Microsoft wants you on Windows 11’s modern Media Player, but it uses 3.5x more...
Microsoft confirmed that Media Player has never stopped being developed, and the June Insider builds bring a fresh round of bug fixes. But the app still takes a few seconds to load a video that Legacy opens instantly, idles at 377 MB of RAM, and locks HEVC playback behind a $0.99 purchase.
Microsoft’s new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly on...
Clicking a Windows 11 notification for a new email should open it immediately. In the new Outlook, it takes around 10 seconds. Meanwhile, opening Outlook from the Start menu and clicking the email yourself is faster than using the notification. The culprit is WebView2, and the RAM and CPU numbers make the problem worse.
Microsoft released the Windows 11 Secure Boot update for all PCs, how to verify...
Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday update pushed Secure Boot 2023 certificates to the widest group of Windows 11 and Windows 10 devices yet. Most home users don't need to do anything, but you should still verify your status. IT admins have a narrowing window to get their fleets fully updated before the KEK expires.
Windows 11 KB5094126 BSODs some PCs (HP?), breaks OneDrive in File Explorer, and other...
Windows 11 June 2026 Update is causing boot failures (BSODs or BitLocker Recovery) on some PCs, and breasks OneDrive in File Explorer.
Windows 11’s CPU speed boost feature is making your battery last longer, not shorter
Will Windows 11's new Low Latency Profile overheat your PC or damage the processor? Critics call the update a lazy fix, but our extensive testing proves otherwise. Understand the difference between CPU frequency and utilization, and why the "race to sleep" performance boost is completely safe to use.
WhatsApp is the worst app on your Windows 11 PC right now, eating 1.2GB...
WhatsApp for Windows went from a fast, lightweight UWP app to a Chromium web wrapper that uses up to 1.2 GB of RAM and makes messaging feel like navigating a slow webpage. Meta has the resources, the user base, and now a stable native framework to build on. So why is Windows still getting a browser tab?
Microsoft just dropped Windows 11’s biggest update of 2026, and these are the 5...
Microsoft’s Windows 11 June 2026 Patch Tuesday update (KB5094126) is packed with major upgrades. We highlight the top 5 features, including Low Latency Profile, Shared Audio for Bluetooth headsets, Multi-App Camera support, Task Manager NPU tracking, and critical Secure Boot fixes.
Microsoft is killing the Copilot+ PC advantage, brings Windows 11’s local AI to RTX...
Microsoft has quietly expanded Windows 11's local Language Model APIs to non-Copilot+ PCs with NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs and 6GB+ vRAM.
Microsoft just killed the slow Microsoft Store downloads in Windows 11, after years of...
The Windows 11 June 2026 Patch Tuesday update (KB5094126) quietly fixes the Microsoft Store, finally ending years of throttled, painfully slow download speeds. While apps now update significantly faster and error reporting is improved, the Store's overall UI remains sluggish due to aging UWP code.
Windows 11’s CPU performance boost released today, enable it using these steps
The Windows 11 June 2026 Patch Tuesday update brings the much-anticipated Low Latency Profile, a CPU boost that speeds up the Start menu, Search, and Action Center. However, a gradual rollout means you might not have it yet. Here is how to check if it's active and force-enable it today.
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