Category: Windows Latest

First look: Windows 11 is replacing Windows 95-era Properties dialog, now with dark mode and WinUI

Microsoft has finally begun replacing the decades-old File Explorer Properties dialog with a modern version, as part of the company’s[...]

Linus Torvalds just joined Microsoft’s AI-code club, defending its use in the Linux kernel

You might’ve read the “news” of how Linus Torvalds told Linux kernel developers that Linux is not an anti-AI project,[...]

Developer gets Nvidia RTX 4060 working on Windows 11 ARM

Until now, Windows on ARM PCs have not supported Nvidia’s desktop GPUs, largely because the company had not released a[...]

LG admits its monitor app installs bloatware via Windows Update, and Microsoft is letting it happen

I was two clicks away from buying an LG ultrawide monitor a few weeks ago. Fortunately, I didn’t, and after[...]

OneDrive will block screenshots of sensitive PDFs, but only in Microsoft Edge (of course)

OneDrive is rolling out a new feature that prevents anyone from capturing screenshots of PDFs labeled “sensitive,” but the catch[...]

Windows 11’s biggest updates may need multiple reboots, but that’s normal, don’t force shutdown

When you install one of the monthly updates, particularly a Patch Tuesday release on the second Tuesday of the month,[...]

Microsoft admits it can’t fix Windows 11 Secure Boot problems, and older PCs are hit hardest

Microsoft held an OEM Secure Boot Office Hours event on July 15, bringing engineers from Microsoft together with representatives from[...]

Windows 11’s slowest feature is about to get dramatic speed improvements, and its File Explorer’s This PC search

File Explorer’s search is next in line for the performance work Microsoft has been putting into Windows Search. Marcus Ash,[...]

Microsoft to force enable Copilot in Outlook Classic, even though it wants you on New Outlook

Microsoft has largely stopped adding new features to Outlook Classic, and most recent updates have been around bug fixes. But[...]

Windows 11 KB5121767 released to fix shutdowns, overheating, but you don’t need it unless you own these PCs

Microsoft just dropped Windows 11 KB5121767, an emergency update that replaces the July 2026 cumulative update on PCs affected by[...]