I’m pleased and delighted to report that a much-anticipated email from MS popped into my inbox last Friday. Such was the press of work that day (Fridays have been unusually busy all month) that I didn’t even see that missive until after lunch. Long story short: the powers that be informed proclaimed MVP status renewed thru June 2027. Of course, I’m glad to be so honored, and happy to receive another year of benefits.

What MVP Status Renewed thru June 2027 Means

It means this website and my weekday Windows blog posts will continue for at least another year. It also means I’ll keep exploring new Windows OS tools and facilities, Windows apps, and other Windows related stuff so we can all learn — and sometimes laugh — together.

I first started using Windows when I “moved up” from DOS 6.x to Windows 3.1 in 1992. It’s been a wild and interesting ride over the past 34 years since then. I’ve seen a lot of versions come and go. Some of them I’ve loved and others despised. But one thing has persisted throughout that interval: a burning desire to understand how things work, and to fix (or work around) them when they don’t do what they should.

The MVP Story So Far…

I got into a fork of the MVP program in 2018 when I became a “Windows Insider MVP.” That lasted until 2024, when MS folded that fork into the main branch. I’ve been a “Microsoft MVP (Windows)” since 2024, and my status is good through June 20, 2027. As I keep moving forward, I keep learning more about how the program works, what it lets me do, and how I can share such information with my readers as the terms of my NDA agreement allow. That covers a lot of great stuff, and I’m happy to use it to write about what I’m seeing and learning.

Thanks for your support and interest over the years. I provide content for over 80K individuals per year here at EdTittel.com. I reach another half-a-million or so through my articles for the likes of ComputerWorld, Tom’s Hardware, WindowsLatest and others. Just this morning I got a big shout-out from WindowsLatest on a recent and fascinating hobby-horse named Secure Boot.

For the future I plan to keep finding, fixing, and reporting on things that break or don’t work as I think they properly  should, and exploring Windows Insider releases as they emerge. Here in Windows-World, that gives me a nearly infinite fund of topics. Stay tuned! If you’re of a similar bent, you can’t apply to the Microsoft MVP program directly. But if you know an MVP who’s already in the program, you can ask them to nominate you. Check the Microsoft MVP Home page to learn more about the program and all of its accoutrement.