Use Microsoft Office? Hackers can infect your PC with a malicious document - patch it ASAP

Microsoft's latest zero-day patch blocks a viral Office document hack - how to protect your PC ASAP ...
PC World

Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 AI agents need permission to read your files

Microsoft updated its Windows 11 support documentation to clarify that AI agents now require explicit user permission to access six key folders: Documents, Downloads ...
eTeknix

If You Can’t Preview Files in Windows 11, It’s Not an Error, Microsoft Disabled It on Purpose

If you’ve noticed that the File Explorer preview pane no longer works for documents downloaded from the Internet, don’t worry — it’s not a problem with your computer. According to Windows Latest, ...
Forbes

Microsoft Warning—Do Not Open These Files On A Windows PC

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft confirms that starting Oct. 14, “File Explorer ...
CNBC

Microsoft will test a Copilot AI feature that performs work on local files in Windows 11

Microsoft will bring its Copilot Actions feature that can perform certain tasks to its Windows 11 operating system, enabling work with locally stored files. It's coming first to people in the Windows ...
ZDNet

Microsoft Word forcing you to save new files to the cloud? Here's how to stop it

Word will save new documents to the cloud by default. AutoSave will also be enabled by default. You can turn off these options if you prefer to save your files locally. Microsoft has long been pushing ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft OneDrive now lets you talk to your files, and do a whole lot more

In OneDrive, users now see a new floating Copilot icon that will let them perform tasks by simply describing the chore at hand. For example, you can pick any PDF, doc, slide, or image file, and have ...
PC World

Microsoft Paint is finally getting project files with saved layers

Microsoft continues to upgrade Paint in Windows 11 with more and more advanced features, evolving it into a real tool with productive capabilities. The latest improvement is the ability to save ...
The Verge

Microsoft Paint is getting its own Photoshop-like project files

Paint is also getting opacity sliders to adjust the transparency of the pencil and brush tools. Paint is also getting opacity sliders to adjust the transparency of the pencil and brush tools. is a ...
ZDNet

You can search for files in Windows using Copilot now - here's how

You can now search for files through the Copilot app. The new search requires a Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 insider access. The feature works by scanning the files in your Recents folder. Follow ZDNET: ...
Forbes

Microsoft Windows Cyberattack Warning — Do Not Open These Files

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...