Windows 11’s February 2026 Insider update is live, and it brings a fresh round of new features and changes for testers.

Microsoft promised a bold new era for Windows—but years later, many of its most hyped features have quietly stalled, vanished, or failed to impress.

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories about new features for Windows 11, botched driver updates, upcoming PowerToys features, and more.

User complaints about the sorry state of Windows 11 have finally gotten through to the company because it is pausing future projects, including many AI initiatives, while it attem ...

The community reacts to the new Windows 11 Start menu, calling it unnecessarily huge, too automated, and lacking customization options. Microsoft's latest redesign of the Start menu on Windows 11 has ...

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Windows 11 users are celebrating — and roasting — Microsoft for bringing back classic taskbar features.

Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...

Windows 11 includes a system-level Copilot integrated into the operating system, while Windows 10 supports Copilot only through browser-based or web-app surfaces. Copilot on Windows 11 can initiate ...

Microsoft Issues New ‘Critical‘ Windows 11 Update Amid Broader Upgrade Push Your email has been sent While attention in the Windows ecosystem has recently ...

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