Windows 11’s faster, Bing-free Search released, enable it using these steps
Windows 11's August update brings a Bing-free Search with typo forgiveness, cleaner results, and no more MSN clutter, but most PCs won't see it right away. Here's how to force it on with ViVeTool, plus the cursor and wallpaper bugs worth knowing about before installing KB5120998.
Windows 11’s modern UI can be faster than the old one, if Microsoft puts...
Windows 11's modern UI can actually be faster than legacy Win32, Microsoft just proved it.
Windows 11 is dropping its worst OneDrive dark pattern: after years of complaints, Microsoft...
After an unexpected move by Microsoft, you can now opt out of forced OneDrive backup in Windows 11, after years of complaints.
Users allege Windows 11 secretly runs AI to slow PCs when gaming and streaming,...
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.
Windows 11 is warning “Virus protection is off,” Microsoft confirms it’s false, but verify...
If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don't worry.
I tested Windows 11 26H2, so you don’t have to. Here’s everything I found.
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.
“We’re aware,” Microsoft on Windows 11 KB5120998 breaking the mouse cursor
Windows 11's biggest update KB 5120998 is breaking mouse cursors, Microsoft admits the issue, and confirms it's investigating.
In a rare move, Google is bringing native Windows 11 and WSL support to...
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...
Windows 11’s native app era is coming back after years of web app slop,...
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...
Skip today’s Windows 11 update: it breaks cursor styling, resets wallpaper, and more
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.
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