Microsoft Store Awards 2025 spotlight AI, productivity and creativity apps

Exam-focused facts from the 7 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Perplexity’s Windows app uses native voice dictation, multi-modal AI search and enterprise IT policies.
ChatGPT for Windows adds an Alt + Space companion window, direct file/image uploads and privacy-first enterprise controls.
Moon Technolabs’ Invoice Maker & Estimate Creator offers customizable templates, real-time cash-flow analytics and multi-channel sharing.
Manus autonomously runs Python, JavaScript or Bash scripts in a sandboxed Windows environment while exposing a live control interface.
n-Track Studio turns Windows PCs into unlimited-track recording studios with AI tools and cross-platform project sync.
Moises Live performs real-time AI audio separation system-wide, leveraging Copilot+ NPUs for local, latency-free processing.
ngrok provides secure tunneling integrated with Windows Defender and runs as a background service for developer workflows.
Scratch 3 supports offline editing and hardware extensions like micro:bit and LEGO for classroom robotics projects.
Castle Craft delivers scalable, family-friendly strategy gameplay with dynamic resource merging across Windows devices.
Notion on Windows integrates taskbar pinning, offline access and template-driven automation for project management.