Microsoft is bringing 10 new features to Windows 11’s taskbar and Start menu
After years of backlash, Microsoft is overhauling the Windows 11 desktop. Upcoming updates finally bring back the movable taskbar, introduce a resizable and modular Start menu, kill the intrusive MSN Widgets feed, and deliver a native WinUI performance boost to make your OS blazing fast again.
Windows 11’s right-click menu causes misclicks because items keep loading after it opens, a...
Microsoft says Windows 11's modern context menu is slower than the Windows 10 version, especially if you've unknowingly enabled extensions.
Watch: Microsoft shows off how AI features can customize your Windows 11 entirely with...
At Build 2026, Microsoft showed off a future where agents could customize Windows 11 in a way that truly makes it feel "personal."
Microsoft is rewriting Windows 11 shell in native code, killing the web slop slowing...
Microsoft is finally ditching the resource-heavy web wrappers and React Native components that have slowed down Windows 11. At Build 2026, the company confirmed it is aggressively rewriting the Windows shell and first-party features entirely in native WinUI code to make the OS fast and responsive.
Microsoft admits Windows 11’s right-click menu is a mess, will let you customize it...
Microsoft has confirmed that it'll let you customize the context menu to your liking, which means you'll be able to add or remove items.
Microsoft is killing Windows 11’s web app slop, encourages devs to build native apps...
At the Build 2026 developer conference, Microsoft encouraged developers to build more native apps for Windows 11.
Microsoft pledges to make Windows 11 the OS for building AI, after years of...
At Build 2026, Microsoft pledged to make Windows 11 the ultimate platform for building AI. Moving past intrusive chatbots, the OS is adding secure agent runtimes, local Aion models, and deep Linux container integration to unify a fragmented developer ecosystem and win back developer trust.
Microsoft is rebuilding Windows 11’s task scheduler for RTX Spark, and it might benefit...
To unlock the raw power of the NVIDIA RTX Spark superchip, Microsoft is bringing deep platform-level optimizations to Windows 11 on Arm. The new Workload Profile Scheduling intelligently scales tasks across 20 CPU cores to deliver unmatched performance for local AI agents and everyday workflows.
NVIDIA reveals if RTX Spark (N1X) can run all your Windows 11 apps
Jensen Huang says Microsoft and NVIDIA have worked closely to make sure Windows apps run properly on N1X-powered PCs.
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 update is failing on some PCs, explains if you need...
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 update is failing at 35% on some PCs, releases a fix, and publishes a workaround.
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