Windows 11's out-of-box setup is packed with forced updates, ad-heavy promo pages for Microsoft 365 and Xbox Game Pass, and a mandatory Microsoft account sign-in with no local account option. Microsoft says OOBE will get faster and calmer by the end of 2026, but the MSA requirement isn't going anywhere.

Copilot is coming directly to the Outlook Inbox via a new "Wrap up your day" feature, and it can't be turned off directly.

Windows Latest obtained three leaked marketing images of an unannounced Lenovo laptop with file names pointing to "Aeroblade." The side profile shows a blade-thin chassis, flatter keyboard keys, and a raised pod housing the USB-C ports, hinting at Lenovo's thinnest ThinkBook yet.

Microsoft admits it force-installed AI-powered OneDrive on Windows 11, says it's not training on your faces (really).

Microsoft is adding Planner to New Outlook, hoping you'll dump Outlook Classic, which still uses Microsoft To Do.

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 is reaching the end of support in January 2027, and Microsoft wants you to prepare by paying $61 per device.

AutoPlay has looked the same since Windows XP in 2001, a plain white Win32 dialog that doesn't inherit system dark mode. Microsoft confirms it's being rebuilt from scratch on WinUI 3, part of a broader push extending the framework into Widgets, Run, and File and Folder Properties dialogs.

IDC analyst Jitesh Ubrani says vendors will respond to Apple's $599 MacBook Neo with new silicon, aggressive pricing, and a more efficient Windows 11. Microsoft has already deleted its 32GB RAM docs, launched 8GB Surface devices, and promised RAM optimization by the end of 2026.

Don't hold your breath for a fancy version of Google Chrome with Fluent Design features such as Mica or Acrylic

Outlook's mobile version is now adding the ability to insert signature images directly from OneDrive, and testing drag-and-drop for calendar.

We've been told a faster Windows is coming, but how does the company plan to figure out why a PC is running slowly? AI-powered diagnosis.

A former Microsoft employee with 25+ years at the company explains why Windows lost internal priority over the years, tracing it through org reshuffles, licensing economics, and Satya Nadella's renewed "quality and fundamentals" pledge, and argues it echoes the 2002 Trustworthy Computing initiative.

Windows Latest caught Microsoft deleting its Windows Learning Center documents that recommended 32GB RAM for serious gamers, the second such deletion this year. At the same time, Microsoft launched 8GB RAM Surface devices and promised to make Windows 11 run better on low memory PCs by the end of 2026.

I expect Windows 11 26H2 to ship in October 2026 as an enablement package. Based on past trends, it'll roll out sometime between the last week of September and the last week of October....

DoomPaint runs the real ViZDoom engine and pastes every frame into Microsoft Paint through the Windows clipboard, complete with sound, music, and full keyboard controls. We explain the clipboard race condition Russinovich had to solve, and show you exactly how to run DOOM in Paint yourself.