PowerToys bring fun tweaks to Windows 10 and 11 Friday FOSS Fest Mac migrants (if any exist) will find Powertoys Run strangely familiar OSes12 Jul 2024 | 37
Windows Notepad gets spell check. Only took 41 years Purists needn't worry – you can turn it off Applications08 Jul 2024 | 33
Copilot+ PCs software compatibility issues left to you to sort out, with help from crowdsourcers Samsung warned users, but the PC industry’s big players hardly mention the possibility of problems Personal Tech08 Jul 2024 | 31
How many Microsoft missteps were forks that were just a bit of fun? Raymond Chen on cutting loose with a copy of the code Offbeat27 Jun 2024 | 22
The origin of 3D Pipes, Windows' best screensaver Archaeologic Raymond Chen talks teapots, and a fully engaged marketing team Personal Tech13 Jun 2024 | 54
Microsoft sends Copilot Pro's GPT Builder to the digital dumpster Updated Farewell, we hardly scripted thee AI + ML11 Jun 2024 | 7
Disenchanted Windows user? Pop open a fresh can of Linux Lite Version 7.0 has landed – the Ubuntu Noble based one OSes10 Jun 2024 | 78
Microsoft shows venerable and vulnerable NTLM security protocol the door Time to get moving if you still rely on this deprecated feature Security06 Jun 2024 | 18
Microsoft Research chief scientist has no issue with Windows Recall As tool emerges to probe OS feature's SQLite-based store of user activities OSes06 Jun 2024 | 114
Arm CEO aims to conquer half the Windows world in 5 years Computex That's probably wishful thinking, say chip analysts Personal Tech03 Jun 2024 | 17
Windows Subsystem for Linux gets enterprise friendly and plans a settings interface Scared of editing a config file? There'll soon be a GUI for that OSes31 May 2024 | 26
Microsoft's Recall preview doesn't need a Copilot+ PC to run Just because you could doesn't mean you should OSes28 May 2024 | 55
Microsoft gives Windows admins a break and MFA a hard push Updates now optional, but Azure security is not Software23 May 2024 | 5
VBScript nudged nearer to the grave with next big Windows 11 update The writing's on the wall for veteran scripting language OSes23 May 2024 | 30
'China-aligned' spyware slingers operating since 2018 unmasked at last Unfading Sea Haze adept at staying under the radar Research23 May 2024 | 1
Microsoft AI Studio opens for business, with a nod to safety Build Redmond is ready to help folks build AI 'copilots' Software21 May 2024 | 4
Intel, AMD take a back seat as Qualcomm takes center stage in Microsoft's AI PC push Build Plus: Windows set for ML-powered always-watching-you Recall feature Personal Tech21 May 2024 | 22
Opera sings sweetly with native version for Windows on Arm Browser ditches x64 blues for a snappier tune Software16 May 2024 | 6
Blue screen of death or Eurovision's Windows95man performance – what's less annoying? Those with a delicate constitution, look away now Bootnotes13 May 2024 | 179
Flexing financial muscles, Arm aims to elbow into Windows PC market Despite record revenues, Wall Street doesn't expect growth to last Systems09 May 2024 | 42
Microsoft cannot keep its own security in order, so what hope for its add-ons customers? Secure-by-default... if your pockets are deep enough Security24 Apr 2024 | 3
Tiny11 Builder trims Windows 11 fat with PowerShell script The Reg accepts no responsibility for borked installations OSes22 Apr 2024 | 9
Wing Commander III changed how the copy hotkey works in Windows 95 No, boss, I'm not just playing a game. I'm testing compatibility. Honest Offbeat19 Apr 2024 | 84
Microsoft lifts years-old compatibility hold for Windows 11 It probably wasn't only sound driver problems that kept users away OSes15 Apr 2024 | 13
Microsoft to use Windows 11 Start menu as a billboard with app ads for Insiders This wasn't what most had in mind when Redmond promised to make the feature 'great again' OSes15 Apr 2024 | 111
Open source versus Microsoft: The new rebellion begins Opinion Neither side can afford to lose, but one surely must SaaS15 Apr 2024 | 187
German state ditches Windows, Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice 'Complete digital sovereignty' ... sounds familiar Software04 Apr 2024 | 195
Want to keep Windows 10 secure? This is how much Microsoft will charge you Updated Hint: It will keep going up OSes03 Apr 2024 | 106
How a single buck bought bragging rights in the battle to port Windows 95 to NT It reached the desktop and then ... Offbeat28 Mar 2024 | 137
Windows Format dialog waited decades for UI revamp that never came 'Temporary' isn't always OSes27 Mar 2024 | 64
Chrome for Windows-Arm laptops officially lands in time for Snapdragon X Elite kit At last, no more crappy emulation or experimental builds OSes26 Mar 2024 | 16
