For more than three decades, Microsoft's customers have been able to count on at least 10 years of support for their Windows PCs. That all ended with Windows 11, and the company might never be ...

Microsoft has been gradually improving its built-in Notepad app on Windows 11 in recent years, and now, it’s finally getting a character count. In a new Canary channel test version of Windows 11 ...

As Microsoft announced in May, the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications will also be automatically removed after installing the Windows 11 2024 update. Update October 01, 14:03 EDT: Added more ...

With Windows 11, Microsoft doesn't care anymore, and it's been actively hunting down any methods users might rely on to avoid using a Microsoft account and internet connection during setup.

2023 was a busy year for Microsoft and Windows 11, and not just because of AI. The company spent a lot of time deprecating a number of features that have been part of Windows for many years.

Windows 11 is also doing pretty well among gamers, and in June 2025, it reached a new all-time high of nearly 60%. This week, users noticed that Microsoft was quietly installing a Windows update ...

And of course, you may find a word or two about older but still supported versions. This week, Microsoft acknowledged quite a few bugs in Windows 11, especially version 24H2.

Microsoft has a long history of playing fast-and-loose with the truth. And that’s again the case with Windows 10 coming to its supposed “end of life” this fall. In the mid ‘90s, Microsoft claimed ...

In a way, Microsoft’s announcement highlights the struggles the company has had with getting people to upgrade to Windows 11. Microsoft first announced that it would kill off Windows 10 way back ...

Microsoft has spent a lot of time talking about how wonderfully fast Windows 11 PCs are — especially its Copilot+ PCs, which are the focus of a major marketing campaign.

Microsoft's case for the original hardware restrictions is that it provides a secure baseline for PCs running Windows 11, but the company has not yet documented the reason for the new SSE4.2 and ...

Windows 11 has finally passed Windows 10 in usage. It’s an important milestone for Microsoft ahead of Windows 10’s end of support.