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Windows 11 new Start menu

Microsoft previews new super-sized Start menu for Windows 11

By Jeremy Laird published

news More of your apps and files just a couple of clicks away...

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Apple Liquid Glass messaging window

Apple's new UI for Macs and iPhones 'combines the optical qualities of glass with a fluidity only Apple can achieve,' but it sure looks like an awful lot like Windows Vista circa 2007

By Wes Fenlon published

News Frosted glass? On the computer? Where have I seen that before.

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A promotional image for Microsoft OneDrive, showing a stylized collage of a tablet, phone, and application icons together

Microsoft's OneDrive update byes security protocols between business and personal files

By Hope Corrigan published

news The new “Prompt to Add Personal to OneDrive Sync,” allows transfer between personal and work drives.

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Cape Town, South Africa - June 27, 2011: Stickers on a new laptop computer brag about its equipment: the Windows 7 operating system and the Intel Core i3 processor chip. Part of the keyboard can be seen, out of focus, in the background.

Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper

By Jess Kinghorn published

News It wasn't just you left staring at the Welcome screen for 30 seconds.

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Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during the Microsoft May 20 Briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system. The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million "AI PCs" will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style technology. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Microsoft Recall finally launches for AI PC s, along with some other new features, almost one year after Copilot+ was announced

By Nick Evanson published

News If you don't have a Copilot+ PC, then no new stuff for you, which is a shame, as the improved search feature does look good.

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A computer keyboard "Delete" key.

Don't delete that mysterious 'inetpub' Windows folder, says Microsoft, as it's supposedly important for system security

By Andy Edser published

News Now sit down and eat your dinner, and stop touching things.

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Closeup of the new Copilot key coming to Windows 11 PC keyboards

Holy smokes, something that might actually be useful is coming to Copilot on Windows

By Jacob Fox published

News Did I just say 'holy smokes'?

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MADRID, SPAIN - JULY 19: A general view from Madrid-Barajas International Airport as engers gather and wait due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to US technology company Microsoft, on July 19, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Diego Radames/Anadolu via Getty Images)

'When a widespread outage affects devices from starting properly, Microsoft can broadly deploy targeted remediation': MS introduces 'quick machine recovery' for Windows 11

By Andy Edser published

News Seems like a sensible idea.

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Microsoft windows 11 logo with apps everywhere

Windows 11 now has a publicly available roap so you can get to see what forthcoming horrors or awesome features await you

By Nick Evanson published

News It's all about transparency, according to Microsoft.

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Microsoft's Task Manager in Windows 11

After years of complaints about Windows Task Manager displaying U utilization incorrectly, a fix is finally on its way

By James Bentley last updated

News You can now more accurately manage your tasks.

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