Windows 95’s redesign is still the most profound 31 years later — I take a look at what survived more than three decades of hardware evolution | Windows
Believe it or not, there was a time when people lined up outside of actual stores to buy the latest version of Windows. Such was the case on August 24,…
Read moreWindows 11’s latest Patch Tuesday update is breaking games and turning off PCs — This temporary fix might get ARC Raiders and The Finals running again | Windows
I’ve been gaming again lately on my desktop PC thanks to cooler weather, but thankfully I haven’t experienced this new Windows 11 bug that cropped up after the August 11…
Read morePay Less Than $11 for Windows 11 Pro’s Pro-Level Features Until August 25 | Windows
TL;DR: Use code SAVE15 to get a lifetime Windows 11 Pro license for one PC for $10.49 through August 25. Why spend hundreds on new hardware when one of the…
Read moreNew Windows 11 feature will make using handheld gaming devices and small tablets easier: Ability to force apps to open in full screen coming soon | Windows
It looks like Microsoft is working on a new feature for Windows 11 that will allow users to configure the behavior of apps when they first open. Right now, pretty…
Read moreWindows 11 is modernizing a mouse indicator that hasn’t changed since the Windows XP | Windows
In the 90s, if you couldn’t find the cursor on Windows, you’d rely on the trailing feature and move your mouse around to locate it. In the early 2000s, Microsoft…
Read more“Sort of a feature,” Microsoft on why Ctrl+C fails on Windows 11 due to a design choice | Windows
Pressing Ctrl+C once and having it fail to copy anything isn’t a bug you imagined. Microsoft’s clipboard history service listens for changes asynchronously, which means a second copy can happen…
Read moreWindows 11 26H2 is weeks away, and Microsoft just revealed everything about it | Windows
Windows 11 26H2 is a boring release, but at the moment, Windows needs more of these than fancy updates that could possibly disrupt Microsoft’s attempt to make the OS more…
Read moreMy best Excel PivotTables start with these 4 functions | Windows
PivotTables are great for turning thousands of rows into useful summaries in Excel, but they’re only as good as the data you give them. So before I build one, I…
Read moreMicrosoft Teams Now Lets GitHub Copilot Turn Chats Into Code | Windows
GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams can now use developer conversations as context, work on code, and create pull requests without requiring users to move discussions into a separate development environment….
Read moreAlphabet, Meta, and Microsoft Are Hiding $3 Trillion in Debt On the AI Boom’s Hidden Ledger | Windows
Every bull market eventually asks investors to squint past a number they’d rather not look at. In 2000, it was cash burn rates at dot-coms with no revenue. In 2008,…
Read moreThis Microsoft 365 bundle deal gets you a year of NordVPN for free | Windows
Microsoft 365 is a must-have software suite for millions of people. I’ve had a subscription since the days of SkyDrive and Office 365. I stack up whenever I find a…
Read moreWindows 11’s File Explorer is restoring a feature it disabled for security, with a new “Preview anyway” button | Windows
Windows 11’s File Explorer preview is coming back for downloaded files with a new “Preview anyway” button, and it’ll begin rolling out in the coming weeks. In early October 2025,…
Read moreI think Microsoft is finally fixing the customization problems that held Windows 11 back | Windows
Windows 11 is finally starting to look less like the operating system Microsoft wanted everyone to use, and more like the experience users have been asking for. It might sound…
Read moreWindows 11’s September update reshapes key parts of the OS, and these 3 customizations instantly make the new release feel faster, cleaner, and more personal to use | Windows
As part of the September 2026 update, Microsoft is giving users more control over some of Windows 11’s most visible features. The update introduces several customization options that let you…
Read moreMicrosoft AI Image Generator: MAI-Image-2.5 Pro Setup | Windows
Microsoft quietly shipped its strongest image model yet on June 25, 2026, and by August it had climbed to No. 2 on Arena’s Image Edit leaderboard, ahead of Google’s Nano…
