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Stop trusting Windows drive alerts: How to pull your SSD's raw NVMe error log with smartctl

Your SSD keeps a hidden error log, and your OS won't show you ...

Forget 'debloat apps.' Sophia Script gives you real control over Windows 11. Here's how it works.

The Sophia Script is an open-source PowerShell module designed to debloat and fine-tune Windows 11 (and Windows 10). It is ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
PC World

Microsoft Store goes zero-clutter—through the command line

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has introduced a command-line interface for the Microsoft Store, offering a text-based alternative to the traditional graphical interface. The CLI enables users to ...
GameSpot

Microsoft Withdraws Copyright Claim Against Indie Dev Over Minecraft Allegations

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After a quick back-and-forth this week, Microsoft has withdrawn a copyright claim it filed against developer Unomelon for Allumeria--a game that the ...
Dark Reading

Microsoft Patches 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days

Attackers are already actively exploiting six of the 59 vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed in its latest security update, meaning security teams will need to treat February's Patch Tuesday more as an ...
New Atlas

Microsoft Office lifetime licenses are now less than the subscription

TL;DR: Download Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for PC or Mac on sale for $99.97 while supplies last (MSRP $249.99). Subscription fees are out of control. Somehow, the lifetime version of ...
The Motley Fool

History Says Now Is the Time to Load Up on Microsoft Stock

The tech behemoth's business has been outperforming expectations. Yet, the stock trades at three-year lows in multiple valuation metrics. History tells us that right now could be an excellent time to ...
Wall Street Journal

Microsoft’s Pivotal AI Product Is Running Into Big Problems

Microsoft’s MSFT-2.58%decrease; red down pointing triangle Copilot chatbot has become central to its artificial-intelligence strategy as the company’s close partnership with OpenAI diminishes. But the ...
MarketWatch

Here’s how Microsoft can prove the doubters wrong this earnings season

Microsoft has been a frustrating stock for the bulls, who see its recent underperformance as out of step with a string of positive financial results. Some on Wall Street, however, are hopeful that ...
The Motley Fool

I Predicted Microsoft Would Hit an All-Time High in 2025, but the Stock Is Down 22% From That Record. Can Microsoft Recover in 2026?

Capital expenditures are growing far faster than revenue and earnings. Microsoft's AI bets are bold, but calculated. Microsoft can afford to ramp up AI spending without compromising its financial ...
MarketWatch

Buy Microsoft’s stock while it’s down? First ask yourself this question.

Microsoft’s stock hasn’t been this cheap in almost three years. But what, exactly, investors should do about that is increasingly a topic of Wall Street debate. Sentiment toward Microsoft’s stock MSFT ...