Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Authenticator app will no longer support password storage or autofill capabilities starting this July. Microsoft is quickly moving to passwordless authentication methods.
Category: Software
Microsoft Account Suspension Leads to Loss of 30 Years of Personal and Professional Data
A Reddit user "deus03690" has shared his unfortunate experience of how an unexpected suspension of their Microsoft account resulted in the permanent loss of over 30 years’ worth of personal and professional data. The incident occurred during a routine file migration between storage drives, during which the user temporarily uploaded files - including unique photos, documents, videos, and texts dating back to the 1990s - to OneDrive.
Microsoft Adds Steam Games to Xbox App for Windows
Microsoft starts testing a unified game library in the Xbox app for Windows, which will now display games installed from Steam and Battle.net.
Open Source WSL Has Received Its First 2.6.0 Update under the MIT License
Microsoft has announced the release of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) version 2.6.0. This update is notable for being the first release in which the WSL command-line tools, background processes, and virtual machine services have been made available under the MIT open-source license. Previously, only the Linux kernel and the wslg graphics stack were open-sourced, while the associated utilities remained proprietary.
LibreOffice 25.8 will completely drop support for Windows 7/8/8.1
Developers from The Document Foundation have launched LibreOffice 25.8 Beta 1 for public testing across Linux, macOS, and Windows. They plan to release the final stable version in late August 2025.
Windows 10 Task Manager for Windows 11 has been updated
A small update here. If you rely on the Windows 10 Task Manager for Windows 11, you must be annoyed by its crashes on version 24H2.
Version 2.0 of the TaskMgr package resolves the issues:
- It no longer crashes on right-click in the process list.
- It correctly starts from CAD/ctrl+shift+esc/taskbar right-click option.
The Windows 10 Task Manager is available for download from this link.
Special thanks go to our reader "gad".
Windows 11 Insiders Get New Versions of Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad
Microsoft has begun rolling out updated versions of Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad to Windows 11 Insiders using Dev and Canary builds. Each application has received several new features, including AI-powered innovations that enhance functionality and user experience.
Build 2025: Microsoft 365 Copilot Update with GPT-4o Image Generation and AI Agents
At the Build 2025 conference, Microsoft announced a series of updates to its Microsoft 365 Copilot assistant as part of the second wave of enhancements - Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2. These updates aim to refine user interaction with AI tools and expand the capabilities of the platform. While some features are already accessible to users, others will roll out in the coming weeks.
Major Enhancements to the Microsoft Store Announced at Build 2025
At its annual developer conference, Build 2025, Microsoft unveiled a series of significant updates to the Microsoft Store. Among the key announcements was the elimination of registration fees for individual developers, marking a pivotal step in reducing barriers to entry for creators worldwide.
Microsoft Has Announced Edit – An Open-Source Console Text Editor for Windows
Microsoft has unveiled a new text editor for the Windows command line, named Edit. This tool is an open-source project, enabling developers and enthusiasts to build it from the source code. In the coming months, Edit will be introduced in Windows 11 Insider builds, before being integrated into stable versions of the operating system. The lightweight tool occupies less than 250 KB of disk space.
