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1. Microsoft quietly kills a neat Office Word feature

   By Karlston, January 22, 2025   

   • microsoft word
   • 0 comments
   • 1,268 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 22, 2025

2. Microsoft quietly launched a new webpage to remind users about the end of Windows 10 support

   By Karlston, May 24, 2024   

   • windows 10
   • end of support
   • 0 comments
   • 2,452 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 24, 2024

3. Microsoft quietly launches free, ad-supported version of Office apps for Windows with limited functionality

   By Karlston, February 24, 2025   

   • microsoft office
   • ad-supported
   • 0 comments
   • 1,203 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 24, 2025

4. Microsoft quietly made AppLocker deployment easier across Windows 11 and some Windows 10s

   By Karlston, March 13, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • windows 10
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • windows 10
     • applocker
   • 0 comments
   • 1,385 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 13, 2023

5. Microsoft quietly makes a requirement mandatory for Windows 11 25H2 24H2 installations

   By Karlston, November 3, 2025   

   • windows 11
   • 1 comment
   • 904 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • November 4, 2025

6. Microsoft quietly makes controversial Recall feature uninstallable

   By Karlston, August 29, 2024   

   • windows recall
   • 0 comments
   • 1,282 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 29, 2024

7. Microsoft quietly outs build 22621.457 (KB5016695) to Windows 11 22H2 Release Preview

   By Karlston, August 23, 2022   

   • windowsd 11
   • 22h2
   • (and 1 more)

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     • windowsd 11
     • 22h2
     • release preview channel
   • 0 comments
   • 1,393 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 23, 2022

8. Microsoft quietly outs Windows 11 22H2 build 22621.382 (KB5016632) to Release Preview

   By Karlston, August 10, 2022   

   • windows 11
   • release preview channel
   • 0 comments
   • 1,373 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 10, 2022

9. Microsoft quietly pauses the rollout of Windows 11 Canary Channel build 26236

   By Karlston, June 19, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • canary channel
   • 0 comments
   • 1,098 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 19, 2024

10. Microsoft quietly put in a Windows 11 keyboard shortcut to LinkedIn

    By Karlston, September 15, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • linkedin
    • 0 comments
    • 1,736 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 15, 2023

11. Microsoft quietly released a simple Windows 11 25H2 upgrade install tool

    By Karlston, March 15   

    • windows 11 25h2
    • 0 comments
    • 337 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 15

12. Microsoft quietly released Windows 11 22H2 Configuration Update that boosts performance

    By Karlston, May 29, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 1,546 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 29, 2023

13. Microsoft quietly releases the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) 2207.40000.8.0 update

    By Karlston, August 30, 2022   

    • windows subsystem for android
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 1,304 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2022

14. Microsoft quietly removes ability to permanently stop apps from automatically updating on Windows 11 — just like system updates

    By Karlston, October 21, 2025   

    • microsoft store
    • app updates
    • 5 comments
    • 842 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • October 25, 2025

15. Microsoft quietly removes official Windows 11 CPU/TPM bypass for unsupported PCs

    By Karlston, February 2, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • bypass
    • 3 comments
    • 1,765 views
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    • Comment by BDX666
    • February 2, 2025

16. Microsoft quietly shipped 9 meaningful Windows 11 improvements this year, and they actually make the OS feel more polished

    By Karlston, March 28   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 338 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 28

17. Microsoft quietly stomps into Windows 11 Zinc development semester

    By Karlston, December 13, 2022   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 998 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 13, 2022

18. Microsoft quietly updated its official lightweight Windows 11 Validation OS with new ISO

    By Karlston, July 3, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 1,676 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 3, 2023

19. Microsoft quietly updated its Photos app for Insiders to add image background edit features

    By Karlston, November 13, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,185 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 13, 2023

20. Microsoft quietly updated Windows 11 supported CPU list with many new Intel, AMD chips

    By Karlston, June 19, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 1,565 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 19, 2023

21. Microsoft quietly updates official lightweight Windows 11 Validation OS ISOs for 24H2

    By Karlston, July 13, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • isos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,614 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13, 2024

22. Microsoft quietly updates Windows 11 22H2 AMD and Intel supported CPUs

    By Karlston, October 24, 2022   

    • windows 11
    • 2022 update
    • 0 comments
    • 1,129 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 24, 2022

23. Microsoft quietly working on ReFS "Dev Drive" VHD volumes in Windows 11

    By Karlston, March 8, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • refs
    • 0 comments
    • 1,317 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 8, 2023

24. Microsoft raises Microsoft 365 Personal and Home prices as it adds Copilot and AI features

    By Karlston, January 17, 2025   

    • microsoft 365
    • price increase
    • 0 comments
    • 980 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 17, 2025

25. Microsoft raising Windows 11 24H2 system requirement to block CPUs without SSE4.2 and PopCnt

    By Karlston, April 23, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • 24h2
    • 0 comments
    • 1,727 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 23, 2024