Windows
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Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system on the planet, holding a whopping 74% of the global desktop PC market as of 2023. The majority of those computers are running Windows 10, arguably Microsoft’s best version of the hugely successful OS so far.
Plenty of users are still rocking older systems with versions like Windows 7, Vista, and even the historically beloved Window XP. If you’ve ever touched a computer (and we don’t know how you’d be reading this if you hadn’t), chances are you’ve experienced at least one iteration of Microsoft’s long-running software.
Now Windows 11 is here, and Windows 12 is slated to arrive soon(ish) - so naturally we’re covering everything Windows-related on a weekly basis. Below, you’ll find everything related to Microsoft’s flagship operating system - news, tips, analysis, and more.
Latest about Windows
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Finally, Windows 11’s 24H2 update is going to fix a bunch of annoying bugs that make using the OS feel like a chore
By Darren Allan published
Problems with sluggish loading in parts of the Windows 11 interface have been resolved by Microsoft, thankfully.
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Microsoft just gave Notepad spellcheck and autocorrect – but some Windows 11 users aren’t happy
By Darren Allan published
The spellchecker has been in testing for some time, but now it’s quietly rolling out to all Windows 11 users.
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Windows 11 will soon get a lot more AI, as Microsoft outlines plans to help developers supercharge third-party apps
By Darren Allan published
Microsoft continues the big push to get AI into more Windows 11 apps, and not just its own stock applications.
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Microsoft is messing with Windows 11’s Start menu and jamming in more adverts – and I’m sick of it
By Darren Allan published
What’s even worse here is that Microsoft is obscuring genuinely useful features in the Start menu to fit in these ads.
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Windows 11 is poised to finally become more popular than Windows 10 – at least with PC gamers
By Aleksha McLoughlin published
Latest Steam hardware survey indicates that Windows 11 will soon become the most prevalent OS on the gaming platform.
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Microsoft continues to frustrate users with ads in the operating system - this time plaguing the MSN Weather app
By Muskaan Saxena published
Another app has been hit with Microsoft’s annoying push of ads within the operating system.
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Frustrations are being aired about Windows 11’s new Copilot app – but here’s why we’re not worried (just yet)
By Darren Allan published
Is Copilot going backwards? Accusations of a ‘downgraded’ AI are being flung around, but what’s really going on?
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Windows 11 runs into more trouble as Microsoft halts rollout of new features in testing
By Aleksha McLoughlin published
Microsoft has paused the latest batch of Windows 11 features due to testers flagging up some evidently serious problems.
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Windows 11 has never been so popular - but is a fresh surge of installations coming from a place of love or mere tolerance?
By Muskaan Saxena published
Almost 30% of all Windows PCs now run on Windows 11 - a slow but steady victory as more users are begrudgingly accepting the new operating system.
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