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Windows 11's antivirus is telling users it's turned off — but it's a bug

By Darren Allan Published

Think Windows 11's antivirus is broken? Thankfully it isn't, although the app is suffering from a pretty frustrating bug.

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Windows 11 will finally stop nagging you to back up your files to OneDrive

By David Nield Published

Not into OneDrive backups? You can now permanently dismiss the nagging reminder and get some peace.

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Windows 11 update packs some much-wanted features — and very-much unwanted bugs

By Darren Allan Published

Miss Microsoft's old-style chunky white mouse pointer? A weird Windows 11 bug turns the cursor retro — and it's messing with wallpapers too.

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Google unveils Gemini AI plans specifically for legal and finance workers

By Rahim Amir Published

Google shipped Gemini editions for law firms and banks. Both are previews, and pricing isn't available yet.

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Microsoft cracks down on employee AI use after one worker spent $28,000 in 28 days

By Craig Hale Published

Microsoft reportedly cracks down on unnecessary "tokenmaxxing" as some employees spend thousands per month on AI compute.

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PowerToys has another smart new feature — let's hope it comes to Windows 11

By Darren Allan Published

Microsoft is busy improving Windows 11, and there's an obvious easy win it's missing: porting over smart PowerToys features.

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Meta's apps hoover up triple the data of Apple and Microsoft, new study finds

By Monica J. White Published

A new Surfshark study names Meta the most data-hungry Big Tech firm, collecting triple the data of Apple or Microsoft. Here's what it means for your privacy.

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Microsoft's leaked vision of Windows built around AI is still a worry

By Darren Allan Published

Remember Microsoft's vision of Windows built around AI? That recent leak has been raked over — and fresh details of 'Copilot OS' make me more nervous about the future.

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Microsoft Teams administrators finally get the option to block external bots from meetings

By Craig Hale Published

Teams admins can soon choose to automatically block external bots to prevent any unwanted access, but watch out.

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Microsoft's latest move to pay people to use Edge smacks of desperation

By Darren Allan Published

An app has been spotted that makes Bing your default search, and some users see it as another reason to leave Windows 11.

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