Microsoft has released ad-supported versions of its Office desktop apps, which have limited features but allow Windows users to edit their documents. While Microsoft allows customers to use Word, ...

Microsoft is rolling out Copilot Chat to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for paying Microsoft 365 business customers. Copilot Chat (short for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat) is the company's ...

Forget vibe coding — Microsoft has a new idea. It's called "vibe working," and it's what the company is promising as it brings more agentic AI features to its Microsoft 365 Office apps using Microsoft ...

Microsoft is considering a new direction for its well-known Office package that could give Windows users unprecedented free access to three of its most popular apps—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. One of ...

In July 2025, Microsoft announced that it would be ending support for Office 365 applications installed through the Microsoft Store. It also made clear that starting in October 2025, they would no ...

You don’t need to pay $30 per month for these latest Office AI features. You don’t need to pay $30 per month for these latest Office AI features. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Those of you who regularly use Microsoft Office might want to try an upcoming new feature designed to speed up your favorite program. Rolling out in May, an option called Startup Boost will reduce the ...

WTF?! Microsoft is rolling out a clever tweak to help Office apps launch faster on Windows. Dubbed "Startup Boost," this new feature quietly runs in the background as soon as you log in the operating ...