Microsoft has refuted claims U.S. retailers have withdrawn sales of its Xbox Series X and S consoles, insisting major chains “remain committed partners for Xbox consoles, accessories, and games.” After Costco reportedly stopped selling Xbox consoles in the U.S. and UK in both its online and physical stores, some speculated that further retailers like Target and Walmart were similarly withdrawing …
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Microsoft Stock (MSFT) Climbs After Claiming Xbox Consoles Remain on Shop Shelves
Shares in tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) were higher today after it quashed rumors that retail giants Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) have stopped selling Xbox consoles. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. En Masse Last month it was …
Read More »Everwild screenshots leak after Microsoft cancellation, and you’d seemingly have been a walking garden centre
Rare’s Everwild was one of a number of games Microsoft tossed in the bin as part of wider layoffs earlier this year. It was disappointing, if not a huge surprise given how protracted Everwild’s development had been up until its demise, with lots of questions remaining as to what the mysterious ramble through nature would be like to play. Now, …
Read More »Microsoft Stock (MSFT) Motors on Potential $2B Investment in U.K. Driving Group Wayve
Tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) and investment firm SoftBank (SFTBY) are reportedly ready to press the gas pedal on up to $2 billion in new funding for British autonomous driving technology group Wayve. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. …
Read More »Microsoft breaks the Windows 10 to 11 upgrade tool mere days before the support deadline
Summary Windows 10 support ends on October 14; upgrade to Windows 11 or purchase extended support. The Windows 11 Media Creation Tool v26100.6584 may crash on Windows 10, and it closes without displaying an error. Use Windows 11 Installation Assistant or download the ISO to upgrade instead. At the time of writing, we are just two days away from Windows …
Read More »Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year – Hacker News
Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year Hacker News Copilot on Windows: Connectors, and Document Creation begin rolling out to Windows Insiders Windows Blog Preview users have noticed OneDrive’s AI-driven face recognition setting is opt-out, and can only be turned off ‘three times a year’ PC Gamer Microsoft Copilot can now create Office 365 docs and sync …
Read More »Microsoft Issues Statement Denying Target & Walmart Are Pulling Xbox Products
Image: Hookshot Media / Walmart Over the weekend, there was a lot of rumour and speculation that both Target and Walmart might be pulling their Xbox products, with one particular Reddit post getting a bunch of attention after it was suggested that someone’s local Target store had been “getting rid” of their Xbox section. Here’s a look at the post …
Read More »Urgent warning to millions of Microsoft customers as support for Windows 10 ends TOMORROW – leaving users without any help if something goes wrong
An urgent warning has been issued to millions of Microsoft users ahead of a major software change. As of tomorrow, Microsoft will officially end support for the Windows 10 operating system. That means the software will no longer receive automatic technical and security updates. With an estimated 21 million people in the UK alone still using Windows 10, this could …
Read More »Microsoft Locks Down IE Mode After Hackers Turned Legacy Feature Into Backdoor
Oct 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Windows Security Microsoft said it has revamped the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after receiving “credible reports” in August 2025 that unknown threat actors were abusing the backward compatibility feature to gain unauthorized access to users’ devices. “Threat actors were leveraging basic social engineering techniques alongside unpatched (0-day) exploits in Internet …
Read More »Microsoft Stops 200 Million Windows Updates—Do Not Lose All Your Data
Do not take risks with your data. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Microsoft is killing Windows 10. The long-awaited end-of-life date is October 14, just two days from now. Whatever happens next, there’s one critical piece of advice you must not ignore if you want to ensure you don’t lose all the data on your PC. And that’s especially true …
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