“Not on Xbox Game Pass This Year”: I can’t believe Activision now has to spell it out for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Windows
It was no secret that this year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 wasn’t heading to Game Pass. It’s a large part of the reason Microsoft was able to cut…
Read moreMicrosoft warns Authenticator now blocks rooted Android and jailbroken iOS, verify if you’re affected | Windows
Microsoft previously told Windows Latest that it added jailbreak or root detection (iOS/Android) for work or school accounts in Microsoft Authenticator. At that time, Microsoft did not clarify who is…
Read moreSmall and medium businesses aren’t waiting for an AI invitation—they’re already leading | Windows
Summary In the days following the United Nations Micro-, Small, and Medium Enterprises (UNMSME) Day, we take a closer look at what the data shows, and why it matters for…
Read moreMicrosoft reveals why Windows 11 keeps saying a file is in use after you close the app, plus the fix | Windows
Microsoft explains why File In Use error occurs even after the application is closed If you are an avid Windows user, there might’ve been times when you tried to delete…
Read moreEPC Group Launches Microsoft 365 Copilot Rescue Engagement for Stalled Enterprise Rollouts | Windows
Microsoft Copilot Audit and Microsoft 365 Tenant Audit EPC Group AI and Copilot Consulting EPC Group AI Consulting Services Leading North America AI Consulting and AI Governance Practice Virtual Chief…
Read moreInvestor Announcement: Microsoft Investors are Notified to | Windows
NEW YORK, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)…
Read moreXbox’s reported layoffs may now be impacting companies it doesn’t even own | Windows
Insert joke here about how Microsoft’s layoffs are reportedly so big, they’re impacting companies that aren’t even part of Microsoft. Oh wait, that actually might be what’s happening. According to…
Read more“A distorted market crippled by the behavior of DRAM oligopolists”: A new lawsuit is going after RAM makers for their alleged price and supply fixing | Windows
The PC market is in shambles these days, and it’s so bad that you don’t have to be an enthusiast builder to feel the effects of RAM and storage shortages….
Read moreGrand Theft Auto VI price confirmed at $79.99, with a feature-locking “Ultimate Edition” at $99.99 — and the physical edition is just a code in a box | Windows
The price of entry to Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) has finally been revealed, and it’s not as much as everyone was expecting, but there are a few caveats….
Read moreIt’s time you tried American Truck Simulator (or Euro Truck Simulator 2), and I’m not kidding — they’re better than you think | Windows
Sim games are getting more mainstream, and I’m happy to see it. Euro Truck Simulator 2 is one of the most (surprisingly) addictive games I’ve played in recent memory, and…
Read moreOEMs reveal Windows 11 Secure Boot fix after deadline passes, here’s how to update your PC | Windows
HP, Dell, ASUS, and Lenovo have published dedicated Secure Boot 2023 certificate update guides for their devices. With Microsoft’s 2011 Secure Boot certificates now expired or expiring in stages, every…
Read moreMicrosoft Power Platform Narrows the Access Gap for ERP Agents | Windows
AI agents do not just need access to ERP data. They need limits on what they can do with it, and Microsoft’s latest Power Platform updates push that governance question…
Read moreMicrosoft reveals Windows 11 taskbar feature that Windows 10 never had, two ways to shrink in testing | Windows
Microsoft’s efforts to bring back Windows 10 features might actually end up making Windows 11 a far better OS than its predecessor. While Windows 11’s taskbar still isn’t as good…
Read moreMicrosoft Edge Just Called Itself The “Best Freakin’ Browser” To Run On An Apple Mac, And There Might Be Some Merit To This Braggadocio | Windows
We are, by now, accustomed to being dismissive about Microsoft’s browsers, especially after years of mockery that the Internet Explorer garnered for operating at a glacial pace. Well, it so…
Read moreMicrosoft called Linux a cancer, now ships its own free distro that’s nothing like Ubuntu or Fedora | Windows
Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft’s own Linux distribution, built for cloud servers and containers on Azure. Twenty-five years ago, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, called “Linux a cancer that attaches itself…
