Microsoft may have a new idea to push you to switch to New Outlook if you haven't yet: make Outlook Classic more like New Outlook.

Microsoft is testing Project Odeon, a Store app that copies Windows 11 Settings, with a preview mode, dummy account and helper tools for tasks like renaming a PC. I installed it on an Insider PC, and it could let Microsoft ship Settings fixes faster and finally speed up the Control Panel migration.

Windows 11 needs TPM 2.0, uses more RAM and dropped features like the draggable taskbar, while setup now takes over an hour in my tests. Microsoft promises 20% better responsiveness and lighter RAM use, but years of complaints have turned Windows 11's real problem into perception.

Gamers blamed their mice, polling rates and GPU drivers, but a one-line entry in Microsoft's October changelog points to Windows itself. We dug through Microsoft Q&A and Reddit reports from SWTOR, Final Fantasy XIV and The Division 2 players, and explain what to try if the stutter continues.

Windows 11 KB5127648 is rolling out now, and it's the first cumulative update for Windows 11 26H2, but it's not a huge release compared to the previous update. It significantly improves Bluetooth, adds Emoji...

It's the last update for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro, and it bundles everything from KB5124010, including Open apps maximized, new touchpad gestures, a Tips widget and fixes for File History and domain trust. We tested the changes, explain the Secure Boot deadline and how to move to 26H2.

A month after we found that a tiny link in Windows 11 setup created a local account, Microsoft closed it without a word. Here's what the link does on a fresh 26H2 ISO now, how Microsoft blocked older bypasses, and what Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman said about the forced Microsoft account in March.

Microsoft Publisher has been retired, and it has already stopped working on some PCs, but some of you might still be able to access it.

Microsoft appears to be realizing that nobody wants Copilot in places where it's not required, and Outlook is next to lose AI themes.

Microsoft showed a WinUI-based Windows Search, hybrid intelligence and secure agent containers, but barely talked about fixing Windows 11 itself, while Copilot got 36 mentions. Here is my word count of the livestream, what viewers said in the chat, and what Microsoft should do at its next Windows event.

Windows 11 is getting a "UI rejuvenation" in the coming months, which means Microsoft will talk a lot about modernizing legacy features. However, Microsoft can't realistically make a billion people happy with its design...

Omdia and IDC say PC makers stocked up early to beat memory price hikes, and the parts inside a $699 laptop now cost $699. Meanwhile, Windows 11 26H2 can use less RAM and WinUI is getting faster, but Microsoft's local AI push needs the expensive memory that is keeping buyers away from new PCs.

Windows 11 doesn't have a single design language, as even its own apps and OS features are scattered across different frameworks. Microsoft eventually plans to rebuild much of the legacy stuff using WinUI, but...

Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen, who has been with the company for more than three decades, has advice for everybody with two or more antivirus solutions, and it's quite straightforward. Just don't use multiple AVs. While...

Intel has confirmed itsGPU drivers are now fully compatible with Windows 11 26H2, and now it could get Microsoft's DQI upgrade.