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This week in Windows news— Saving RAM, testing Insider features, and the "fake" record lows of holiday shopping

Windows news hasn't quite stopped for the holidays as RAM prices climb, Insiders get new features, and Microsoft expands Android PC locking support.

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Windows 11 gets a December Insider update packed with new features and AI upgrades — reveals Microsoft’s next big push. Here's everything that is new.

In December 2025, Microsoft rolled out at least four preview builds for Windows 11, rolling out a bunch of new features and changes, including Model Context Protocol (MCP), Update Orchestration Platform (UOP), Xbox Full Screen Experience for PCs, Ask Copilot, AI agents for Taskbar, Agent Launchers, and a lot more, and here's all you need to know.

Screenshots of the latest Windows 11 Insider builds for December 2025.

RAM is getting too expensive to waste memory in Windows 11 — optimize your PC with my tips and keep it running smoothly

On Windows 11, you can reduce RAM usage by limiting startup apps, background services, browser load, and system overhead, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

Windows 11 PC with low memory usage

Latest Windows 11 Canary build feels less like innovation and more like catch‑up, as features already in testing in the Dev and Beta Channels finally arrive

Microsoft's latest Canary Channel build for Windows 11 Insiders brings forward a number of features that were already in testing in the Dev and Beta Channels.

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Windows 11 lets you shrink taskbar icons for a cleaner, more compact look — here’s how to enable smaller icons easily

On Windows 11, you can make the app icons small in the Taskbar right from the Settings app, and in this guide, I'll show you the easy steps to complete this configuration.

IMages showing off smaller icons for Windows 11 for a how-to article.

My top 17 Windows 11 features introduced in 2025 — personal picks from cleaner UI experiences to major PC gaming upgrades

As 2025 comes to an end, explore the top Windows 11 features released in 2025, including Start menu changes, Quick Machine Recovery, Xbox FSE, Battery Percentage in Taskbar, Administrator Protection, widgets, and more.

Windows 11 features for 2025

Windows 11's November Insider update brings new features and reveals a new version

Microsoft introduces agentic AI features, visual changes for Widgets and the Lock Screen, and improvements to Quick Machine Recovery and Smart App Control, and reveals version 26H1.

Windows 11 first features for November 2025

Windows 11's Taskbar calendar is finally gaining support for viewing upcoming events and meetings — the glow up we've been waiting for

You'll soon be able to see your upcoming events and meetings directly in the calendar flyout on the Taskbar on Windows 11. Finally!

Windows 11 Action Center calendar

Windows 11 is getting a new point-in-time restore feature and other advanced recovery tools

Microsoft has unveiled new recovery methods for Windows 11 PCs in the event where a PC is no longer able to boot, or data has become corrupted.

Windows 11 Recovery Drive

Microsoft is "raising the bar" and making major changes to how drivers are built and verified on Windows 11 — here are the important details

Windows 11 is raising the security and resiliency bar when it comes to driver signing, and is trying to move peripheral drivers out of the kernel.

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Windows 11 is gaining a powerful set of new AI productivity features in 2026 — here's what to expect

Microsoft is adding the ability to generate text in ant text box, dictate and transcribe speech using natural language, and summarize emails using AI to Windows 11.

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Windows 11's Taskbar and search box is about to get an agentic upgrade with AI agent integration

Microsoft has announced a new capability coming soon to the Taskbar that will let AI agents appear as app icons offering glanceable information about automated tasks.

Windows 11 Start Logo

Microsoft is making a major change to BitLocker encryption with new PCs in 2026 — here's what you need to know

Windows 11 is gaining anew, hardware accelerated BitLocker encryption capability on new devices starting next year.

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Microsoft warns that Windows 11’s agentic OS could open the door to new security risks, with Xpia malware showing how AI-driven systems may be exploited by attackers

Microsoft is pushing ahead with its plan to add agentic capabilities to Windows 11, but has issued an important security warning for anyone who is interested in trying it out.

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How to upgrade Windows 10 to 11 using a local account — A step-by-step guide to skipping the Microsoft account requirement

Yes, if you already use a local account on Windows 10, you can upgrade to Windows 11 without having to link your Microsoft account, and here's how.

Windows 10 upgrade to Windows 11

Microsoft just revealed how Windows 11 is evolving into an agentic OS — finally the explanation we've all been waiting for

A new agentic workspace feature will contain AI agents in their own secure session, which users can share data with or shut down at a moment's notice.

Windows 11 Taskbar

Microsoft is adding an 'experimental agentic features' toggle to Windows 11 as it gears up for AI OS future

The latest Windows 11 preview builds now include a new toggle dubbed 'experimental agentic features' which Microsoft says is designed to allow AI agents to take control of your PC

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  • Windows Secure Boot Certificates to expire in 2026
    Microsoft has issued an advisory alerting Windows users and IT admins that older Secure Boot certificates introduced in 2011 will begin to expire in June 2026. These Secure Boot certificates maintain a trust chain that verifies a device’s firmware and boot process. As a result, the expiration of older certificates can lead to issues such […] The post Windows Secure Boot Certificates to expire in 2026 appeared first on TheWindowsClub News.
     

Windows Secure Boot Certificates to expire in 2026

19 novembre 2025 à 07:40

Windows Secure Boot CertificatesMicrosoft has issued an advisory alerting Windows users and IT admins that older Secure Boot certificates introduced in 2011 will begin to expire in June 2026. These Secure Boot certificates maintain a trust chain that verifies a device’s firmware and boot process. As a result, the expiration of older certificates can lead to issues such […]

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Windows 11’s October Insider update brings 9 features worth trying

In the last two weeks of October 2025, Microsoft released several Insider builds for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 with various visual changes and improvements, including a redesigned About page, the Copy & Search feature, proactive memory diagnostics, and more dark mode improvements for File Explorer.

Windows 11 last features in October

Microsoft begins rolling out new Start menu on Windows 11 — here's everything you should know

The new Start menu that Microsoft unveiled for Windows 11 earlier this year is now beginning to roll out for users who install the latest optional non-security update.

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