Microsoft 365

20% discount offer on Windows 365 expires around same time as Windows 10 support

Can't run Windows 11? Microsoft suggests renting it instead

SaaS02 May 2025 | 44

Booby-trapped Alpine Quest Android app geolocates Russian soldiers

Back of the nyet!

Research24 Apr 2025 | 37

Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a new crew, including Researcher and Analyst bots

You. Will. Love. The. LLM.

AI Software Development Week23 Apr 2025 | 5

ActiveX blocked by default in Microsoft 365 because remote code execution is bad, OK?

Stopping users shooting themselves in the foot with last century's tech

Software15 Apr 2025 | 13

Microsoft OneDrive file sync apps for Windows, Mac broken for 10 months

Updated Users, unsurprisingly, are not pleased and feel forgotten amid Redmond's Copilot frenzy

OSes14 Apr 2025 | 68

M365 Family users wake up to notice 'Your subscription expired'

Final update License to freak out? El Reg reader recommends reverting to pen, paper, pub

SaaS10 Apr 2025 | 87

Windows intros 365 Link, a black box that does nothing but connect to Microsoft's cloud

And it can be yours for a rather steep $349

OSes03 Apr 2025 | 126

Today's jobs Microsoft thinks could use an AI assist: Researchers and analysts

If coworkers cranking out biz strategies and fussing over balance sheets seem robotic, you ain't seen nothing yet

AI + ML27 Mar 2025 | 18

Microsoft ducks politico questions on Copilot bundling and lack of consent

Consumer price hikes come amid interrogation of why customers have to opt out of added AI features

Applications21 Mar 2025 | 43

Microsoft tells abandoned Publisher fans to just use Word and hope for the best

PDFs and Powerpoint also lie in wait as 2026 looms

Applications07 Mar 2025 | 119

Microsoft teases sales agent automation for M365 and Dynamics 365

Redmond says you could ask one for a 'list of deals ... at risk of falling through'

AI + ML05 Mar 2025 | 3

Microsoft Exchange Admin Center takes extended siesta in the EU

Updated Wasn't the cloud supposed to be the cheap, reliable option?

SaaS04 Mar 2025 | 7

Microsoft blames Outlook's wobbly weekend on 'problematic code change'

And Monday's not looking that steady, either

SaaS03 Mar 2025 | 27

Microsoft 365 price rises are coming – pay up or opt out (if you can find the button)

It's not auto-enrollment. It's just your current plan with extra Copilot for more money. Completely different

AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 91

You begged Microsoft to be reasonable. Instead it made Copilot reason-able with OpenAI GPT-o1

'Magical free' upgrade coincidentally follows M365 price hike

SaaS31 Jan 2025 | 25

Copilot invades Microsoft 365 Personal and Family for an extra three bucks a month

Updated For those of you tearing your hair out, we have a way to disable AI assistant in Word

AI + ML17 Jan 2025 | 81

Azure, Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks out users across regions

It's fixed, mostly, after Europeans had a manic Monday

Security13 Jan 2025 | 10

Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI

Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger

SaaS13 Jan 2025 | 128

Microsoft investigating 365 Office activation gremlin

Says it's not sure what the issue is but points at admins tweaking licensing options

Applications20 Dec 2024 | 24

Windows 11 24H2 strikes again – Outlook might not start with Google Workspace Sync running

Meanwhile, 365 Enterprise users have a date for new Outlook rollout

OSes09 Dec 2024 | 26

Microsoft hits back at claims it slurps your Word, Excel files to train AI models

Updated Confusion over Connected Experiences settings in 365 apps spark concerns

AI + ML27 Nov 2024 | 42

Microsoft 365 Copilot trips over angle brackets, frustrating coders

updated Chatbot seems to choke when fed tricky less-than character

AI + ML19 Nov 2024 | 22

Microsoft 365 Copilot goes monthly for a 5% premium and annual commitment

Other subscriptions also set for updates in the name of 'cash flow flexibility'

Software14 Nov 2024 | 26

Copilot's crudeness has left Microsoft chasing Google, again

Opinion Surely Redmond knows that almost nobody has tamed unstructured data?

