first announced, Microsoft has decided to discontinue them. It’s unclear why they’re being discontinued—Microsoft offers no explanation. According to this…

Ravie LakshmananSep 24, 2026Cloud Security / Identity Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active TeamFiltration campaign codenamed UNK_CondorFiltration that has targeted over 5,700 accounts across 28 Microsoft 365…

Windows 11 received its September update on the 8th of this month, and within days Microsoft had acknowledged or investigated problems involving Remote Desktop, USB audio, Linux and WSL-based apps…