Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our latest news recap, which includes news about Windows 11 user adoption, new tools for PowerToys, and more.

Windows 10 PCs can receive free security updates until October 2026. To qualify for free personal updates, enroll with a Microsoft account. Customers in any of the 30 EEA countries automatically ...

Are you getting used to Windows 11 but wish it was a bit faster? Do you feel like your computer has become slower or starts up unusually slowly? Follow along and I’ll go through various tricks that ...

Apple makes it easy to run iPhone and iPad apps on your Mac, but the same can't really be said for Android and Windows. If you wanted to play Android games on a bigger screen, or needed to test out an ...

We need to talk about the lack of public bathrooms and cozy coffee shops, and that prolific public artist... you know the one ...

The Windows 11 25H2 update is being pushed out to the masses through Windows Update—here's how to get it now or stall for ...

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

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Anyone can now turn their Windows 11 PC into a (sort of) games console with Xbox Full Screen Experience! Here's how to do it.

Microsoft is finally updating the design of the Run dialog prompt in Windows after more than 30 years. After committing to adding a dark mode to Run, Microsoft is now testing a refreshed design that ...

The creator, zoicware on GitHub, says: "The current 25H2 build of Windows 11 and future builds will include increasingly more AI features and components. This script aims to remove ALL of these ...

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