AI + ML09 Oct 2024 | 27

Python in Excel goes live – but only for certain Windows users

Mac and Android loyals: you can look, but no calculation for now

Applications18 Sep 2024 | 23

Microsoft's Copilot 'Wave 2' is a tsunami of unanswered questions

updated What the next few months hold for the productivity chatbot

AI + ML16 Sep 2024 | 37

Major ISP bungles settings, causing Microsoft 365, Azure outage

updated AT&T confirms 'brief disruption,' no indication of foul play

Networks12 Sep 2024 | 9

Microsoft exec warns of business functions being sacrificed on the altar of AI

Too many IT modernization projects? Not enough budget? Something will have to give

AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 24

Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield

Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage

AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 25

Microsoft mistake blows up admins' inboxes with fake malware alerts

Updated Legitimate emails misclassified in software snafu

Security26 Aug 2024 | 11

Choose Your Own Adventure with Microsoft 365

You awake to find yourself in a dark room... with an empty wallet

SaaS22 Aug 2024 | 39

Multiple flaws in Microsoft macOS apps unpatched despite potential risks

Windows giant tells Cisco Talos it isn't fixing them

Research19 Aug 2024 | 21

Microsoft 365 remains 'degraded' as Azure outage resolved

Updated Central US region is back in business but Office apps still in trouble

Off-Prem19 Jul 2024 | 66

Microsoft 365's Chinese host uses just four percent renewable energy: Greenpeace

Red clouds are in no rush to go green

On-Prem12 Jul 2024 | 6

Microsoft expects further concessions for Teams amid EC antitrust probe

Despite unbundling video and chat app from Office, Redmond 'committed to find a resolution to regulators' concerns'

Applications05 Jun 2024 | 8

Microsoft accused of tracking kids with education software

Updated Privacy group seeks clarification of whether EU data protection law has been breached

Security04 Jun 2024 | 45

Microsoft unbundling Teams is to appease regulators, not give customers a better deal

Think before you pull the trigger, warn analysts

SaaS04 Apr 2024 | 54

Microsoft thinks bundles are great and customers love them

Rivals and regulators might disagree, so might users that are paying for software they don't need

Applications04 Apr 2024 | 25

Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term

Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues

AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 57

Developers beware, Microsoft's domain shakeup is coming soon

If you don't pay attention, your lovely little Teams app will stop working

Applications14 Mar 2024 | 37

European Commission broke its own data privacy law with Microsoft 365 use

Euro folk have until December to put house in order

Public Sector11 Mar 2024 | 29

Microsoft Publisher books its retirement party for 2026

Updated Venerable desktop publisher not going to get a Copilot any time soon

Applications20 Feb 2024 | 57

NHS in Wales bets big on Microsoft with deal worth nearly half a billion

Forget historic cloud downtime, latest contract with reseller to offer 'agile and flexible' approach

SaaS13 Feb 2024 | 28

Leaked memo: Microsoft employees should be using Copilot too

It's all part of a push to get more devs using AI tools

AI + ML08 Feb 2024 | 29

Microsoft seeks Rust developers to rewrite core C# code

Embrace, extend, and ... port?

Software31 Jan 2024 | 92

Snow day in corporate world thanks to another frustrating Microsoft Teams outage

Network rollback fails to resolve issue in Americas as Redmond scrambles to optimize its way out of the problem

SaaS27 Jan 2024 | 35

Microsoft hits $3 trillion as investors drink AI Kool-Aid

That's not to say Redmond hasn't had significant Windows of misfortune

AI + ML25 Jan 2024 | 12

Lukewarm reception for Microsoft's Copilot Pro amid performance, cost grumbles

Updated Pricey AI assistant met with enthusiasm and indifference

AI + ML23 Jan 2024 | 40

University chops students' Microsoft 365 storage to 20GB

Updated Sacrificing its academic backups for the sake of the environment

Storage19 Jan 2024 | 77

Microsoft 365's add-on avalanche is putting the squeeze on customers

Like buying a car where the seats are an optional extra

SaaS18 Jan 2024 | 45

Microsoft prices new Copilots for individuals and small biz vastly higher than M365 alone

Intros ‘Pro’ AI for creators, ditches 300-seat requirement for business use

AI + ML15 Jan 2024 | 46

Data loss prevention isn't rocket science, but NASA hasn't made it work in Microsoft 365

Privacy review finds breach response plan is a mess, training could be better, but protection regime mostly holds up

Public Sector21 Dec 2023 | 13

Microsoft Forms feature request still not sorted after SEVEN years

Request for time input field was added to project backlog – where it remains

Software13 Dec 2023 | 41

Microsoft to intro dedicated mode for Cloud PCs

Latest Insider Build brings new features for Windows 365 Boot

OSes08 Dec 2023 | 28

AWS accuses Microsoft of clipping customers' cloud freedoms

World's biggest off-prem service slinger submits comments to UK cloud inquiry, mostly has Redmond HQ's rival in its sights

PaaS + IaaS07 Dec 2023 | 8

Microsoft's Swiss army knife app hopes to cut through cloud clutter

Ignite A 'win' for Windows or just another pane in the glass?

SaaS16 Nov 2023 | 6