I tested Windows 11 July 2026 Updates. Here’s everything new, improved, and fixed
Microsoft's Windows 11 July 2026 Patch Tuesday update (KB5101650) is now rolling out with Point-in-time restore, a faster File Explorer, major Bluetooth improvements, Secure Boot updates, accessibility features, networking fixes, and dozens of reliability improvements across the OS.
Microsoft just decluttered Windows 11 Search after years of MSN tiles, ads, and trivia
We ran an early build of the new Windows 11 Search three weeks before Microsoft announced it, and now the official rollout is live for Insiders. Here is what changes, from a calmer home screen and clearer result labels to ad-free web previews, better file search, and how to switch it all on.
Microsoft warns not to delay Windows 11 updates past three days, AI can exploit...
Microsoft warned that it no longer recommends delaying Windows 11 updates for more than three days due to AI.
Windows 11 Copilot now tells you what’s slowing down your PC, while using 1GB...
Windows 11 Copilot can now tell you what’s slowing down your PC, while using 1GB of RAM itself (ironically).
No, Windows did not fall below 60% market share or lose 20 points to...
StatCounter, a web analytics company, claimed that Windows' market share had fallen from roughly 79% to just 56%, but as expected, it turned out to be a reporting error.
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Microsoft confirms Secure Boot update failing on some Windows 11 PCs, blocks update due...
Microsoft has confirmed that Secure Boot certificate updates are failing or being blocked on some Windows 11 PCs.
Windows 11 rejuvenation list just got longer, with more legacy dialogs headed to WinUI...
Windows 11's local account dialog still tells users to use the Windows 8 Search charm, a feature that has not existed since 2015. Marcus Ash confirmed the dialog is now on Microsoft's rejuvenation list, joining the Run box, file dialogs, and other legacy UI getting rewritten in WinUI.
I installed Windows Movie Maker in 2026 and it uses 97% less RAM than...
Windows Movie Maker 6.0 resurfaced on the Internet Archive this week, and I couldn't resist installing it again. No account, no OneDrive, no waiting. Just an 8.8MB installer and the same blue title cards from 2007. Here's what using it again taught me about what Clipchamp became.
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify...
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is silently eating up to 500GB of your storage, fix coming July 14, 2026.
Microsoft’s Link to Windows removes ghost PCs from your Android phone ahead of its...
Every Virtual Machine I deleted for testing used to leave a ghost PC behind in Link to Windows, with no way to remove it from the phone app itself. Microsoft is finally rolling out a Remove PC option in the Android app that clears these disconnected entries directly, and I've confirmed it works.
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