On Windows 11, you can manage many different features and system settings, but settings are scattered across the operating system, and many features cannot be configured. This is when the Sophia ...

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Microsoft has split Windows 11 into two parallel development tracks, creating separate paths for Arm and x86 architectures in an unprecedented move. PCWorld reports that devices running Windows 11 ...

Microsoft has issued its second emergency patch of the month. The new patch fixes a bug that affects cloud-based services. But another bug is preventing some Windows PCs from booting up. This year has ...

Microsoft is doubling down in a big way with Windows on Arm devices. Now, all Windows 11 machines running running Arm-based silicon, like Qualcomm's forthcoming Snapdragon X2 Elite platform, have ...

The rise of AI tools and services has added a new twist to the decline and fall of standalone Windows PCs. For years, I’ve been watching the slow evolution of classic Windows PCs into cloud-based ...

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 PCs. The app's release follows an update Microsoft made to its Prism emulator in December 2025, which translates ...

Tired of all the Microsoft AI slop? You can remove it entirely. Some people love AI. If you're not one of them (or if you have a favorite AI tool that isn't baked into it), using Windows 11 can feel ...

In 2018, Microsoft canceled plans to ship a new Windows-based OS designed from the ground up for a new dual-screen phone form factor, codenamed Andromeda. This special version of Windows would have ...

If you want to allow or block script files using AppLocker in Windows 11, follow the steps below. Initial Setup Create Rules and attach the script Let us talk about them in detail. If you are setting ...

Microsoft now supports Windows Admin Center on Arm-based Copilot+ PCs. IT admins can manage their entire Windows ecosystem directly from the new devices, with key features like HA deployment restored.

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.