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Microsoft is mulling a change for widgets in Windows 11 that could prove controversial
Microsoft has deployed a new preview build of Windows 11 to the Canary channel (which is the earliest testing outlet) and it does some work on the widgets panel that could be divisive. This is build 26200 and there’s only a handful of changes applied here, two of which pertain…
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Copilot is everywhere in Windows 11 and it’s about to get harder to ignore – but is Microsoft in danger of wearing out the AI assistant’s welcome?
Windows 11 is going to see a lot more of Copilot in the future – that’s pretty obviously the line Microsoft is taking with its desktop-based assistant – and there’s fresh evidence of the AI creeping into more corners of the OS. Firstly, we have a sighting of a new…
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Windows 11 24H2 isn’t even here yet but Microsoft is already working on its follow-up that could pave the way for Windows 12
Microsoft is already working away at what could be the first Moment update to follow the big Windows 11 24H2 update. Currently, work is ongoing with finishing the 24H2 update which lands later this year – most likely it’ll roll out from September – but Microsoft is already looking past…
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Microsoft pinches one of the best macOS features for Windows 11 – here are three other ideas it should steal from Apple
It looks like Windows 11 could be getting a new device management feature that will seem a bit familiar to anyone who has ever used Apple’s rival macOS Sonoma operating system for Macs and MacBooks. As MSPoweruser reports, an early build of an upcoming Windows 11 update adds a new…
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Microsoft targets another corner of Windows 11 with – you guessed it – adverts, and we’re getting a bit fed up with this
Microsoft is testing adding a fresh batch of ads to the Windows 11 interface, this time in the Start menu. Recent digging in preview builds had suggested this move was in the cards, and now those cards have been dealt to testers in the Windows 11 preview Beta channel with…
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Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial move in Windows 11 – having Copilot appear immediately after startup
Remember that Microsoft was previously testing an idea whereby Copilot automatically launches by default when Windows 11 first boots? Well, Microsoft is pushing ahead with rolling out this feature more broadly, and some of the Windows Insiders who test preview builds aren’t too happy about this. A quick bit of…
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