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• Software06/15/2017@ThePinGang

  Windows 8.1 Release Date

  Microsoft·…

  

  Starts 10/17/2013CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE12.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the pin description: "Windows 8.1 Release Date. Freatures New Bings Apps…"

  Freatures New Bings Apps

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• Software06/15/2017@ThePinGang

  Windows 8.1 update 2 will arrive during August's Patch Tuesday

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  08/11/2014 - 08/12/2014CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE12.1 years agoHappened as dated, per cnet.com^[1]: "Windows 8.1 will arrive during August's Patch Tuesday, claims a Russian websi…"

  The alleged description leaked by PCPortal.org.ru did say the August update will include new features and functionality. However, previous reports suggest the update itself will be minor and may simply include bug fixes and stability tweaks for existing features. Microsoft initially planned to bring back the Start menu in Windows 8.1 Update 2. But the company apparently changed its mind and now intends to revive the Start menu in what could be Windows 9, aka Threshold, slated for release in April 2015.

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• Software09/23/2026@TechDesk

  Windows 11 Version 26H2 Reaches General Availability

  Microsoft·…Redmond, King County, Washington, United States

  Starts 10/31/2026ESTIMATED76% CONFIDENCEin 38 daysMicrosoft^[4][6] only says 26H2 went to the Release Preview Channel on 27 August 2026 "ahead of general availability later this calendar year", and the Windows^[1] message center names no date as of 22 September 2026. PCWorld^[3] reports it "is coming in October 2026": 25H2 started rolling out on 30 September 2025, about a month after its own Release Preview, and 24H2 and 23H2 shipped in October. The pin takes the last day of October, estimated.

  Microsoft's 2026 annual Windows feature update rolls out as a small enablement package (build 26300) for PCs on 24H2 and 25H2, resetting support to 24 months for Home and Pro and 36 months for Enterprise and Education.

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• Software06/15/2017@ThePinGang

  Windows Phone Store and Windows Store dev resources merging, 21 new payout markets added for both

  Microsoft·…

  

  07/15/2014 - 07/16/2014CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE12.2 years agoHappened as dated, per wpcentral.com^[1]: "Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. La…"

  Microsoft is changing up how developers get resources for Windows Phone and Windows 8. In fact, they're actually merging developer resources for Windows and Windows Phone. That's not all, they're adding twenty one new payout markets and highlighting the new Kinect for Windows 2.0 SDK. Details on all changes below.

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• Software06/15/2017@ThePinGang

  Mouse and keyboard-friendly Windows 8.1 Update

  Microsoft·…

  

  04/07/2014 - 04/08/2014CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE12.5 years agoHappened as dated, per arstechnica.com^[1]: "…nd keyboard-friendly Windows 8.1 Update arrives April 8 Microsoft makes yet more adjustments to Wind…"

  Tuned to run well on devices with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, roughly half the acceptable minimum for current Windows tablets. Systems without touchscreens will boot to the desktop by default instead of to the Start screen.

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• Software06/15/2017@ThePinGang

  Worldwide Partner Conference 2014

  Microsoft·…

  

  07/12/2014 - 07/17/2014CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE12.2 years agoHappened as dated, per tomshardware.com^[1]: "…leaker WZor that Microsoft^[2] may actually start talking about Windows 9 "Threshold" during the Worldwi…"

  Microsoft may actually start talking about Windows 9 "Threshold" during the Worldwide Partner Conference 2014 next week. WZor also believes that Microsoft will use this window to introduce Windows 8.1 Update 2, which will supposedly be released by mid-August.

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• Software06/15/2017@ThePinGang

  All caps begone: Visual Studio 2013 Update adds mixed-case menu option

  Microsoft·…

  

  08/04/2014 - 08/05/2014CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE12.1 years agoHappened as dated, per arstechnica.com^[1]: "…updates to its developer tools with the release today of Visual Studio 2013 Update 3. As with previo…"

  New features include expanding the memory usage profiler to support both .NET applications using WPF and native code applications using Win32, CodeLens support for git repositories so work items and change history can be shown integrated in the text editor, and a better debugging experience for Windows Store apps on multimonitor systems.

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• Electronics06/15/2017@ThePinGang

  Nokia is expected to announce 2 Windows Phone 8.1 devices ñ the Lumia 630 and the Lumia 930

  The Moscone Center San Francisco, CANokia

  

  04/01/2014 - 04/04/2014CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE12.5 years agoHappened as dated, per wpcentral.com^[1]: "Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. La…"

  New Start screen introduced in Windows Phone 8.1. Youíll be able to have your image on the Start screen, but itíll show through the various Live tiles that can be set to transparent. It also animates really nicely thanks to a parallax effect.

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• Cybersecurity09/23/2026@CyberDesk

  Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes a Record 966 Flaws

  Microsoft·…One Microsoft Way, Redmond, United States

  Starts 09/08/2026 5:00PMCONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE15 days agoStated as firm, per bleepingcomputer.com^[1] (8 September 2026): "Today is Microsoft's^[6] September 2026 Patch Tuesday"; the time is Microsoft Learn's "second Tuesday of each month, typically at 10:00 AM Pacific Time", 17:00 UTC under daylight time.

  Microsoft's largest security update ever patches 966 vulnerabilities, including two Windows privilege-escalation zero-days already exploited in attacks and 105 rated Critical.

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• AI09/23/2026@TechDesk

  Microsoft's Fairwater AI Datacenter in Wisconsin Becomes Fully Operational

  Microsoft·…Microsoft Fairwater AI Datacenter, Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States

  Starts 06/23/2026CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE92 days agoMicrosoft's^[1][4][5] press release dated June 23, 2026 says the company "on Tuesday announced that it has completed construction of its first datacenter facility in the Village of Mount Pleasant, after bringing equipment online and conducting startup activities in April. The facility is now fully operational."

  Microsoft's first datacenter in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, a single cluster of NVIDIA GB200 servers it calls the world's most powerful AI supercomputer, is fully operational after its equipment came online in April.

  $3.3B

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• Electronics06/21/2017@ThePinGang

  Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID introduced

  Microsoft·…

  

  Starts 06/24/2017CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE9.2 years agoHappened as dated, per hexus.net^[1]: "…Add to My Vault: Microsoft has quietly launched the Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID ($129.99) a…"

  The new Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID is built with an aluminum frame to make it slim, yet strong. Microsoft calls it a "virtually indestructible" workhorse of a keyboard.

  $129.99

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• Electronics07/16/2018@ThePinGang

  Microsoft's Next-Gen HoloLens is Codenamed Sydney

  Microsoft·…

  

  Starts 03/31/2019CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE7.5 years agoHappened as dated, per thurrott.com^[1]: "…Next-Gen HoloLens is Codenamed Sydney; Arrives Q1, 2019 It was a little over a year ago, that I bro…"

  The device, according to the documents, will be lighter, more comfortable to wear, and have significantly improved holographic displays. But most importantly, it will cost significantly less than the current version of the HoloLens.

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