Legacy code revealed: Microsoft confirms Windows 11 still uses Win32 API code from the 1990s for core functions like right-click menus and app launches. Why it persists: Win32 remains essential due to ...

Windows 11 is the most modern, secure, and updated Windows ever—at least that’s what Microsoft keeps saying. But a senior ...

Microsoft’s optional Windows 11 update targets the boring problems that matter most, including memory leaks, startup delays, ...

Windows 11's new Xbox mode boosts gaming performance. Here's how to enable it using ViVeTool, even while waiting for the ...

This week's Microsoft Weekly news recap is here with Windows 11 becoming less irritating, Xbox mode arriving on all PCs, the ...

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The Windows Insider channels are also being simplified to Experimental and Beta. The Windows Insider channels are also being simplified to Experimental and Beta. is a senior correspondent and author ...

Microsoft says it hears the complaints people have about the current state of Windows, and it wants to fix them. One of those fixes is another overhaul for its Windows Insider Program, the public beta ...

In some cases, the reason Windows 11 gets stuck on the loading screen is either improperly seated RAM or leftover memory data from a previous boot. To check this, turn off your computer and unplug it ...

If you have a PC enrolled in the Canary channel and opted into the optional 29500 series of builds, you can install Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 29558.1000, you will eventually receive (as it’s a ...

Microsoft finally acknowledged complaints about Windows 11. The company is promising sweeping changes to a slew of features. Windows Insiders will have a greater voice in upcoming releases.