Microsoft Tips, Tricks & Info
2025SEP02
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Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91
In 1962, she started a software company at her dining room table with a revolutionary idea: to create a place where women could find a work-life balance.
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If You're Still Running Windows 10, You Need to Do This One Thing Before Oct. 14
Microsoft is about to pull the plug on Windows 10. Support for the decade-old operating system is scheduled to end on October 14, and users are encouraged to upgrade to Windows 11.
Further reading:
- Your Windows 10 PC Will Lose Security Updates Soon — Here's What to Do Before It's Too Late - tomsguide.com
- Windows 10 is clinging to life — but Microsoft's chaotic 'ESU' rollout and relentless Windows 11 ads are making its final days worse, frustrating millions - windowscentral.com
- Microsoft Issues Free Update Offer To Millions Of Windows Users - forbes.com
- Windows 10 Support Sunsets Next Month: Top Options if You Can't Upgrade - cnet.com
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Microsoft warns OneNote for Windows 10 support is ending soon - so plan your upgrade now
- OneNote for Windows 10 loses support at the same time as the OS
- New OneNote on Windows app replaces it with new features
- Users can update by using the in-app migration ribbon
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How to protect your PC from buggy Windows 11 updates with restore points, Quick Machine Recovery, and full backups
Here's how to safeguard your Windows 11 PC by utilizing recovery tools and following my safe update tips.
Further reading:
- Getting your PC ready for disaster recovery is easier than you think - xda-developers.com
- Partition that SSD in Windows - xda-developers.com
- Eight Ways to Use the Windows Recovery Environment to Rescue Your PC - lifehacker.com
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7 Features You Need in Your New Laptop (and 5 You Should Skip)
Wrapping up a career testing and rating hundreds of laptops, PCMag's most senior reviewer is retiring. On his way out, he dishes on which features are always worth your money—and disses the ones that aren't.
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PowerToys made these 5 paid utilities obsolete for me
PowerToys is a set of free, open-source utilities for Windows 10 and 11 that let you customize your system and boost productivity. Over time, these tools have eliminated the need to pay for many third-party utilities.
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This ‘Lethal Trifecta’ Can Trick AI Browsers Into Stealing Your Data
AI browsers have a critical flaw: They can’t tell safe commands from malicious text. Patches help, but guardrails are essential to keeping your data safe.
Further reading:
- Perplexity's AI-powered Comet browser leaves users vulnerable to phishing scams and malicious code injection — Brave and Guardio's security audits call out paid AI browser - tomshardware.com
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Caught Using a VPN? Here's How They Know!
While VPNs are generally good at obscuring your identity and location, they aren't good at hiding the fact that you're using a VPN in the first place.
Further reading:
- Here's how your ISP and the entire internet know that you're using a VPN -
xda-developers.com
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This super-simple tool for Windows 11 lets you create templates for any file type
Now with an update to Microsoft's PowerToys application, you can make quick, easy templates with just a bit of extra software and time.
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Microsoft Word just made AutoSave automatic — but hold your outrage until you hear the details
New Word documents will now be saved to the cloud automatically by default.
Further reading:
- Microsoft Word now automatically saves new documents to the cloud - theverge.com
- Getting your Word documents backed up is about to get a lot easier - xda-developers.com
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What's New in Microsoft 365 — September 2025
Changes to expect in various Microsoft 365 apps in September 2025.
