4 open-source VS Code forks that do what Microsoft won’t | Windows

VS Code is one of the most popular editors out there—it is relatively lightweight, has an extension for everything, and has a core that is open-source. However, the actual download…

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Avanade cuts incident resolution time by up to 80 per… | Windows

By Alex Smith | 21 September 2026 Professional services firm Avanade has reduced identity incident resolution times by up to 80 per cent by embedding Microsoft Security Copilot and Microsoft…

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As Valve’s Steam Deck loses its affordable appeal, the ROG XBOX Ally is an unexpected candidate for the smartest handheld gaming PC purchase you could make in 2026 | Windows

I’ve been a PC gamer for as long as I can remember, pushing my earliest family desktop computers to their limits by installing a single copy of Command and Conquer…

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Microsoft remembers Mixed Reality exists, adds basic features I bet you thought were already here | Windows

Using your virtual reality headset as a monitor for your Windows 11 PC just got a lot better. Remember when mixed reality and virtual reality were the biggest buzzwords in…

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Windows 11 is getting a new look as Microsoft’s design boss confirms more ancient dialogs are next | Windows

Microsoft has confirmed that it’s coming after every ancient dialog left in Windows 11, including those that we barely use. March Rogers, Microsoft’s Partner Director of Design, reiterated the plan…

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Nokia accelerates network automation through agentic, unified data foundation with Microsoft | Windows

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Prediction: Micron Will Earn More Profit Than Microsoft in Fiscal 2027 | Windows

Microsoft’s (MSFT -0.80%) fiscal 2026, which ended June 30, was arguably the strongest year in the software giant’s history. Revenue grew 18% to $331.8 billion. Net income jumped 31% year…

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Microsoft has two weeks to make a Surface event that isn’t an embarrassment — can arguably the ‘best laptop ever made’ make that happen? | Windows

Microsoft just announced a Windows and Surface event that will be held on October 7, 2026. Based on the invite, the event will focus on “how local AI will shape…

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The Halloween Documents revealed how Microsoft planned to extinguish Linux, but the open-source community turned it into a weapon | Windows

Linux is the most popular open-source operating system in the world, but its road to this point was not without its perils. Part of its popularity is due to AT&T…

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Microsoft engineer explains why Windows gives new files the date of ones you deleted | Windows

Suppose you have a file named articles.txt that you created yesterday. You delete it. A few seconds later, you create a completely different file named article.txt in the same folder….

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Microsoft’s research boss reveals why Windows 11 features don’t show up, and his fix half works | Windows

Windows 11 has rolled out multiple new features, including a resizable Start menu, a movable taskbar, the ability to remove Bing from Windows Search, and major performance improvements. But the…

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You Can Get a Lifetime License to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for A$46 Right Now | Windows

If your current version of Office is starting to feel a little old, this might be the right time to upgrade without committing to a subscription. Microsoft Office Professional 2021…

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Bring Your Ideas to Life With Microsoft Visio Pro 2024 for Only $55 Right Now | Windows

TL;DR: Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 for Windows is $54.97 (MSRP $579.99) through September 24. Visio 2024 is built for anyone who needs to translate complex information into clean, professional visuals….

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Rapuncel Infostealer Killed 145 Security Tools Before Stealing Browser and Wallet Credentials | Windows

This photograph shows the logo of Microsoft displayed on the facade of the company France headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, on the outskirts of Paris, on April 24, 2026. Martin LELIEVRE/AFP via…

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ChatGPT Integrates with Microsoft Word; Free Version Available | Windows

The era of copy-pasting is coming to an end! Previously, while writing the weekly report, I felt a certain section was too wordy. Select, copy, switch to your browser, paste…

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Windows 11 is getting a better way to find your mouse cursor, and we tried it | Windows

If, like me, you often lose your mouse pointer on a large monitor or in a multi-monitor setup, Windows can show an animated circle around the cursor when you double-press…

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Windows 11’s Defender kept falsely saying your antivirus was off, and Microsoft just fixed it | Windows

On some PCs, Windows 11 has been incorrectly warning that Microsoft Defender is turned off, even when it isn’t, for almost two months, but this week’s security update is finally…

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IT admins can now remotely “Sanitize” PCs and reinstall Windows 11, thanks to two new features in Cloud Rebuild | Windows

Microsoft’s new Windows Recovery tool, Cloud Rebuild, just got access to two new features in the latest Windows 11 Experimental Insider builds: Drive Sanitization and Remote Deployment via Recovery CSP….

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Photos: Life around a data center: Microsoft’s projects in West Des Moines, Iowa give a glimpse | Windows

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Microsoft Advertising Sets Rules for AI Generated Content in Ads | Windows

Microsoft has set a new rule for advertisers that the use of AI, or the significant modification of an ad by AI, ought to be declared to consumers. A new…

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Microsoft AI CEO: OpenAI’s latest AI revelation a ‘serious situation’ | Windows

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman pressed for the need for artificial intelligence models to stay aligned to humanity’s interests after OpenAI disclosed more incidents of “concerning model behavior” earlier this…

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Microsoft is finally making the default Windows 11 lock screen a lot less cluttered | Windows

Summary Microsoft trims Windows 11 lock screen to bare essentials, removing the default widget clutter. Lock screen now shows clock, date, and local weather, letting the background shine through. This…

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One of the best AMD gaming laptops on sale delivers huge value from an RTX 5070 GPU, giving top-tier performance without paying $1,000 for the card alone | Windows

Prices for NVIDIA’s RTX graphics cards continue to rise. The price hikes have gotten so bad that they now cost as much as regular mid-range laptops, and sometimes even more…

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Microsoft Azure CTO used AI to port 20-year-old Windows tool to macOS in two days: “I was flabbergasted” | Windows

Microsoft’s legendary programmer Mark Russinovich, who is currently the CTO of Microsoft Azure, says he used AI to bring ZoomIt, a Windows tool he has maintained for more than 20…

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Microsoft explains why restarting Windows can shut it down more completely than actually shutting it down | Windows

Clicking shut down in Windows doesn’t always give you a fresh start, but Restart does. If you thought shutting down your Windows PC every time after hours of work would…

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Cloocus steps up support for SMEs adopting Microsoft Azure and Copilot, expands benefits | Windows

Cloocus steps up support for SMEs adopting Microsoft Azure and Copilot, expands benefits Cloud and AI management company Cloocus said on Sept. 18 it will strengthen cloud and AI adoption…

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New docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ | Windows

A senior executive at Microsoft believes A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and possibly the greatest robbery of…

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Causaly is Now Available in Microsoft Copilot | Windows

Enterprise scientists and knowledge workers can now access Causaly’s scientifically grounded research directly inside of Microsoft 365 Copilot, helping users turn evidence into decision-ready intelligence LONDON, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/…

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Microsoft Expands Agent 365 to UAE for Smarter AI Governance | Windows

Microsoft recently announced at GISEC Global 2026 that Microsoft Agent 365 will be available to customers in the UAE data centre starting in October, giving organizations a unified control plane…

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Microsoft turned Windows 11’s lock screen into MSN hell, now it’s undoing most of it | Windows

Microsoft just quietly removed the most annoying part of the Windows 11 lock screen. Windows Latest first spotted a new addition to Microsoft’s release notes saying Weather is now the…

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