Microsoft’s latest pledge to sharpen Windows 11 for gaming in 2026 marks a deliberate shift from feature marketing to system-level engineering — a promise that could change how handhelds, laptops, and desktops prioritize games over background tasks and make Windows a stronger competitor in the...
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Windows 11’s gaming story in 2025 reads less like an incremental update and more like a deliberate course correction: handhelds that behave like consoles, meaningful progress for Windows on Arm, and DirectX features that make ray tracing and AI-driven rendering practical beyond demos. These...
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Microsoft’s renewed, cross‑stack push to make Windows 11 “the best place to play” has moved from roadmap promises into concrete features and early previews — and for the first time in years the company is clearly tackling the system‑level sources of stutter, long first‑run delays, and uneven...
Microsoft’s renewed commitment to “fixing Windows’ gaming fundamentals” is not spin — it’s a concrete engineering shift with practical features and system-level changes that could reshape how games run on Windows 11, especially on handheld and lower‑powered PCs. The company is rolling out the...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) for the Dev Channel is a feature-packed flight that blends smarter cross‑device experiences, subtle UI polish, and targeted reliability fixes—while flagging a few risks Insiders should know before hitting update. The...
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Microsoft’s latest moves on two fronts — making Windows 11 more playable on Arm hardware and publishing a lab-grade video AI called StreamMind — mark a sustained effort to reshape the platform story for both consumers and enterprise customers, but the practical benefits will arrive unevenly and...
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Microsoft's vision for Windows is no longer limited to desktops or a single input device — it's a multi-layered strategy that stitches cloud-first hardware, on-device AI accelerators, and richer multimodal interactions into a single computing continuum meant to be more ambient, private, and...
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Microsoft’s staged rollout that lets Arm-based Windows 11 PCs download and run compatible games locally marks a decisive inflection point for the platform: it’s the first time Microsoft has tied visible storefront changes to deep platform work — a modernized x86→Arm translation layer, OS-level...
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Microsoft is starting a staged Insider preview that finally lets some Windows on Arm systems download and run compatible games locally from the Xbox PC app — a practical, incremental shift away from the cloud-only model that has dominated Arm-powered Surface and Snapdragon devices until now...
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Microsoft’s Xbox app is shedding a major limitation for Arm-powered Windows PCs: Insiders can now download and run selected ARM64-compatible games locally, moving Windows on Arm from “cloud-only” convenience closer to legitimate local gaming capability for the first time in years. Background...
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Microsoft has pushed a targeted component update — KB5065500, which advances the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2, delivering a modest set of improvements to on‑device image scaling and foreground/background...
As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, users are urged to transition to Windows 11 to maintain optimal security and functionality. Continuing with Windows 10 beyond this date exposes systems to increased vulnerabilities due to the cessation of security updates...
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Microsoft Edge, the browser that once aimed to set itself apart from the pack through a rich tapestry of features, has just undergone a transformation that is making waves in the Windows community. The recent arrival of Edge version 137.0.3296.52 in the Stable channel has sparked extensive...
Microsoft Edge, one of the flagship browsers from Microsoft, is about to undergo a notable transformation that will directly affect millions of Windows users around the globe. This change comes as Microsoft prepares to ax several popular features from Edge—a move that has sparked discussion and...
With the upcoming release of Microsoft Edge version 137, users will witness a wave of significant feature removals that mark a distinct departure from Microsoft’s traditional, gradual approach to browser evolution. Unlike the incremental deprecation strategies often seen in the browser market...
In the fast-evolving world of web browsers, Microsoft Edge has carved out a unique reputation as a forward-leaning, feature-rich Chromium-based browser for Windows users. However, as with any dynamic software ecosystem, the path to innovation sometimes demands letting go of older, less-used...
If you're a Windows 11 user and a fan of PC gaming, brace yourself—Microsoft has unleashed a robust AI-powered technology dubbed Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR). This revolutionary update is designed to supercharge your gaming experience, making your games more visually breathtaking while...