Nadella has lost the plot calling Copilot an OS again, it’s a web app...
We looked inside Copilot build 154.0.4258.37 and found a 520MB Edge build that even carries Edge Game Assist, a copilotapp_proxy.exe identical to Edge's, no WebView2 calls, and a .NET 10 WinUI host for voice and vision. The app used 760.6MB of RAM while idle on our PC.
Windows 11’s WinUI just got basic features and less RAM hogging, after years of...
Microsoft is aware of the “framework gap” that pushes developers to the web or other frameworks, and it just made WinUI better.
I turned Windows 11’s useless Copilot key into a screenshot button, here’s how
Your Copilot key can do far more than open Copilot. Windows 11's Keyboard settings now turn it back into Right Ctrl or the Context Menu key, while PowerToys Keyboard Manager can map it to screenshots, clipboard history, Everything search, mic mute, the emoji picker, or a push-to-talk key for gaming.
Microsoft explains why Windows XP ran almost everything, and it lied to apps
Raymond Chen explains how Windows XP stored app fixes in AppPatch, why Microsoft faked Windows version numbers and even recreated the Windows 95 heap for old programs, and why one incompatible in-house app could stop an entire company from upgrading.
Microsoft is killing a decades-old Windows Media Player feature in November, and points users...
Skins arrived with Windows Media Player 7 in 2000, when Microsoft even shipped a tool to import Winamp skins. Meanwhile, the modern Media Player uses about 377MB of RAM while idle, against 103.4MB for Legacy, and still wants $0.99 before it plays HEVC videos.
“Screamed into their pillows”: Nadella’s former advisor on the iPhone Duo, which should have...
Surface Duo veterans say they saw the iPhone Duo coming. Former Microsoft researcher Hadjar Homaei reveals unpublished dual-screen attention studies, Jeff Fritz blames Microsoft impatience, and Nadella's ex-advisor says the market, not Satya, decided Duo's fate.
Microsoft’s then-CEO called Linux a cancer, and now Windows 11 ships Linux containers with...
Microsoft's wslc runs Linux containers through per-user sessions, virtiofs and a new Consommé networking model. Craig Loewen confirmed wslc compose is coming, --privileged is next, and WSL Containers is supported in production on Windows Server.
Windows 11 setup now offers to install TikTok and Netflix on your new PC
Assisted Setup opens Get Started after OOBE to install apps, pin regional websites like BBC and eBay UK to the taskbar, and nudge you toward Windows Update. We tested it on a UK PC, along with the new Tips widget that brings Microsoft's retired Tips app back as a lock screen and Widgets board card.
How to download and install Windows 11 26H2, now available for everyone
Windows 11 26H2 reaches 24H2 and 25H2 PCs as a quick enablement package, and our test PC landed on Build 26300.9550. Here is when to use the Installation Assistant, how to upgrade from an ISO without losing files, and what Rufus can and cannot bypass.
Download Windows 11 26H2 ISO (offline installer) directly from Microsoft
Windows 11 26H2 reaches 24H2 and 25H2 PCs as a 174KB enablement package, but the ISO is a full installer. We explain the Media Creation Tool, clean installs, SHA-256 checks, and why the movable taskbar and resizable Start menu are not 26H2 exclusives.
Microsoft explains if Windows 11 26H2 has issues, and whether you should skip the...
If you have issues with Windows 11 25H2 or 24H2, you're also going to have those issues with Windows 11 26H2.
Windows 11 26H2 is now rolling to everyone, how to get it right now,...
Windows 11 26H2, "Windows 11 2026 Update," is now rolling out, and you can download it by going to Settings > Windows Update.
Windows 11 26H2’s rollout is hours (or days) away, as the installation files are...
Windows 11 26H2 looks like it could be hours away, with the public rollout possibly beginning today. If there's a delay, October 6 is another possible date, as Windows feature updates usually release on...
Microsoft explains why Windows remembers your USB drives even after you unplug them
A viral post says Windows keeps a permanent record of every USB device. Microsoft's docs call them non-present devices, which can be removed. USBSTOR only covers storage drives, can't prove files were copied, and a Remove everything reset with Clean data is what you need before giving a PC away.
Five things Windows 11 quietly keeps about you, and which ones actually matter
A viral X post says Windows keeps a thumbnail of every photo you delete. Microsoft docs and Raymond Chen show thumbnails are cached only when generated, our test found no new entries, and Disk Cleanup plus a Group Policy setting let you wipe or stop the cache.
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