MS canceled the old Windows Insider MVP program as of the end of 2023. I had apply for the Microsoft MVP instead, and got awarded an MVP (Windows) in 2024. I’ve just finally understood — thanks to Copilot — that the cycle runs from July 1 of one year to June 30 of the next. Yesterday, got email saying I’d been awarded the Microsoft MVP (Windows) 2025. I’m pleased and relieved to make the cut for another year. The lead-in graphic sums things up nicely.
Beyond the Microsoft MVP (Windows) 2025 Award
How did qualify for this award? I submitted an application around the start of 2025. It summarized my activities with Windows during 2024. They included:
- 200-plus blog posts here at edtittel.com. [Average frequency just over 4 days a week, all year long.]
- 3-plus dozen articles on Windows topics for online publications in 2024. Outlets included ComputerWorld, Tom’s Hardware, AskWoody and TechTarget. [Average frequency just over 3 pieces per month.]
- Online participation at Tenforums and Eleven Forum
- Ongoing social media interactions with the WinGet, PowerShell and PowerToys teams
- Daily posts on Windows topics including blogs, observations, news and administrivia on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blue Sky, and Mastodon [Average frequency 10 items daily.]
Frankly, I’m glad the MVP team at Microsoft decided my level of activity was enough to qualify me for another year. I’ve been doing pretty much the same thing since I got the award through an old friend and former WIMVP in 2018. I hope to keep at it for some years yet, until I’m ready to retire “for real.” Indeed I’d be happy to keep at it for another decade or longer. We’ll see: the spirit is willing but I’ll have to see how the flesh holds up.
Learn More About Microsoft MVP
Visit the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional home page for more information about the program, including how to nominate somebody for this award. You can also learn how you yourself might qualify for same. And you can look up profiles for the current crop of MVPs, including yours truly, should you be so inclined. Glad to be a member of this select community, arguably one of the key cornerstones of Windows-World.
