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Windows 11 August 2026 Update

I tested Windows 11 August 2026 update, here’s everything new, improved, and fixed

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KB5121003 skips a headline feature this month. Voice Access gets noise-cancelling Voice Isolation, File Explorer sizes finally make sense, Windows Hello works with external fingerprint readers, and dozens of quiet reliability fixes land across the taskbar, Start menu, and networking stack.
Windows 11 KB5121003 update

Windows 11 KB5121003 out with major changes, direct download links (.msu)

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Windows 11 KB5121003 is now rolling out, and it may not look like a big release, but it can make your apps launch faster on low-end PCs, improve File Explorer's unit detection, and make...
Windows 10 usage

5 years later, Windows 10 refuses to die, and Microsoft just can’t push holdouts...

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Windows 11 shipped in 2021, and five years later, Microsoft seems to have made peace with the fact that Windows 10 refuses to die.
A Microsoft engineer explained in 2003 why old UI survives in Windows 11

Microsoft explained 23 years ago why Windows keeps old UI, and Windows 11 still...

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Raymond Chen explained in 2003 that Microsoft gave users a way back to old UI while they adjusted, then removed it once complaints stopped. That discipline broke down over the years, leaving Windows 11 full of unfinished replacements, from Control Panel to WebView2 apps burning over a gigabyte of RAM.
Why Microsoft ignored Windows for so long

Windows is a drop in Microsoft’s ocean, no wonder it’s been ignored while Azure...

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To illustrate how Windows’ importance within the company has been overtaken, let’s look at some financial data.
Exclusive images reveal Lenovo's Project Swan, a rollable ThinkBook laptop

Exclusive: This is Lenovo’s next rollable-display laptop, Project Swan, and it’s a ThinkBook for...

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Windows Latest obtained exclusive first-look images of Lenovo's Project Swan, an unannounced ThinkBook laptop with a horizontally expanding display. The photos show a shortened, centered hinge and a rear panel consistent with the rail mechanism used on the Legion Pro Rollable.
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 won't get Liquid Glass-style transparency yet

Microsoft reveals why Windows 11 won’t get Liquid Glass-style UI, even though Windows Vista...

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March Rogers explains why Windows 11 won't get more transparency controls, citing usability, accessibility, and a developer community already filling the gap with Windhawk. Windows actually did glass effects first with Vista's Aero back in 2007, before Microsoft dropped them in Windows 8.
OneDrive for Windows 11

Microsoft gives in to backlash, will let Windows 11 users remove OneDrive Photos AI...

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Microsoft is backing down on OneDrive Photos, and you'll soon be able to remove it without also removing the OneDrive sync client.
Microsoft Publisher end of support

Microsoft says it’s committed to improving Microsoft 365 by shutting Publisher down, and you...

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Microsoft is shutting down Microsoft Publisher on October 1, 2026, and it's now reminding everyone that it's finally time to move.
Windows 11's Weather app uses more than 1GB RAM while also showing Ads

Windows 11 is a memory hog, even Microsoft’s Weather uses 1.2GB of RAM, 5x...

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Windows 11's Weather app is actually MSN Weather, a WebView2 web wrapper that uses over 1.2GB of RAM sitting idle, nearly 5x what Apple's native Weather app uses on macOS. It also shows ads styled to blend in with real forecast data, on an OS you already paid good money for.
OneDrive for Windows

Microsoft confirms it accidentally installed new OneDrive app on Windows 11 PCs, and there’s...

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Microsoft told Windows Latest that it accidentally shipped the AI-powered OneDrive Photos app on Windows 11 more broadly than it should have.
Microsoft confirms a faster Windows 11 is in the works, with fewer ads too

Microsoft admits Windows 11 needs to be faster and drop ads, and some fixes...

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Asked if Microsoft could make Windows run faster, Scott Hanselman replied, "Yep. On it." Windows 11 is getting speed gains from RAM optimization, the Low Latency Profile CPU boost, and a shift to WinUI, alongside ad removal from Search, Widgets, and the Photos app.
Windows 11 LTSC

Just upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft warns Windows 10 LTSC holdouts it’s time to...

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Microsoft is done with Windows 10 LTSC holdouts, tells them to just upgrade to Windows 11 already, ahead of end of life.
Windows 11's new adaptive hibernate policy fixes Modern Standby's battery drain

Windows 11 users were right about Modern Standby, and Microsoft is fixing it with...

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Microsoft's new adaptive hibernate policy in Windows 11 Insider builds hibernates less above 80% battery for faster resumes, and sooner below 10% to protect what's left. It's part of a months-long effort to fix Modern Standby's overnight battery drain, alongside a new driver initiative.

Outlook Classic will now let you highlight any text for AI explanations, and it’s...

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Microsoft now says it's adding a new AI-powered feature called "Explain This," which will generate contextual explanations.