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Gamescom 2026: Opening Night Live has wrapped up, and one of its biggest announcements was the reveal of a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the final chapter of…

A major Windows 11 update is just around the corner. Microsoft just shipped Windows 11 version 26H2 to the Release Preview Channel and general rollout of the update starts in…

Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live was packed with non-stop gameplay trailers. One of the longest was an extended gameplay reveal for Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, set to launch in 2027…

Summary Windows 11 may show false “Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off” alerts after updates. Microsoft says it’s a bug; Defender remains active if settings show it on. No action…

When Microsoft promised it was going to focus on WinUI as the “native framework” for Windows 11 and make its development public, many had doubts, and even the follow-up questions…

If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don’t worry. It’s a mistake, and Microsoft has confirmed it’s aware…

Microsoft has now admitted that its latest Windows 11 optional update, KB5120998, is messing with mouse cursors. The company updated its release health notes to confirm that cursor personalization settings…

TL;DR: Score Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $29.97 (MSRP $219.99) through September 1. You’ll get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more with a one-time license instead of another…

TL;DR: Get a lifetime Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 license for Windows for $39.97 (MSRP $579.99) through September 1. Visio 2024 is built for anyone who needs to translate complex information…

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On Thursday, Microsoft rolled out Windows 11’s biggest update of the year with a resizable Start menu, a movable Taskbar, and Windows Search without Bing/bloat. Unfortunately, Windows Latest found that…

Windows 11 26H2 changes your build number and lifecycle, nothing else. Windows 11, version 26H2 has reached the Release Preview Channel, which is the last stop before general availability. It…

After Xbox’s controversial ‘reset’ that laid off over 3,000 people and rumors of State of Decay 3 not coming to Xbox Game Pass flying about, fans of the long-awaited zombie…

Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live is over, but the fun is getting started, as Gamescom has tons more video game announcements to make through the Future Games Show livestream. This…

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Microsoft gives and Microsoft takes away. The latest update to Microsoft Edge adds the ability to sign in to the browser using an Apple account. It also adds a feature…

Gamescom continues to steamroll ahead with tons of more exciting game announcements, this time with the Future Games Show showcase, which has just recently concluded after kicking off on August…

Windows 11’s newest update is breaking cursors and wallpapers for many users (Image simulated) Microsoft’s August optional update, KB5120998, brings the much-awaited movable taskbar, a resizable Start menu, and a…

Windows 11’s August Optional update, KB5120998, is out, and it brings the taskbar to any side of your screen, a resizable Start menu, and a Windows Search that finally lets…

Microsoft only seems to care about getting Copilot/AI right in the Edge browser, and it’s slowly removing everything that made it a bit appealing. First, Microsoft removed Collections, then Sidebar,…

Google is working on WSL support for Antigravity just as GitHub Copilot received the same. Credit: Windows Latest The Windows Subsystem for Linux keeps picking up momentum. GitHub Copilot‘s desktop…

The company is betting that fast deployment of Nvidia hardware will generate enough rental income to repay a major new loan. Cloud provider of artificial intelligence computing capacity Lambda has…

Lambda has raised about $1B of private short-dated debt arranged by JPMorgan to buy Nvidia GPUs that Microsoft will lease, according to Bloomberg. The same structure funds Nebius, which borrowed…

Microsoft Word and Windows are so tightly linked in my head that I’d always assumed one basically grew out of the other. The actual timeline is a lot weirder. Word…

Fable is not skimping out on any details at this year’s Gamescom, as it provided a metric ton of new gameplay information through an 18-minute gameplay demo, accompanied by a…

During Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live, we got a new trailer for the popular Diablo-like ARPG, Path of Exile 2, showcasing a new Duelist class and the long-awaited addition of…

Over 41,000 people have signed a petition to prevent the construction of Microsoft’s hyperscale data center in Leeds, England. The petition was started by a collective of 100 people but…

The Microsoft 365 Roadmap is gone. This week, the site was rebranded as the “AI at Work Roadmap.” The baffling change raises questions about what’s going on at Microsoft and…

Arcitecta’s new Mediaflux Connect 365 allows universities using OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams to migrate to cheaper storage before Microsoft’s pooled education limits hit their finances Microsoft’s current list price for…