A Windows 11 privacy settings screenshot showing apps with AI permissions has gone viral, with people claiming Microsoft secretly runs AI in the background to hurt performance. The same screenshots show zero recent requests. On-device AI needs a Copilot+ PC's NPU, and testing shows no measurable difference either way.

If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don't worry.

Windows 11 26H2 reached Release Preview on August 27 as build 26300.9278, an enablement package with no new features of its own. We tested the Release Preview build to confirm it, and walked through every feature from the August update that 26H2 will eventually carry over to your PC.

Windows 11's biggest update KB 5120998 is breaking mouse cursors, Microsoft admits the issue, and confirms it's investigating.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux keeps picking up momentum. GitHub Copilot's desktop app just added experimental WSL support, and while that marinates, Google quietly confirmed it is working on WSL for Antigravity, its agentic...

When Microsoft promised it was going to focus on WinUI as the "native framework" for Windows 11 and make its development public, many had doubts, and even the follow-up questions during the Build 2026...

Microsoft only seems to care about getting Copilot/AI right in the Edge browser, and it's slowly removing everything that made it appealing.

Windows 11's KB5120998 brings a movable taskbar, resizable Start menu, and cleaner Search, but a growing pile of Reddit reports shows it also resets custom cursors to a default Windows 98 look and wipes desktop wallpapers to solid black. Uninstalling the update is the only confirmed fix for now.

Windows 11 26H2 has finally entered the last phase of testing (Release Preview Channel), and we all saw that coming. On August 24, Windows Latest shared all the details of this year's feature update,...

KB5120998 brings Windows 11's most requested changes yet: a taskbar you can move to any side, a Start menu you can resize, and a Search box that finally drops Bing. Most PCs won't see these features right away due to the gradual rollout, but ViVeTool commands can switch all three on today.

Windows 11 KB5120998 is now available, and it's one of the biggest updates of the year, particularly if you care about the Taskbar, Start menu, and Search more than anything else. You can install...

God Mode, the folder trick that supposedly unlocks a hidden Windows settings panel, was debunked by Microsoft engineer Brandon Paddock back in 2010. Fifteen years later, guides published this year still call it a secret feature, proof a good myth outlives even a clear explanation from the person who found it.

Why Microsoft's 1990s Entertainment Pack shipped with a "Now includes TETRIS" sticker, and I'd love if Windows 11 has these fun products.

Windows Latest has exclusive images of 10 unannounced Think-branded Lenovo products, including new ThinkCentre desktops, ThinkVision monitors, and ThinkBook laptops, all set to launch at Lenovo Innovation World 2026, plus a bonus rollable ThinkBook concept called Project Swan.

What happens to Control Panel on Windows 11? Right now, we're not seeing any signs of its removal, and it may not happen anytime soon.