Microsoft has rolled out the fix that keeps Shut down and Restart from forcing a Windows update, after testing it with Insiders back in April. The Power menu now shows four separate options, and a related sleep bug was fixed the same month.

Today's biggest headline is Microsoft's Project Zenith, which is all about powerful hardware running a version/experience of Windows 11 that is "ready-to-code," or decluttered for a developer-friendly experience. But you don't need to buy...

Windows 11's built-in photo viewer, 'Microsoft Photos,' is getting a big update with a cleaner look that drops Copilot-related features and even removes shortcuts to other apps from the toolbar. This new version 2026.11080.24002.0...

Microsoft promised to make Windows 11 more stable, but issues with recent Windows updates are hurting its reputation yet again

Instead of forcing apps to collect and store sensitive personal data, Windows 11 is moving age verification to the OS level. Microsoft's upcoming system APIs will supply registered apps with broad age ranges and verification flags without ever sharing your exact birthday. Here is how it works.

There are at least three issues affecting Windows 11, and Microsoft has acknowledged two so far. Fixes coming soon.

Windows 11's Start menu has taken up nearly 90% of screen space since last year's redesign. Thankfully, Microsoft's August 2026 optional update finally adds new customization settings to shrink it, hide sections, and remove your profile picture. Here is how to force-enable the new size options.

Starting October 13, 2026, Windows 11 will automatically enable memory integrity, also called HVCI, on eligible PCs without anyone touching a setting. The feature blocks malicious drivers from reaching the kernel, and Microsoft says it will run a readiness check first and respect any existing opt-outs.

While the Windows Start button has lived in the bottom-left corner for decades, its placement wasn't a random design choice. According to former Microsoft executives, a behavioral psychologist utilized Fitts's law and reading habits to ensure users could effortlessly find the new Windows 95 menu.

Microsoft has confirmed Windows 11 will now bundle driver, .NET, and firmware updates together with the monthly security update, so your PC restarts once instead of several times a month. The change covers versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1, and started rolling out with updates released on and after July 28, 2026.

Nvidia won't extend Windows 10 driver support like Microsoft did, ending it in October 2026, and other OEMs may follow soon.

A Dell monitor post on X turned into a history lesson when former Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore corrected a popular theory about the Windows taskbar's origin. He says it came from a canceled Microsoft project's leftover tray design and a Windows 3.1 problem, not Steve Jobs' NeXT Dock.

Windows 11's August update brings a Bing-free Search with typo forgiveness, cleaner results, and no more MSN clutter, but most PCs won't see it right away. Here's how to force it on with ViVeTool, plus the cursor and wallpaper bugs worth knowing about before installing KB5120998.

Windows 11's modern UI can actually be faster than legacy Win32, Microsoft just proved it.

From Reversi in 1985 to Chess Titans in Windows 7, Windows spent two decades shipping real games in the box. Windows 8 pulled them all and pushed the Microsoft Store instead, not because Microsoft gave up on games, but because the whole relationship between Windows and games had changed.