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KDE Plasma’s window manager added a built-in, FancyZones-like layout editor and snapping workflow long before the same combination of features landed as a first-class, fully integrated experience in Windows — and the comparison exposes both the strengths of modern Linux desktop development and the glacial pace of some parts of Windows’ UX evolution. Background KDE Plasma introduced a native tiling/layout editor in Plasma 5.27 that lets users draw and edit custom tiled regions, then place...

Google Drive is incredibly convenient—powerful file syncing, real-time collaboration, and tight integration with Gmail and Google Workspace—but that ease of use can quickly turn into a privacy hazard if sharing and account controls are left on autopilot. A short security sweep right now can drastically reduce accidental leaks, block unwanted shares, and limit how much of your Drive activity is used outside the apps you expect. Below is a compact, actionable guide that summarizes the four...

Microsoft’s short explainer on the four headline accessibility features for Copilot+ PCs reads like a manifesto for making Windows more conversational, readable, and usable — and it’s worth unpacking what those promises mean in practice, what’s already here, and where the trade‑offs lie. Background: why Copilot+ accessibility matters Windows has long marketed system‑level accessibility tools, but the Copilot+ era aims to shift those tools from isolated toggles into integrated, AI‑driven...

Microsoft has quietly pushed Windows 11, version 25H2, into the Release Preview Channel—but don’t expect a parade of shiny consumer features. The update is being delivered as a lightweight enablement package on top of the existing 24H2 servicing branch, which means it activates features Microsoft already shipped earlier rather than introducing a new set of user-facing capabilities. At the same time, Microsoft is removing a couple of long‑standing legacy tools—Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC...

Chevron Nigeria’s rapid migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 — completed in roughly 12 weeks, reported as 40% faster than previous rollouts and accompanied by a 98% user satisfaction score — is less a one-off IT success story and more a compact case study in how disciplined planning, automation, and human-centred change management convert a risky technical upgrade into measurable business value. Background Windows migrations are seldom purely technical projects...

Microsoft has quietly started testing a native way for Windows 11 to push what you copy on a PC straight into a linked Android phone’s clipboard, surfaced in Insider (Dev) builds as an “Access PC’s clipboard” toggle that delivers PC copy events into Android keyboards such as Gboard and Samsung Keyboard almost instantly. Background Windows’ clipboard has evolved from a single-slot convenience into a cross-device productivity tool over the last few Windows releases. Clipboard history (Win +...

Windows 11 hides scroll bars by default to keep the interface clean, but a simple accessibility toggle lets you restore permanently visible scroll bars for faster, less jittery navigation—especially useful when scanning long lists, working with spreadsheets, or using touchpads and touchscreens. Background Microsoft’s Fluent Design for Windows 11 emphasizes a minimalist, content-first UI. One manifestation of that aesthetic is auto-hiding scrollbars: thin, transient scroll indicators that...

Microsoft's recent push to modernize how Windows 11 drivers are built, packaged, published, and maintained represents one of the most consequential shifts in the Windows hardware ecosystem in years — driven by security, performance, and the realities of an increasingly diverse device landscape. The company is accelerating WDK delivery via NuGet, expanding user-mode driver models such as NetAdapterCx, improving graphics and network DDIs in WDDM 3.x, tightening pre-production signing and...

Microsoft is rolling out a string of changes to how Windows 11 handles update downloads and installations for managed office PCs — moving from a largely opaque, user-driven experience toward a more controllable, policy-driven model that lets IT teams decide when devices should download and install quality updates, what happens during initial setup (OOBE), and how update health is measured across the fleet. These changes — already being surfaced across Microsoft’s Windows IT Pro channels and...

August’s security headlines were dominated by a clutch of high-impact flaws — from archive utilities and consumer networking gear to enterprise-grade management consoles and cloud AI services — that together made rapid triage and patching unavoidable for defenders. Background The August 2025 security landscape crystallized two operational realities: vendors continue to fix large numbers of cross‑product vulnerabilities each Patch Tuesday, and attackers are narrowing the window between...

