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You can now chat with Microsoft Copilot while setting up your Windows 11 PC for the first time

A new demo experience lets users try Copilot for the first time before ever hitting the desktop, during the out of box setup experience on Windows 11.

The new Copilot experience in the OOBE

The new Copilot experience in the OOBE

Former Windows chief shared confidential Microsoft emails with Epstein — as leaders scrambled to contain the Surface RT disaster

Steven Sinofsky sought advice from Jeffrey Epstein in newly released Epstein files, revealing that the former Windows head shared confidential Microsoft emails with the disgraced financier in 2012-2013.

Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division, speaks during a press conference to display Microsoft new tablet computer and Windows 8 software at 1933 Old Millfun on October 23, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift

People familiar with Microsoft's plans say the company is moving to streamline or remove certain Copilot integrations across in-box apps like Notepad and Paint in 2026, after pushback from users.

Mockups with Microsoft's AI agent Copilot in Windows 11 and the Windows 11 taskbar

Microsoft explores bringing Linux-like top menu bar to Windows 11 with new PowerToys feature

Microsoft's PowerToys team is exploring a new feature that would add a menu bar to the top of the Windows desktop, offering power user shortcuts similar to the menu bar on a Mac or Linux distro.

PowerToys menu bar concept

Microsoft promises 2026 will be a better year for Windows 11 — confirms plans to address "pain points" across the OS

Windows 11's biggest pain points are to be addressed this year, Microsoft's Windows president Pavan Davuluri has said.

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Microsoft Copilot vulnerability allowed attackers to quietly steal your personal data with a single click — this is the Copilot "Reprompt" exploit

Varonis Threat Labs has published a report detailing a now-patched security exploit that it discovered in Microsoft Copilot, which allowed an attacker to silently steal data from users just by clicking a link.

A phone displaying Copilot in front of a screen that say Microsoft.

The first Windows 11 OS update for 2026 is now rolling out with important fixes — including one that impacts battery life on PCs with an NPU

The first Windows 11 OS update for 2026 is now rolling out with important fixes — including one that impacts battery life on PCs with an NPU

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Mozilla says Firefox will evolve into an AI browser, and nobody is happy about it — "I've never seen a company so astoundingly out of touch"

Mozilla's new CEO has confirmed that Firefox will evolve into an AI browser over the next three years, and the internet is not happy about it.

POLAND - 2020/10/20: In this photo illustration a Mozilla Firefox logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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.

Windows 11 26H1 as denoted in winver

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.

Microsoft logo on an iphone with a BSOD in the background

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.

Surface Pro X SSD and SIM

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.

Dell XPS 14 (9440) for 2024

Microsoft enrages developers with cringe tweet that reckons Copilot can finish your code before you finish your coffee

The company's latest post on X hasn't gone down well with the developer community, as responses beg for it to focus on fixing Windows instead.

Microsoft Copilot with Skulls

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

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