Confirmed: Over 800 Xbox discs are supported by the disc-to-digital program, and growing. Here’s the list. | Windows
Xbox’s disc-to-digital program was revealed in full last week, and at first, it seemed too good to be true. Codenamed Positron, Xbox’s disc-to-digital program lets Xbox gamers unlock digital rights…
Read moreMicrosoft is auto-enabling Memory Integrity on Windows 11 PCs from October. Why you shouldn’t turn it off | Windows
Microsoft will start switching on memory integrity by default for eligible Windows 11 devices from October 2026, arriving through that month’s Patch Tuesday update on October 13. The feature has…
Read moreWindows 11 users were right about the giant Start menu, and Microsoft now lets you shrink it using these steps | Windows
Windows 11’s Start menu has taken up close to 90% of the screen on plenty of PCs since last November, and I have been complaining about that since we first…
Read moreWindows 11: Microsoft explains who’ll get a broken cursor after installing new updates, no word on wallpaper bug yet | Windows
There are at least three issues affecting Windows 11, and Microsoft has acknowledged two so far. One is a bug where the cursor either disappears, appears broken, or loses customization….
Read moreMicrosoft Fabric reaches the US government cloud, with general availability from October | Windows
Microsoft has launched its Fabric data platform in Government Community Cloud High on public preview, with general availability from 1 October, pitched at agentic AI workloads. Europe has no equivalent…
Read moreMicrosoft is finally making it easier to mute Teams without hiding from your boss | Windows
Microsoft Teams will soon let you temporarily pause notifications for a set period of time. Teams already has a variety of mute functions, but the new feature should make it…
Read moreOpera loses EU court fight to have Microsoft Edge labelled a gatekeeper | Windows
Microsoft Edge will stay outside the European Union’s toughest tech rulebook. The bloc’s General Court on Wednesday rejected Opera’s challenge to the European Commission’s decision not to designate the browser…
Read moreBlizzCon 2026 is nearly here, so here’s what you need to know regarding its programming schedule, streaming platforms, floor plan, and more | Windows
BlizzCon 2026 is almost here, and Blizzard Entertainment is getting fans prepared for the event with a step-by-step tutorial of its programming guide, floor plan map, viewership guide, and more…
Read moreMonster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance is showing off gameplay footage of its new ‘Boost Bracer’ mechanic, and it’s giving me major Devil May Cry vibes | Windows
With the 2026 Tokyo Game Show drawing near, Capcom is metaphorically and literally putting on the turbo boost for revealing new gameplay for Monster Hunter Wilds‘ Ascendence DLC expansion by…
Read moreDon’t call it an XPS: Dell unveils new 14-inch laptop to compete with MacBook Neo | Windows
Dell just announced a new laptop to take on Apple’s MacBook Neo. The Dell 14S is a colorful laptop designed for college students and young adults, which helps the PC…
Read moreOpen-source secrets scanning tool Sift hunts credentials in Microsoft 365, Slack, and Jira | Windows
Sift is a free, open-source command line tool that searches for passwords, API keys, and other sensitive data across the places a company keeps its work: local disks, Windows file…
Read moreMicrosoft Temporarily Pauses Reboot-Free Hotpatch Updates | Windows
Key Takeaways: September 2026 security updates will require Hotpatch-enabled devices to reboot. October 2026 already includes a scheduled baseline update that also requires a restart. Microsoft expects the reboot-free Hotpatch…
Read moreLock In 8 of Your Favorite Microsoft Office Apps With One $30 Purchase Today Only | Windows
TL;DR: Get a lifetime Microsoft Office Professional 2021 license with eight apps for one Windows PC for $29.97 through tonight, September 1. If you’re still paying for Office every month,…
Read moreImprove your Windows 11 productivity using Microsoft PowerToys | Windows
Q. Are there extra Windows utilities that can improve visuals and boost my Windows 11 productivity? A. Beyond built-in Windows 11 productivity tools, there are ways to include additional controls…
Read moreBest Buy’s Labor Day Sale has brought one of our favorite high-class gaming laptops’ Memory-Crisis-induced price hike down by 24% | Windows
