TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business is $129.97 (MSRP $249.99) through May 31 at 11:59 PM. Microsoft 365 Personal runs $99.99 a year. Over five years, that is nearly $500 for software you never actually own. Microsoft…
TL;DR: The Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 bundle includes 15 coding courses and is on sale for $49.97 (regularly $1,999.99) through May 31. This is the kind of tech purchase that tends to pay for itself pretty…
While there weren’t any genuine zero-day vulnerabilities to patch in May’s Patch Tuesday update, the fallout since then has been severe. The first attacks on Microsoft Exchange Server occurred as early as Patch Tuesday week,…
For months, scammers have been taking advantage of a loophole that allows them to send spammy emails from an internal Microsoft email address typically used for sending legitimate account alerts. It’s not clear how the…
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 gives Windows users lifetime access to the essential Microsoft apps for $29.97 through May 31. There’s something deeply satisfying about buying software once and then simply owning it. No subscription reminders or realizing…
GitHub, the popular developer platform owned by Microsoft, confirmed it was hacked and attackers had stolen data from around 3,800 internal code repositories. The code hosting and sharing giant said in a series of posts…
For a while now, it’s been possible to authenticate your Microsoft account logins by receiving a six-digit code via text message. Windows Latest now reports that SMS verification will be phased out shortly. It looks…
It sucks when a failing battery or a slow PC lets you down at crucial moments—and Windows 11 in particular has repeatedly struggled with such issues. Microsoft now officially acknowledges that these problems appear to…
Updated on May 18th, 2026: While Microsoft originally said the plaintext password behavior was “a deliberate design decision,” the company has now changed its tune. Starting with Edge version 148, the browser will no longer…
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows for a one-time payment of $19.97 (MSRP $229) and skip the subscription cycle while keeping access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more. Monthly software fees have a…