Microsoft finally allows administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed versions of Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU. However, you need to have Microsoft 365 Copilot installed, among other conditions.
If you're a Windows 11 hater, sit back and enjoy your biases being validated in the most satisfying way possible. A new speed test shows Microsoft's latest OS performing terribly against the five previous Windows versions, placing last in most tests across the board.
Microsoft has somehow put the cap on yet another way to circumvent its internet-powered setup process, and this time it's on a build that they haven't even supported for a while! Production activation via call is still listed in Microsoft's support docs, but a new YouTube video running Windows 7 shows it now redirects you to the online portal.
A multitude of AMD GPU owners claim the December security update for Windows 11 has fixed GPU hanging and driver crashing, primarily on RX 9000 series GPUs.
Microsoft says Windows 11 will receive major gaming-focused enhancements in 2026, including broader support for Xbox Full Screen Experience, Auto Super Resolution for handhelds, expanded Advanced Shader Delivery, and more.
If you've been unhappy with the direction Microsoft has taken Windows, offering no meaningful improvements beyond AI and aesthetics, then, well, not much can be done about that. But, at least you can disable all the AI features that seem to have populated every corner of the OS, with a simple script from GitHub.
Microsoft is preventing hilarity from ensuing by adding a new Digital Signage Mode in Windows 11. This recovery feature will force a BSOD or any error pop-up to disappear within 15 seconds so that the public can't enjoy the mundanity of life. Digital Signage Mode is different from the existing Kiosk mode for interactive screens.
As part of the latest Windows Insider Build, a new experimental feature called "agentic features" has been added, allowing AI agents to create Agent Workspaces that perform tasks and read files. Microsoft says it's secure because these spaces have their own runtime, desktop and permissions.
Microsoft has published an out-of-band Windows 10 update that finally addresses all of the glitches surrounding Extended Security Update (ESU) enrollment. Installing this update should finally let you enroll in the ESU program on Windows 10 if you haven't been able to do so.
Windows 11 26H1 has just been made official by Microsoft, with its first build released in the Canary channel for Insiders. Unlike what the name might suggest, this is not a feature update, rather a special update meant to roll in support for ARM-based devices, with lots of juicy rumors floating around.