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Microsoft Reports Rising Revenue, But Xbox Sales Continue to Fall
Microsoft has released its financial results for the latest fiscal quarter, reporting higher overall revenue alongside a continued decline in Xbox sales. The company posted a 17% increase in revenue, reaching $81.3 billion, while net income rose even more sharply, climbing 60% to $38.5 billion. Unfortunately, the picture is less…
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Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch to Fix Windows 11 Shutdown Bug
Windows 11 devices, especially after the January 2026 security update, have encountered a specific bug: when trying to shut down the computer, it restarts instead of turning off. The issue affects only a small group of users — those with systems that have Secure Launch, a security feature designed to…
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Microsoft Ends CD Metadata Support in Windows 11 Media Player
Microsoft has quietly removed support for one of the oldest features in its media player, directly affecting users who still use physical discs on their computers. Without any prior notice, the tools responsible for fetching album information and updating metadata online have stopped working. This means that when you insert…
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Microsoft Could Lay Off Thousands of Employees in January, Xbox Division Also Affected
According to a new report from the financial analysis site Tip Ranks, Microsoft Corporation is expected to lay off thousands of employees in January 2026. While exact figures are not confirmed, estimates suggest that between 11,000 and 22,000 jobs could be cut worldwide. Among the affected divisions is the gaming…
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Microsoft Removes the Only Official Way to Activate Windows 11 Without Internet Access
Microsoft has taken another step in its effort to keep users constantly connected, quietly eliminating one of the oldest and most useful activation methods — phone activation. Until now, this method allowed administrators and users with isolated systems to validate a Windows 10 or Windows 11 license without direct internet…
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Microsoft Updates Windows 11 to Reduce RAM Usage and Free Up Memory
The price of RAM has been rising sharply in recent months, mainly due to the growing demand from artificial intelligence technologies. This situation has affected multiple industries, including gaming. However, Microsoft has started taking steps to ease the problem by improving the memory efficiency of Windows 11. Windows 11 Becomes…
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Fans Launch Campaign Urging Microsoft to Revive Windows Phone
The community has not forgotten Microsoft’s mobile past — and there’s still nostalgia. A recent campaign hosted on Change.org has started circulating among users who miss having a third option in the mobile operating system market. The proposal, launched by a user from Greece, formally asks the Redmond company to…
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Microsoft Denies Setting a 30% Profit Margin Target for Xbox
As reported by CNBC, Microsoft has denied rumors that it set a goal for its Xbox division to reach a 30% profit margin. The report questioned the company about various claims that surfaced over the past year, including one from Bloomberg. That earlier report stated that Microsoft had given its…
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Microsoft Is Reportedly Helping Bethesda Integrate Unreal Engine Elements into the Creation Engine
Journalist Jez Corden recently commented on rumors about a possible technical update for Starfield, often referred to as Starfield 2.0. According to these reports, Microsoft is helping Bethesda upgrade its Creation Engine by integrating elements inspired by Unreal Engine 5. Collaboration Between Teams Internal sources told Corden that Bethesda is…
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Xbox Released 20% Fewer Games in 2025 Compared to 2024
According to a new report, the Xbox platform saw a 20% drop in the number of published games in 2025 compared to 2024. The report, released by the analytics company GameDiscoverCo, states that 896 games were launched on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, down from 1,115 in 2024. The…
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Satya Nadella Says Those Who Don’t Embrace AI Within Microsoft Must Leave the Company
Microsoft is at a key turning point under the leadership of its CEO, Satya Nadella. The focus is not only on adding AI agents to Windows 11 or expanding Copilot’s features, but also on a major internal restructuring. The company sees artificial intelligence as both a golden opportunity and a…
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