Copilot for Windows gets Connectors and document creation.
With Copilot Connectors, you can link Microsoft and third-party accounts, including OneDrive, Outlook, Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts.
Once connected, you can simply ask Copilot to fetch things like “my meeting notes from last week” or “John’s email address.”
The second feature lets you create and export documents in formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF. If your Copilot response exceeds 600 words, a button will appear to export it directly.
These features live for Windows Insiders only.
OneNote finally lets you crop images directly in the app.
Microsoft is adding a long-awaited feature to OneNote, which is the ability to crop images without using external tools. The update is now rolling out to Insiders on Version 2509 (Build 19323.10000) or later.
To crop an image, select it, go to Picture Format > Crop, and drag the handles or use arrow keys for precision. Then, you need to press enter to apply changes instantly.
This makes it much easier to trim background clutter or focus on specific details right inside OneNote.
For now, only Windows supports image cropping. But other platforms like Mac, iOS, Android, and web can only view cropped images.
Google is testing a new Chrome feature that automatically removes notification permissions from websites you rarely use. The change applies to both Android and desktop versions of Chrome.
Google says less than 1% of notifications get clicked, meaning most alerts are just noise.
To fix that, Chrome will quietly revoke permission from sites that spam you, and you’ll get a prompt letting you know.
You can still turn off the auto-revocation or manually re-enable notifications for specific sites. Installed web apps aren’t affected.
Early tests show fewer alerts haven’t hurt engagement. In fact, sites sending fewer notifications see higher click rates. The feature will roll out more widely soon.
Windows 11 version 23H2 support ends next month, and now is the time to upgrade
While everyone’s focused on Windows 10’s end next week, Microsoft is also reminding you that Windows 11 version 23H2 is nearing its own end of support. As per the Windows lifecycle sheet, Home and Pro editions of version 23H2 will stop getting updates on November 11, 2025.
That means the upcoming November Patch Tuesday will be the last one. Enterprise editions still get one more year of servicing, but for everyone else, it’s time to upgrade to Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2.
You can head to Settings > Windows Update to get the new build now or check our guide on upgrading to version 25H2, including unsupported PCs.
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 now supports Wi-Fi 7 on enterprise access points.
The feature arrives with the September 2025 preview update for version 24H2 and later, extending the speed, reliability, and low-latency benefits already available on consumer devices.
Enterprise deployments must use WPA3-Enterprise for authentication, giving stronger encryption and protection against brute-force attacks.
Wi-Fi 7 also introduces multi-link operation to combine multiple bands, 320MHz ultra-wide bandwidth in 6GHz, and 4096-QAM modulation for faster transfers and smoother video calls or AR/VR experiences.
To use it, organizations need Wi-Fi 7-capable PCs, drivers from OEMs.
Administrator Protection is delayed again. Microsoft has rolled out the Windows 11 2025 Update, and it doesn't come with new features. In fact, our favourite Start menu revamp is also not shipping.
In addition to Windows 11 25H2, Microsoft released an optional update, which was supposed to come with the Administrator Protection feature.
This feature requires Windows Hello verification before granting admin rights, protecting accounts with just-in-time privileges.
Microsoft now says the security upgrade will roll out later, without sharing a timeline.
Windows 11 keeps gaining ground on Steam as Windows 10 nears its end of support this month.
Steam-owner Valve’s September 2025 survey shows Windows 11 now at 63.04% of all Windows PCs on the platform, up 2.65 points in a month.
Windows 10 dropped to 32.18%, though it still holds a big share. Steam will also cut support for 32-bit Windows 10 soon.
On the hardware side, Nvidia’s RTX 4060 laptop GPU reclaimed the top spot with 4.63%, followed by the RTX 3060 desktop card.
Most players still use 16GB RAM, a 6-core processor, and 1080p displays.
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, a new 3nm SoC designed for ultra-premium Windows PCs.
It uses third-gen Oryon CPU with up to 18 cores and a Prime core clocked at 5.0GHz. Qualcomm says it delivers up to 75% faster CPU performance than rival Windows processors.
Graphics also get a major lift with a new Adreno GPU, offering 2.3x better efficiency than the Snapdragon X Elite.
AI tasks lean on an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU, which Qualcomm calls the world’s fastest laptop NPU. The platform also introduces Snapdragon Guardian for remote device control, plus support for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 LE, and the X75 5G modem.
Google is finally blending Android and ChromeOS into a single PC platform, and I have to admit, this one feels different.
At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm’s CEO called the new software “incredible,” saying it truly delivers on the old dream of merging phones and PCs.
Google’s Rick Osterloh added that Gemini and the full Android AI stack are coming too, alongside all of Google’s apps and the vast Android developer community.
The idea sounds bold, but the big question is execution. Most Android apps are still designed for touch, not desktops. ChromeOS never shook its “glorified browser” label either.
Still, if Google nails the desktop experience, we might finally see a real third option against Windows and macOS.
Microsoft has announced that Windows ML is now available, which is the built-in AI runtime for Windows 11.
First unveiled at Build 2025, Windows ML lets developers run machine-learning models directly on CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs without extra setup.
It is designed for on-device inference, meaning apps can deliver faster, private, and more efficient AI features without relying on the cloud.
Windows ML is based on ONNX Runtime and supports familiar APIs, making it easy to move existing projects to Windows.
The idea of Windows ML is to help developers build AI features and apps for Windows 11, which will benefit you (consumers). That's what Microsoft believes and wants us to believe that this is the future.
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