Read moreWindows 11’s Low latency performance boost rolls out to more PCs, making Start menu, Notifications load faster | Windows
Microsoft told me that it’s rolling out Windows 11’s Low Latency Profile (LLP) to more PCs with the June 2026 optional update (KB5095093). But that doesn’t mean it’ll show up…
Read moreToday Is the Last Day To Get Windows 11 Pro for Only $10 | Windows
TL;DR: Get a lifetime Windows 11 Pro license for just $9.97 today during Deal Days and unlock BitLocker, Hyper-V, Windows Sandbox, Copilot. As part of Deal Days—StackSocial’s answer to Prime…
Read moreExcel Power Query isn’t just for experts or big data—it’s an everyday tool you should be using | Windows
Cleaning up data by hand in Excel is a recipe for mistakes, and even well-built formulas can become difficult to maintain as spreadsheets grow. Power Query is often dismissed as…
Read moreEveryone is bracing for GTA 6’s $100 price, but there’s a cheaper way to lock it in and it’s surprisingly simple | Windows
Excited for Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders to go live? Us too! But hold on to your wallets, before you hit that pre-order button, there’s a savvy way to shave…
Read more“To further refine and strengthen the overall experience”: The sequel to this Xbox Game Pass Soulslike got delayed into 2027, but I don’t mind after reading why | Windows
I’m a huge fan of many “Soulslike” action RPGs that draw heavy inspiration from FromSoftware hits like Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series, though ultimately, I feel many of…
Read moreMicrosoft finally made a more affordable Surface, but its timing was terrible | Windows
Two more Surface devices were announced this week, at least technically. The ongoing RAM crisis forced Microsoft to follow in the footsteps of Apple and Acer by making laptops with…
Read moreCompulsion Games begins an unknown number of layoffs at the studio behind South of Midnight and We Happy Few | Windows
The video game industry is no stranger to heartbreaking news, and the latest round of cuts at Microsoft-owned studios is yet another continuation of that. They say people begin to…
Read moreThe Diablo 4 Age of Hatred is over and it was a total bloodbath — here’s everyone we lost in the saga | Windows
With the latest Diablo 4 expansion, Lord of Hatred, behind us, and BlizzCon 2026 on the horizon, I find myself wondering what’s next for the game. Diablo 4 was the…
Read moreMicrosoft begins rolling out a faster File Explorer on Windows 11, and no, it’s not preloading | Windows
Microsoft has quietly confirmed that it’s rolling out a faster File Explorer on Windows 11, and you no longer have to join the Insider Program to try it. This change…
Read moreHow Wix’s Microsoft 365 Copilot Integration Could Reshape Wix.com (WIX) Investors’ AI Monetization Story | Windows
Earlier this month, Wix.com Ltd. announced a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation to integrate its Wix Harmony website creation tools directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot, allowing users to generate and manage…
Read moreMicrosoft Edge claps back at users mocking Mac usage, calls itself the best browser | Windows
Mac users defend using Edge on MacBooks instead of Chrome or Safari An Apple user on X posted a screenshot of the Microsoft Edge download page for Mac and asked,…
Read moreMicrosoft denies WSL 3 exists, reveals Windows 11’s WSL Containers ship next week | Windows
No WSL 3, but WSL Containers are coming very soon Microsoft has shot down the idea that WSL 3 is on the way. The articles that have been calling it…
Read moreOnly a Day Left To Score Microsoft Office 2021 Pro for Just $30 | Windows
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $29.97 through tomorrow during Deal Days. Microsoft Office subscriptions make sense for some people. For everyone else, there’s this. As part…
Read moreThis Office 2019 Deal Delivers Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and More for Just $20 | Windows
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 is just $19.97 during Deal Days, StackSocial’s version of Prime Day. Anyone who wants the core Office apps on their Windows PC without another…
Read moreThe 33-year-old executive Satya Nadella is trusting to save Microsoft’s AI strategy | Windows
Early this year, Jacob Andreou had a crucial goal. The Microsoft executive set out to order a McDonald’s cheeseburger to his apartment across from the company’s Silicon Valley campus using…
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