Kevin Okemwa is a seasoned tech journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya with lots of experience covering the latest trends and developments in the industry at Windows Central. With a passion for innovation and a keen eye for detail, he has written for leading publications such as OnMSFT, MakeUseOf, and Windows Report, providing insightful analysis and breaking news on everything revolving around the Microsoft ecosystem. While AFK and not busy following the ever-emerging trends in tech, you can find him exploring the world or listening to music.
Latest articles by Kevin Okemwa

Microsoft's big partner is apparently building its own GitHub competitor
By Kevin Okemwa published
OpenAI Reports suggest that OpenAI is in the early stages of developing a GitHub rival, citing an increase in service disruptions on Microsoft's coding platform.

Microsoft Teams clarifies how its employee location tracking feature works
By Kevin Okemwa published
Teams Microsoft has recently clarified its Teams Wi‑Fi location feature, addressing employee monitoring amid privacy concerns.

ChatGPT backlash hits hard with a 295% uninstall spike
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Pentagon AI partnership sparks backlash, driving a 295% surge in ChatGPT uninstalls and forcing OpenAI to amend some of the terms in the contract.

Florida e-commerce boss busted in Microsoft license scam
By Kevin Okemwa published
Software A Florida woman has been sentenced to 22 months in prison and fined $50,000 for running a massive Microsoft license fraud scheme.

LibreOffice slams Microsoft Office's ribbon UI while lauding its own
By Kevin Okemwa published
Office LibreOffice says Microsoft Office's "ribbon" UI shouldn't be treated as an ergonomic standard.

Did Windows 10 really update itself while this user was mid-shower?
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows 10 A furious user claims Microsoft automatically upgraded their PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11 without their consent.

Windows 11’s best file explorer alternative just keeps on getting better
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows 11 Files app update improves context menus and bug fixes, making file management better for users.

California wants age verification in every OS — good luck with Linux
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows California’s Digital Age Assurance Act requires all operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS, to add age verification at account setup.

Microsoft finds a sneaky way to push Copilot sales, hiding in plain sight
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft could reportedly launch a $99 AI‑powered Microsoft 365 bundle, adding Copilot and Agent 365 features to boost productivity tools.

This third-party Windows app addresses multi-monitor pain points
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows 11 A Redditor recently developed a free Windows app called Monarch, designed to disable monitors on Windows 11 "without unplugging cables or digging through Windows display settings every time."

Teams swapped Designer for Copilot, and nobody’s sure if this is simpler or just… Microsoft
By Kevin Okemwa published
TEAMS Microsoft is retiring the Teams Designer bot and banners, consolidating creative features under Copilot for a unified AI experience.

Firefox gets AI browser features, but Mozilla already added a killswitch
By Kevin Okemwa published
Software Firefox version 148 adds an AI "killswitch" to remove artificial intelligence implementations from affecting your browsing experience.

Microsoft Teams is getting uncomfortably nosy with its Wi‑Fi tracking tool
By Kevin Okemwa published
TEAMS Microsoft Teams’ new Wi‑Fi location tracking feature is raising privacy concerns, with users debating whether it’s useful or simply invasive.

YouTube reportedly disables comments for ad-blocker users
By Kevin Okemwa published
APPS A new report by AdGuard suggests that YouTube has stopped showing comments and video descriptions to some users with ad blockers installed on their devices.

Outlook UI vanished? Try the classic Windows fix
By Kevin Okemwa published
SOFTWARE Microsoft says a bug in Outlook causes the mouse pointer to vanish. It's investigating the issue and has already offered temporary workarounds, including restarting your PC.

Microsoft deletes a blog post on pirated Harry Potter book AI training
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft deleted a post suggesting AI training on pirated Harry Potter books, sparking backlash and raising copyright concerns.

OpenClaw AI deletes emails of Meta's safety director — and it sounds so avoidable
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A Meta executive reveals that OpenClaw's AI agent wreaked havoc on her inbox before she shut it down by killing all the processes on the host.

Copilot is among Windows 11’s top productivity apps. Is it?
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft ranks Copilot among the top productivity apps on Windows 11, potentially reshaping the future of work with AI.

Microsoft to kill Edge’s custom primary password option
By Kevin Okemwa published
SOFTWARE Edge is discontinuing custom primary password support in June 2026, as Microsoft shifts security to Windows Hello and system authentication.

Even Microsoft's research shows how AI bots get dumber in longer chats
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft and Salesforce analyzed 200,000+ AI chats, finding models lose reliability in multi‑turn dialogue despite strong single‑prompt performance.

Microsoft uses internal "escrow builds" — what does that even mean?
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft Here's Microsoft's quirky release vocabulary for products, including bug bars, bake time, and escrow.

Teams will bug you to pick a default mobile browser — take a guess
By Kevin Okemwa published
Teams Microsoft Teams is about to introduce a mobile browser selector, but it might be just another way to push Edge as the default.

Copilot 365 Chat has been summarizing confidential emails, Microsoft notices
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft has identified a bug in 365 Copilot that allows the service to access and summarize confidential emails without user consent.

Task Manager gets a futuristic makeover from this Microsoft veteran engineer
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows Ex‑Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer reimagines Task Manager with a synthwave‑inspired AI dashboard, showing what it could look like today.

Firefox says goodbye to legacy Windows versions when Mozilla cuts support
By Kevin Okemwa published
Software Mozilla is ending support for Firefox on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in February 2026. Users must upgrade to a supported version of Windows to stay secure and continue receiving browser updates.
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