Microsoft gets new Windows boss as Start Menu man Parakhin 'to explore new roles' More MS moves just a week after new AI unit and other changes announced OSes26 Mar 2024 | 62
It's 2024 and North Korea's Kimsuky gang is exploiting Windows Help files New infostealer may indicate a shift in tactics – and maybe targets too, beyond Asia Research21 Mar 2024 | 5
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4 We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs Applications15 Mar 2024 | 62
Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7 If you really need obsolete OSes, here's a modern(ish) browser OSes06 Mar 2024 | 49
Microsoft drags Windows Subsystem for Android into the trash Amazon Appstore tieup fizzles out, too OSes05 Mar 2024 | 55
Updates are plenty but fans are few in Windows 11 land Copilot failed to shift the dial. Could Moment 5 and upcoming invitations do the trick? OSes04 Mar 2024 | 115
Windows 11 users herded toward 23H2 via automatic upgrade Machine learning to smooth bumps in the update road OSes21 Feb 2024 | 21
Microsoft veteran on how to blue screen your way to better testing A crash course on making Windows crash on demand Offbeat21 Feb 2024 | 18
Microsoft warns Dev Drive daredevils to back up or beware after latest build Rolling back will cause data loss, Windows Insiders told OSes15 Feb 2024 | 6
Moving to Windows 11 is so easy! You just need to buy a PC that supports it! New Start Menu is a 'game changer' claims relentlessly cheerful vid OSes14 Feb 2024 | 186
Microsoft's Notepad goes from simple text editor to Copilot conspirator No guarantee it'll come to Windows proper, but testers can give it a poke Applications09 Feb 2024 | 40
Closure of Windows 10 upgrade path still catching users by surprise That Windows 7 license is little more than a digital paperweight now OSes09 Feb 2024 | 60
Microsoft embraces its inner penguin as sudo sneaks into Windows 11 Linux users have enjoyed such functionality for decades OSes08 Feb 2024 | 35
Raspberry Pi Pico cracks BitLocker in under a minute Windows encryption feature defeated by $10 and a YouTube tutorial Research07 Feb 2024 | 143
Windows 11 24H2 is coming so we can all shut up about Windows 12 for another year References to future update found in Microsoft documentation OSes02 Feb 2024 | 43
Mozilla slams Microsoft for using dark patterns to drive Windows users toward Edge Asks why only one Bing ad – the one you see when searching for other browsers – looks like a Windows popup Applications02 Feb 2024 | 109
Windows 10 users report app gremlins after Microsoft update When Redmond says unsupported, it really means it. Windows 11 fans beware OSes01 Feb 2024 | 95
Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission Updated What goes together better than Redmond and respecting people's preferences? Everything, really OSes30 Jan 2024 | 56
Windows 3.11 trundles on as job site pleads for 'driver updates' on German trains Remember making Windows and DOS talk to a network? You could go back to the future with this assignment Bootnotes30 Jan 2024 | 107
Microsoft confirms Windows Server 2025 is on the way Plus: It kills off WordPad once and for all OSes29 Jan 2024 | 17
Native Chrome arrives fashionably late to the Windows on Arm party If a new browser arrives on an OS nobody cares about, did it arrive at all? Software29 Jan 2024 | 15
Microsoft admits issues with Windows 10 patch almost 2 months after release Problematic Microsoft Edge package could affect System Preparation Tool OSes24 Jan 2024 | 18
Wanna run Windows on an M-series Mac? Fine, buy a license, but no baremetal Or, you could just rent an expensive Windows VM in the cloud — just a thought, says Redmond OSes22 Jan 2024 | 74
What makes a hard error hard? Microsoft vet tells all A peek back at the wobbly Windows of yesteryear OSes19 Jan 2024 | 23
WINE 9.0 improves ability to run 32-bit Windows apps on 64-bit-only xNix Plus fresh release brings native Wayland support on Linux OSes18 Jan 2024 | 29
Microsoft touts migration to Windows 11 as painless, though wallets may disagree Millions have perfectly serviceable PCs running Windows 10 at home OSes17 Jan 2024 | 80
Windows Server 2022 patch is breaking apps for some users Uninstall the update or edit the Windows registry to restore order Patches17 Jan 2024 | 42
Windows 12 fan fiction shows how Microsoft might ladle AI into the OS Unlikely to be a stop-the-slurpage button, but look at the wallpaper OSes16 Jan 2024 | 28
Microsoft braces for automatic AI takeover with Copilot at Windows startup Experiment is limited to the Insider Dev Channel. For now OSes15 Jan 2024 | 70
Microsoft suggests command line fiddling to get faulty Windows 10 update installed Updated Unhelpful error codes, complex fixes ... When did Windows turn into Linux? OSes12 Jan 2024 | 140