Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for some Excel users after installing the September 2026 KB5002914 security update. This follows a wave of customer reports on the Microsoft Q&A forums and Reddit that KB5002914 breaks copy-and-paste, autofill, and formula dragging in Excel. "Although users try to paste content, the source remains
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Microsoft faces security community backlash over Nightmare Eclipse
ⓘ blogs.microsoft.com/ The redesign render of the Microsoft tech headquarters in Redmond. Microsoft's threat to criminally prosecute Nightmare Eclipse has drawn sharp criticism from security veterans, with three Windows zero-days still unpatched. Microsoft's public threat to pursue criminal charges against the researcher behind six Windows zero-day disclosures has turned a vulnerability dispute into a full-scale
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New Microsoft Xbox controller rears its head in two colours
ⓘ via Tecnoblog Microsoft's new Xbox controller has a comparatively squat form factor. Multiple pictures have revealed Microsoft's plans for a new Xbox controller. Featuring a radically different design from previous releases, the new controller is said to support Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity for Xbox Cloud Gaming purposes. Tecnoblog has discovered that Microsoft
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One $35 payment gets you Microsoft Office + Windows 11
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office 2021 + Windows 11 Pro for just $34.97 MSRP $418.99)—one payment, long-term productivity. If you’ve been putting off upgrading your PC, this bundle makes the decision easier than ever. For just $34.97, you can lock in a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 and Microsoft Windows 11 Pro — two tools that can completely
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Microsoft debuts its first in-house AI image generator
Microsoft is continuing to roll out in-house AI models, further decreasing its reliance on long-standing partnership with OpenAI. Today, the company introduced MAI-Image-1, its first internally-developed image-generating AI model. According to the blog post , MAI-Image-1 is particularly good for creating photorealistic results, and can generate natural lighting and landscapes. For now, the model is
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Microsoft Copilot is now powered by GPT-5 too, mostly
Image: Microsoft Microsoft has added GPT-5 to Copilot, a day after adding OpenAI’s open-source GPT model to its local services. GPT-5, which also powers ChatGPT, is now live within Copilot, at copilot.microsoft.com, Microsoft said Thursday. Presumably the same model will eventually power the Copilot application running on top of Windows PCs, but the Windows app
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Microsoft finally fixes the worst thing about Excel’s pivot tables
Image: Microsoft Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of data into a digestible “number”—would automatically refresh when the data within changes. Charts already do that, for example. But, until now
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Microsoft adds Markdown formatting to Notepad
Image: Microsoft A new version of Notepad for Windows 11 was released with support for Markdown, the popular markup language for all kinds of text. The update adds support for subheadings, italics and bold text, strikethrough text, and links. Not all users are happy about Microsoft adding new features to Notepad, as the app is
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Microsoft kills the iconic Windows ‘Blue Screen of Death.’ It
Image: Mashka/Shutterstock.com Almost every Windows user has encountered the legendary “Blue Screen of Death” (or BSOD for short) at least once. More than anything else, the infamous error screen is characterized by its bright blue color, the sad smiley face, and the bluntly plain “An error has occurred” message, which combine to make the screen
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Own Microsoft Office & Windows 11 for life—all for $55
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Get a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Pro 2021 and Windows 11 Pro for just $54.97 (reg. $418.99). If your PC is still running outdated software—or worse, you’re still paying monthly fees for essential tools—it’s time for an upgrade. For just $54.97, you can score a lifetime license to both Microsoft Office Professional