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Microsoft rolls out revamped Windows Insider Program
Microsoft says it’s rolling out a revamped Windows Insider Program experience as part of the broader plans to address reliability concerns in Windows 11. For those unaware, the Windows Insider Program is a beta testing program that allows you to test early Windows releases and provide your feedback to Microsoft. Until now, Microsoft has not […]
Microsoft pulls service update causing Teams launch failures
Microsoft has reverted a recent service update that was preventing some customers from launching the Microsoft Teams desktop client. Affected users are getting stuck on the loading screen and seeing the “We’re having trouble loading your message. Try refreshing.” error message. On Friday morning, after acknowledging the incident (tracked under TM1283300), Microsoft said the launch failures […]
Microsoft stops force-installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
Microsoft has stopped automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps. The Microsoft 365 Copilot app integrates the AI-powered Copilot assistant with Microsoft 365 suite apps, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as other features like AI agents and Notebooks. The forced rollout began […]
Microsoft is speeding up the Teams desktop client for Windows
Microsoft says it will add a new Teams call handler beginning in January 2026 to reduce launch times and boost call performance for the Windows desktop client. A new process, ms-teams_modulehost.exe, will be used after rollout to handle calling features under the primary ms-teams.exe app process, according to Microsoft. “We’re improving the performance and startup […]
New bug in classic Outlook can only be fixed via Microsoft support
Microsoft is investigating a known issue that causes the classic Outlook email client to crash upon launch, which can only be resolved via Exchange Online support. According to a recently published support document, this impacts Microsoft 365 customers who use classic Outlook on Windows systems. While the company didn’t specify the root cause of this ongoing issue, […]
Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11
Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. Currently, this change is being rolled out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, who have upgraded to Notepad version 11.2508.28.0. The AI-powered text summarization, text rewriting, and text generation features introduced for Windows 11 users over the […]
Microsoft: Office 2016 and Office 2019 reach end of support next month
Microsoft reminded customers again this week that Office 2016 and Office 2019 will reach the end of extended support in less than 30 days, on October 14, 2025. Redmond also advised organizations using Visio 2016/2019, Project 2016/2019, and related apps to upgrade as soon as possible to avoid security, compliance, and performance issues since they […]
Microsoft now testing Notepad text formatting in Windows 11
Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input. The feature is being introduced one year after Microsoft removed the WordPad basic word processing app that had text formatting capabilities, with the rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. “With this update, we […]
Microsoft wants Windows to update all software on your PC
Microsoft has introduced a new update orchestration platform built on the existing Windows Update infrastructure, which aims to unify the updating system for all apps, drivers, and system components on Windows systems. The company explained that developers and IT product teams can onboard their updates to this new orchestration platform via Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs […]
Windows 11 Notepad gets AI-powered text writing capabilities
Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered text generation feature in Notepad that can let Windows Insiders create content based on custom prompts. Dubbed “Write,” the new Notepad feature is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, who have upgraded to Notepad version 11.2504.46.0. “The new write feature helps you quickly […]