Microsoft’s 2026 Support Deadlines Explained: Everything You Need to Know

Microsoft's 2026 lifecycle schedule includes major support deadlines for Windows, Office, SQL Server, SharePoint, and Azure ...

Cancel Microsoft 365—get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for life for $20

TL;DR: Replace your Microsoft 365 subscription with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office on sale for $20. Renting the same ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Makes Point-in-Time Restore Generally Available for Windows 11

Windows 11 point-in-time restore enables faster recovery from updates, drivers and corruption. Restore points include apps, settings and local files, with strict retention policies. Windows 11 26H2 ...
Wall Street Journal

Chevron Strikes Power Deal With Microsoft for West Texas AI Data Center

Chevron CVX1.35%increase; up pointing triangle has struck a 20-year agreement to sell electricity to Microsoft MSFT 0.19%increase; up pointing triangle, which plans to build what could become one of ...
PC World

Microsoft knows its new Surface PCs are expensive. That’s the point

Microsoft launches Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 with Snapdragon X2 processors, starting at $1,499 and $1,599 respectively, marking significant price increases from previous models. PCWorld ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Is Pulling the Plug on Publisher This Fall. These 8 Alternatives Prove You Don't Need It

Before Microsoft Publisher disappears forever, you should move your current and future creative projects to a new platform. These are the best alternatives I've tested, whether you just need basic ...
Comicbook.com

Microsoft Gives Xbox Series X Users 8 Free Console Downloads

It’s important to note that these backgrounds are free to all Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S users, with no Xbox Game Pass needed. How long they will be offered, though, we do not know for certain.
Computerworld

Agent Mode is now available in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft has beefed up Copilot’s capabilities in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, claiming its Agent Mode will help speed up workers’ output. The new features, announced last year, mean that Copilot can ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft Copilot can now do actual work inside your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files

Microsoft is rolling out a useful feature for Office users this week. The company has introduced Agent Mode inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, a more powerful version of the Copilot experience that ...
The Verge

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Copilot Agent Mode is now the default for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Premium subscribers. Copilot Agent Mode is now the default for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Premium subscribers. is a senior ...
CNET

Claude Now Integrates More Closely With Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...
VentureBeat

Anthropic gives Claude shared context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, enabling reusable workflows in multiple applications

Anthropic has upgraded its Claude AI model with new capabilities for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, marking a strategic move to expand its enterprise footprint and potentially challenging Microsoft’s ...