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Microsoft swats down reports of SSD failures in Windows
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft says that the KB5063878 update did not cause the drive failures that have been widely reported on social media.

Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode
By Mark Tyson published
Tech enthusiast gets Windows 8.1 to install on a system restricted by the ancient (1984) EGA graphics standard.

OpenAI and Microsoft's contract negotiations threaten investment and potential IPO — companies battle over AGI secrecy and Azure exclusivity
By Jon Martindale published
Premium Microsoft and OpenAI butt heads over ongoing contract negotiations

Console repairer encounters Xbox 360 that Microsoft banned over 'bad debt' from unpaid bills — Microsoft MVP chimes in with an elegant official solution
By Mark Tyson published
A Microsoft Xbox 360 console that refuses to play due to ‘bad debt’ has raised more than a few eyebrows.

Microsoft's Windows 95 release was 30 years ago today, the first time software was a pop culture smash
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft’s momentous Windows 95 operating system became available to the public on this day 30 years ago.

Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs
By Kunal Khullar published
Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using Windows Update" on multiple Windows versions.

U.S. AI boom is completely upending the electricity market
By Anton Shilov published
The rapid growth of AI data centers is driving up U.S. household power bills as utilities expand the grid to meet their massive, volatile electricity demand.

Ex-Intel engineer sentenced for sharing secrets with Microsoft
By Mark Tyson published
An ex-Intel employee has been sentenced to two years' probation and fined $34,472 for pilfering "thousands of files" which were reportedly instrumental to him landing a new position at Microsoft.
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