Read moreMicrosoft explains why Pinball vanished from Windows: “We couldn’t afford to spend days studying the code” | Windows
Raymond Chen reveals why a 64-bit bug got Pinball permanently cut from Windows. Windows XP was the last version of Windows to ship with 3D Pinball, the space-themed game that…
Read moreMicrosoft built a Classic Outlook “skin” for New Outlook to win over users who won’t switch | Windows
Microsoft says it will let users apply an Outlook Classic-like interface to New Outlook using built-in themes, hoping that making it look more familiar will make the transition easier. Microsoft…
Read moreMicrosoft now pays you if you invite your friends to use Edge browser on mobile | Windows
If you invite enough friends to Microsoft Edge, you can easily buy yourself Xbox Game Pass or a gift card through Microsoft Rewards. Microsoft has launched a new initiative where…
Read moreMicrosoft 365 Family is the cheapest terabyte in tech, and nobody buys it for the storage | Windows
Among the many subscriptions I currently have active, Microsoft 365 seems to offer the most value. It not only includes 1TB of OneDrive storage on the Personal plan, but also…
Read moreMicrosoft blames RGB peripherals for crashing Windows 11 — RGB software is causing blue screens, crashes, and game freezes | Windows
Like clockwork, it’s a new month and a new OS-breaking bug has been discovered in Windows 11‘s latest monthly update, KB5121003. Users reported random system instability, with games freezing or…
Read moreNvidia Rubin Leads AI Chip Race: $100B Bet [2026] | Windows
Nvidia, AMD, and Microsoft are now openly racing to define what an AI data-center chip looks like in 2027, and the gap between their roadmaps has narrowed faster than most…
Read moreI switched to the HyperDrive Next Thunderbolt 5 dock for a few weeks, and it could be the best accessory for productivity masters — here’s why | Windows
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Read moreMicrosoft is finally updating one of Windows 11’s oldest dialog boxes with a full WinUI redesign | Windows
Microsoft’s makeover of Windows 11 continues. A refreshed AutoPlay dialog box headlines the latest Windows Insider build. That experience is more than a palette swap or color change. Microsoft rebuilt…
Read moreMicrosoft Issues Three New Windows Builds to Windows Insider Program | Windows
If you have a PC enrolled in the Windows Insider Program’s Beta, Experimental, or Experimental (26H1) channel, it’s time to update. “We’ve fixed the issue causing the Feature Flags list…
Read moreMicrosoft Office 2021 for Mac lifetime deal: $42.97 | Windows
I did a double-take when I saw the Microsoft 365 renewal price. $120 a year felt like a lot to spend on apps I only open occasionally. I still need…
Read moreOne year after protest, organizers say Microsoft still needs to cut ties with Israeli military – KIRO 7 News Seattle | Windows
REDMOND, Wash. — One year after Microsoft workers, former employees, and community activists set up an encampment at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, organizers say the big tech company still needs…
Read moreWindows 11 will let you decide how much memory goes to graphics and AI on PCs with unified memory, and it’s a big deal for gaming | Windows
Windows 11 is getting an option to change how much unified memory is set aside for graphics and AI work, so you can free up more RAM for other applications…
Read moreMicrosoft built a dedicated app that forces Bing everywhere on Windows 11, including Chrome, Firefox, and Brave | Windows
Microsoft has apparently found the free time to build a standalone app whose only job is switching your default search engine to Bing across every browser on your PC. It…
Read moreWindows 11 26H2 will auto-enable Point-in-Time Restore by default, how to check yours | Windows
Bad past incidents can lead to good outcomes, and one of the best examples is the new recovery tools in Windows 11. After major issues in 2025 and earlier, Microsoft…
Read moreProofpoint vs Mimecast vs Defender O365 [2026] | Windows
Email is still the number one way attackers get into a company. Business email compromise, credential phishing, and QR-code (“quishing”) payloads all ride through the same front door: the inbox….
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