Windows 11 "Government Edition" is Microsoft's anti-bloatware nightmare
The build of our dreams
Steve Ballmer's net worth just passed Bill Gates for the first time ever
Ballmer is now the sixth richest person in the world
Reviewers seem to both love and hate Microsoft's latest Surface Pro
The Surface Pro 11 is among the first Copilot+ PCs to feature Qualcomm's Arm silicon. Early mixed reviews point to nice performance and battery life upgrades, an impressive display, and promising AI features, while the bad concern pricing and early-stage software issues.
Windows 11 will offer new secure application "enclaves" to protect sensitive data through virtualization
Much VM, Very Secure: Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is a controversial security feature enabled by default during Windows 11 installation. By turning the OS into a virtual machine running on top of the Hyper-V hypervisor, data protection and integrity are greatly enhanced, though performance is negatively impacted.
Windows 11 is now installed on 30 percent of all PCs
The big picture: Windows 11 suffered a worrying market share dip in the spring, according to Statcounter, but Microsoft's latest operating system might have recovered to a new all-time peak. Although Windows 10 remains overwhelmingly dominant, Microsoft's enforced end-of-life date for the OS is approaching, and new hardware could drive the growth of its successor.
FreeDOS, now 30 years old, will soon run Windows 3.x
The command prompt of yore is still alive and kicking despite hardware incompatibilities
Microsoft AI CEO: Content on the open web is "freeware" for AI training
The BS claim stirs a hornet's nest of copyright concerns
What to do if the latest Windows update gets you in a reboot loop – here's the temporary fix
Let the loop continue until the tool to roll back the update appears
Game Pass ads infiltrating in the Windows 11 Settings app is just too much
But only real gamers will see them
Windows 10 will get five extra years of support courtesy of 0patch
Protecting companies and users for years to come
Microsoft partners with Amazon to bring Game Pass cloud gaming to Fire TV Sticks
Console gaming without the console arrives in July
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Living Computers Museum closes permanently
Some of the items from the collection are being auctioned off
Microsoft subsidiary Nuance blamed for data-stealing incident caused by a former employee
The speech recognition company didn't cut the former staffer out of its systems in time
Microsoft opens Start menu to third-party Companions: Here's how to enable the feature
A (clunky) replacement for Live Tiles?
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 feature showcase outlines ray tracing, on-foot gameplay, and more
A more detailed world, smaller storage requirements, same minimum system requirements
Microsoft is pushing OneDrive backups and integration in new Windows 11 setup by default
Classic Microsoft: OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage and file-syncing solution that's baked directly into Windows. However, over time the tool has become increasingly annoying and troublesome, and now Redmond seems willing to make it more so by making OneDrive an opt-out feature.
Microsoft faces heavy fines after EU investigation into unfair Teams bundles
Microsoft just can't stop gobbling up the market
Microsoft's Surface Copilot+ PCs earn high scores from iFixit for being super repairable
A welcome change from Microsoft
Microsoft attempts to steer Windows users away from local accounts
The official guide explaining how to convert Microsoft accounts to local accounts is gone
Microsoft ends Project Natick underwater data center experiment despite success
There were fewer server failures compared to land data centers
Windows 11 Start menu is getting a permanent Phone Link integration, if you want it
The big picture: Microsoft really wants you to use Windows' Phone Link app. Once enabled, the fastest way to access it was through the taskbar's running processes menu. But now Windows is gearing up to integrate it directly into the Start Menu as a permanent sidebar feature.
Microsoft releases patch to fix critical Wi-Fi flaw in Windows, Windows Server
The Wi-Fi vulnerability is dangerous for anyone who works on their computer in a public space
Dell's first Snapdragon X Elite XPS laptop breaks cover at $1,300
Inspiron and Intel Core Ultra versions also available, with Latitude coming later
Microsoft ignored months-old security bug in Outlook that allowed email spoofing
So much for putting "security first"
Keep your Arm Surface gaming expectations in check, Microsoft says
The lack of anti-cheat support still poses a major obstacle