Fed up with endless unskippable Windows updates? Microsoft has heard you. Changes are coming to the update process that will allow you to defer them for a few weeks at a time. Ironically, it's possible this couldn't be happening at a worse time...

A couple of months ago, we highlighted that we're but a few months away from Microsoft ramping up their push towards switching everyone from Outlook "Classic" to the new version they have been increasingly insistently nudging everyone towards for a few months now. While this isn't exactly changing, The full blown "You will be switched unless you actively opt out" point has been pushed back.

With Windows 10 recently being consigned to the digital antique shelf, rumours of Windows 11's inevitable replacement are beginning to swirl. That operating system is itself already 5 years old, so are we likely to see its replacement soon, and what might it look like when it arrives?

Anyone that has used a mobile in the last few years (which we'd assume is pretty much everyone reading this) will have seen an increase in being asked to allow specific permissions to each app you use as you open it for the first time. For better or worse, Microsoft is looking to introduce this approach to Windows shortly.

If you're someone that uses Outlook with any frequency, you probably won't have missed the fact that Microsoft would very much like you to stop using the "Classic" version and shift to the new version. Over the next few months, this drum beat will get even louder as the date the "Classic" version is no longer supported draws closer.

Many people with a 365 email account who have worked with a company for ages or frequently deal with particularly large emails will have received warnings about their quota being hit soon over the years. Microsoft have a plan to reduce the chances of that happening.

Amongst the many warnings about Windows 10 being out of support later this month, you may well have missed the fact that running a couple of other popular Microsoft products also becomes a security liability on the very same day.

Is it that time of year already? Windows users will be familiar by this point with annual operating system updates that add new features and improvements, and this year's batch are just around the corner. What changes can we expect this time?