The memory crisis continues to get worse, driving the price of gaming laptops to ridiculous extremes while scaring people into buying them despite the price hikes out of fear that…
Read moreSamsung’s new $799 Galaxy Book6 is an antidote to constantly rising PC prices but still offers stellar battery life | Windows
As PC prices continue to rise, seeing a new release at $799 is a welcome sight, and that’s where we’re at with the new Samsung Galaxy Book6. It’s a decidedly…
Read moreA new online archive tries to predict Microsoft’s next confusing rebrand | Windows
You might have noticed that Microsoft has a funny habit of rebranding its products in ways that seems purposefully designed to confuse its users. Microsoft Office became Microsoft 365 (Office)…
Read moreBest email security solutions for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace in 2026 | Windows
GUEST OPINION: Email is still where most attacks begin. Phishing, business email compromise, fake invoices, and malware-laced attachments usually land in the inbox first. If you run on Microsoft 365…
Read moreMicrosoft Has Raised Its Dividend Every Year for More Than a Decade. History Provides Clues of How Big This Year’s Raise Might Be. | Windows
Microsoft (MSFT -0.28%) will send its shareholders their next dividend payment ($0.91 per share, declared on June 10) on Sept. 10. For most dividend stocks, that would be the least…
Read moreCopilot Pages: AI assistance meets hands-on editing – Computerworld | Windows
This will open a panel that lets you specify who can access your page through this link, and whether they can edit your page. People you can share the page…
Read moreI test Windows laptops for a living, and these are the 7 features I can’t pass up | Windows
I’ve used Windows PCs for most of my life, and I’ve tested some of the latest laptops from the most reliable brands for the last half-decade. Even before that, I…
Read moreHP made one of my favorite PCs and had to abandon it — Would this Windows all-in-one stand a chance if it ever risked a comeback? | Windows
Back in 2023, HP released the Envy Move, an all-in-one (AIO) PC with a clever quirk: It could run wirelessly on battery power. The average lifespan was around 4 hours,…
Read moreNvidia Is Not Microsoft And Hugging Face Is Not GitHub | Windows
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to a report from The Information that Reuters and CNBC repeated. Bloomberg described the two companies as nearing an…
Read moreWindows 11 is accused of using AI to slow your PC, but it’s not what you think | Windows
A screenshot of Windows 11’s Settings > Privacy & security > Text and image generation page has gone viral, racking up millions of views. It lists Notepad, Photos, Snipping Tool,…
Read moreWhy Windows stopped including fun games like Minesweeper, Solitaire, and Pinball | Windows
Windows once shipped with built-in games. Here’s exactly when and why that stopped. Credit: Windows Latest If you installed Windows in the 1990s or 2000s, you did not need Steam,…
Read moreWindows 11’s faster, Bing-free Search released, enable it using these steps | Windows
The August optional update brought some of the most requested changes Windows 11 has ever shipped, and the new Search, without Bing and Copilot results, is my favorite of the…
Read moreQcells and Microsoft deepen their U.S. solar partnership to support growing electricity demand from AI infrastructure | Windows
Written by Prince Sibanda There has been a recurring theme of companies operating in different industries deciding to collaborate on energy projects because both of them understand the importance of clean…
Read moreMicrosoft said I can’t install Windows 11 on my device, so I installed Linux instead | Windows
My old Samsung Galaxy TabPro S LTE is the sort of device that’s an absolute shame to leave behind. It has an incredible display, a usable Intel processor, touch input,…
Read moreMicrosoft Admits Windows 11 KB5120998 Update Breaks Mouse Cursors, With Wallpapers Turning Black Until You Uninstall It | Windows
The issue appears to be widespread, which has caused even Microsoft to acknowledge the problem with its latest Windows update. The Latest Windows 11 KB5120998 Update is Breaking Mouse Cursors;…
Read moreMicrosoft proves Windows 11’s modern UI can beat legacy Win32, if it works hard enough | Windows
We all know Microsoft is trying to modernize Windows for the billionth time, and by modernization I mean moving legacy features to WinUI, the current flagship native UI framework. From…
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