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Microsoft plans major Start menu upgrades for Windows 11 with better customization and performance: Users will soon be able to resize it and toggle off entire areas of Start

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Par : [email protected] (Zac Bowden)
Microsoft is rebuilding the Start menu from the ground up, and is adding some much needed customization and performance improvements along the way.

Windows 11

Windows 11

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"Over 3.3 million downloads": This Linux alternative to Windows 11 is winning over Microsoft's customers with a huge update

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
Zorin OS 18.1 surpasses 3.3M downloads, offering smart native alternatives to Windows apps and posing a real threat to Microsoft’s market share.

Zorin OS logo on top of the Windows 11 logo

Zorin OS logo on top of the Windows 11 logo

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"The fastest path towards reinstatement": Microsoft responds to developer backlash after account termination — but identity verification remains non-negotiable

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
Microsoft has rolled out a fast‑track process to reinstate suspended Windows Hardware Developer accounts, easing recovery for critical driver publishers.

A binary code and Microsoft logo are seen in this multpiple exposure illustration photo.

A binary code and Microsoft logo are seen in this multpiple exposure illustration photo.

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Microsoft's VP just reworked a Windows 11 feature to make it "comfortable" for macOS users — if they ever decide to switch

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
Microsoft veteran Scott Hanselman, VP of Developer Community, built Peek Desktop (inspired by macOS Sonoma's Click Wallpaper to Reveal Desktop feature) to help Windows 11 users easily hide all open windows with a single click on the desktop.

Windows 11 Start Logo

Windows 11 Start Logo

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"Microsoft fired the skilled people, leaving flowchart followers": Microsoft's Security Response Center is being blamed for the zero-day BlueHammer exploit leak, but I can't tell who's right

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
A BlueHammer zero-day Windows exploit was in the wild for two weeks before Microsoft addressed it, and even then, the solution is leaving some security experts concerned. Is this a failing on the part of Microsoft's Security Response Center?

Windows 11 Blue Hammer

Windows 11 Blue Hammer

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Microsoft veteran says the Task Manager was under 80 KB because "small was fast and fast mattered" — but wishes "we had carried more of that taste, not the suffering"

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
Microsoft veteran Dave Plummer shares why the original Task Manager was lean, fast, and designed to stay calm when Windows crashed.

Dave W. Plummer at Microsoft

Dave W. Plummer at Microsoft

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"The Lotus guys probably figured it didn't matter to be wrong": Excel thinks 1900 was a leap year because of a small shortcut taken in the '80s — I'll think of this next time I want to cut corners

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Microsoft Excel was originally created as competition for Lotus 1-2-3, which has had lasting effects on my favorite spreadsheet software. Here's how a small shortcut taken in the '80s has lasted through until 2026.

Excel spreadsheet with checkboxes

The upcoming checkboxes feature in Microsoft Excel makes it easy to visualize certain data.

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“Wait, Windows uses less?”: I break down the surprising requirement that flips the Linux vs. Windows script

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Par : [email protected] (Mauro Huculak)
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises hardware requirements beyond those of Windows 11, and here's why this is happening.

Screenshot and mockup of Ubuntu's new RAM requirements comparing it to Windows 11

Screenshot and mockup of Ubuntu's new RAM requirements comparing it to Windows 11

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Microsoft's Azure cloud platform problems stem from AI, according to a former engineer: "Those disruptions built up."

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
An ex-Microsoft engineer recently detailed how Azure’s rushed launch, talent exodus, and AI hype left Microsoft’s cloud fragile and struggling to compete.

The American file hosting and cloud computing service owned by Microsoft, Azure logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip and symbol in the background.

An ex-Microsoft engineer recently detailed how Azure’s rushed launch, talent exodus, and AI hype left Microsoft’s cloud fragile and struggling to compete.

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“I finally found something that just works”: I explain the open‑source screenshot tool that beat Snipping Tool and ShareX for me — and why it might become your new default

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Par : [email protected] (Mauro Huculak)
Replace Snipping Tool with Yoink. Using this tool, you can capture, edit, record, translate, and share your content seamlessly on Windows 11.

Abstract image featuring a screenshot tool for Windows 11

Abstract image featuring a screenshot tool for Windows 11

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"This was not opportunistic. It was precision." — How North Korean hackers used Microsoft Teams and Slack to compromise Windows PCs with an elaborate ploy

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Malware ploys from bad actors are getting more elaborate, as axios maintainer Jason Saayman explains how the registry's hijacking was weeks in the making and involved a fake Teams update that delivered a trojan.

North Korean national flags are displayed outside the hall of Chongryon, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, during its two-day-long general assembly meeting in Tokyo on May 26, 2018

A bad actor out of North Korea is suspected of setting up an axios hijacking that has potentially compromised countless Windows PCs.

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Windows Wrap: One team is fixing Windows 11 while others break it

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
Windows 11 is moving in the right direction, but its progress will continue to be hindered unless the rest of Microsoft gets on board.

Meme: Astronauts in space with the Artemis II Earth. Text: "Wait... Microsoft is its own worst enemy?" "Always has been."

Microsoft's biggest obstacle to a better Windows 11 might just be its own internal teams.

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“These mods completely changed how I use Windows 11”: As I walk through the 7 Windhawk tweaks that transformed my desktop, I’m surprised by which ones made the biggest difference

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Par : [email protected] (Mauro Huculak)
Discover the 7 best Windhawk mods to customize Windows 11, from Taskbar tweaks to Start menu styling and classic features restoration.

7 best Windhawk mods for Windows 11 collage

7 best Windhawk mods for Windows 11 collage

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Windows 11’s April update packs 8 (mostly) meaningful improvements you won’t want to skip. Here's what you'll be getting.

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Par : [email protected] (Mauro Huculak)
Microsoft is expected to roll out the Windows 11 April 2026 update with new features, better performance, and usability improvements across the system.

Collage of new Windows 11 April 2026 Patch Tuesday features coming April 14.

Collage of new Windows 11 April 2026 Patch Tuesday features coming April 14.

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Microsoft Outlook frustrates Artemis II astronauts live from space — Microsoft's reputation for shoddy software now stretches to the moon

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In space, no one can hear you scream ... at Microsoft Outlook (New). Microsoft's weird decision to split Outlook into two separate apps creates issues for the Atemis II NASA mission to the Moon, live on camera.

Starfield moon with Outlook logo peeking from behind it

Outlook (new), Outlook (PWA), or Outlook (classic)? Artemis II astronauts don't know either.

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Windows 11 Task Manager is finally getting deeper insights into NPU usage in AI PCs — No more trying to guess which apps are using the specialized hardware

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Arriving now for Windows 11 Insiders is a buff to Task Manager that provides far more information about your PC's NPU usage and performance. Here's how it works and why it makes sense in 2026.

Collage of Task Manager in Windows 11 with new NPU support for AI PCs.

Collage of Task Manager in Windows 11 with new NPU support for AI PCs.

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Microsoft’s growing AI influence is under scrutiny in the UK — here’s what’s happening

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The UK CMA is coming after Microsoft again, and this time it's all about AI and ecosystem control, which are at the center of the debate.

Brithish UK flag blowing in the wind with Microsoft logo

Brithish UK flag blowing in the wind with Microsoft logo

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