Microsoft’s scale and cash-generation power remain the dominant story in the software sector, but automated peer snapshots—like the Benzinga table under review—both illuminate and obscure the real picture: Microsoft is simultaneously a lower‑multiple, fortress‑balance‑sheet giant and a premium‑priced bet on cloud and AI monetization that carries distinct capital‑intensity, supply‑chain, and regulatory risks. Background / Overview Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) organizes itself across three broad...

Microsoft’s new OneGov agreement with the General Services Administration promises to make Microsoft 365 Copilot effectively free for qualifying federal customers while folding deep discounts across Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and security tooling into a government‑wide purchasing vehicle — a sweeping offer that aims to accelerate AI adoption but also sharpens long‑standing concerns about procurement practices, vendor lock‑in, and the security posture of the very products being...

The moment many long-time Windows users dread — waking up one morning and realizing you barely notice the other OS on your machine — is the story behind a quiet, relatable confession: a user who dual-booted Fedora KDE and forgot Windows was even installed. That admission, recounted in a recent piece that described the switch from Windows 10 to a KDE-flavored Fedora, is not just a personal anecdote; it crystallizes why, for a growing number of people, KDE Plasma on Fedora is a genuinely...

Sony appears to be widening its PC support for PlayStation audio gear: a newly reported PlayStation Link PC Driver for Windows — said to support the PULSE Elite headset and PULSE Explore earbuds — would let PC users update firmware and tune audio without needing a PS5, while September’s PlayStation release calendar packs a heavy slate of new and high‑profile games that will keep platform owners busy. Background / Overview The PlayStation Link ecosystem launched as Sony’s answer to...

If you want to play the latest PC shooters on Windows 10, you may need to flip a few firmware switches: Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 are increasingly being enforced by modern anti-cheat systems, and that enforcement often requires your PC to be running UEFI with the boot disk formatted as GPT rather than legacy BIOS/MBR. This requirement is now explicit for Battlefield 6 and is rapidly becoming the de facto baseline for titles that rely on kernel‑level anti‑cheat protections. Background /...

Chevron Nigeria’s reported migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in just 12 weeks — completed 40% faster than previous rollouts and returning a reported 98% user satisfaction rate — is a practical blueprint for large-scale enterprise upgrades in Nigeria and beyond. Background Chevron Nigeria’s Windows 11 migration was presented not as a one-off technical exercise but as a coordinated digital transformation program that combined hard engineering work with...

Microsoft’s recent push to make USB Type‑C behave like a predictable, debuggable platform capability instead of a marketing checkbox is both overdue and technically precise: Windows 11 (notably the 24H2 branch) now exposes richer USB‑C diagnostics and toast notifications, but that capability only works when OEM firmware and drivers supply correct ACPI descriptors, UCSI/UcmCx support, and pass HLK validation — a chain that has been broken on some shipped systems, producing silent failures...

Modern PC shooters are raising the bar: several recent AAA titles now refuse to run on Windows 10 unless Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 are enabled, forcing many players to move from legacy BIOS/MBR setups to a UEFI/GPT configuration before they can even launch the game. Background / Overview The game-security shift is straightforward in intent but complex in execution. Publishers such as Electronic Arts and Activision have integrated hardware-backed attestation into their anti-cheat stacks (EA’s...

Microsoft has quietly put a new tool on the 2026 roadmap that promises to change how IT teams manage quality updates for Windows on corporate PCs: Windows Quality Update management policies in Microsoft Intune will let administrators approve and roll out individual quality updates — including non-security preview and out-of-band updates — with a preview slated for January 2026 and general availability expected in February 2026. Background Microsoft has for years offered multiple layers of...

Microsoft’s latest round-up of terse but important tech items — the kind of “what you need to know today” briefing that often gets missed between longer features — points to a clear theme: Windows and the ecosystem around it are maturing toward faster updates, smaller downloads, and more user‑centric tooling, even as unofficial forks and third‑party utilities complicate the security picture. In a single sweep the items reported touch on Windows 11’s 24H2 update improvements (faster installs...