Even Microsoft’s Xbox reportedly didn’t want Windows 11 on its handheld, but its CTO...
Windows leaders wanted a trimmed-down Windows Home on the next Xbox handheld, and an Xbox exec threatened to scrap it. Xbox's CTO disputes that account, and 25 years of Xbox history show why "built on Windows" doesn't mean a Windows desktop.
Former Windows boss mocks Windows 8’s touch critics as Apple readies a touchscreen MacBook,...
Steve Jobs said vertical touchscreens make your arm want to fall off, Tim Cook compared Windows 8 PCs to a toaster-fridge, and Craig Federighi said touch on a Mac wasn't a good experience. Now Apple is reportedly launching a touchscreen MacBook Pro, and Steven Sinofsky remembers the headlines.
Microsoft explains why Windows 11 still uses MS-DOS file names, and why it can’t...
The 8.3 rule dates back to CP/M, a 1974 operating system MS-DOS tried hard to stay compatible with. On Windows 11 26H2, Program Files still answers to PROGRA~1, and Chen warns that one DLL loaded under two names can end up as two separate copies in memory, which is why Microsoft keeps the old names.
Windows 11’s last Secure Boot deadline hits Monday, Microsoft reveals what happens to your...
The certificate that signs the Windows boot loader is the last 2011 Secure Boot certificate to expire. We explain what Windows UEFI CA 2023 replaces, what each Windows Security message means, why some older PCs are stuck and how Microsoft is still pushing the update after June.
Microsoft wants to change Outlook Classic’s UI to look more like New Outlook, and...
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.
“674 million paid views, and still nobody wants Windows 11”: Microsoft’s massive YouTube ad...
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.
Microsoft Publisher begins disappearing from PCs after 35 years, and your .pub files won’t...
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.
Users keep rejecting Copilot, and now Microsoft is killing its AI themes in Outlook...
Microsoft appears to be realizing that nobody wants Copilot in places where it's not required, and Outlook is next to lose AI themes.
“Not giving up on AI”: Microsoft confirms Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs not dead, shipping...
Windows boss Pavan Davuluri says Copilot+ PCs ship in the tens of millions a year and run over 2 trillion local AI inferences a month. Hybrid intelligence will let Copilot use local context, actions and models in the coming months, even as Surface Laptop Ultra launched without the Copilot+ label.
“Up to 6.2x faster”: Microsoft says it’s beating Apple, as Surface Laptop Ultra takes...
At its Windows event on October 7, Microsoft launched the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's RTX Spark chip. It's decent hardware, but the company also used the launch to make some...
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