Microsoft has quietly closed a long-standing productivity gap in Windows 11 by adding an OS-level keyboard shortcut that inserts an em dash — the long punctuation mark writers use for emphatic breaks — directly while you type, joining the en dash on the system-level keyboard map and removing the...
Microsoft has added system‑wide keyboard shortcuts for en and em dashes in Windows 11 — press Windows logo key + Minus (-) for an en dash (–) and Windows logo key + Shift + Minus (-) for an em dash (—) — a small but meaningful quality‑of‑life improvement first documented in Insider notes and...
Microsoft has added two ultra-simple keyboard shortcuts to Windows 11 that insert an en dash (–) and an em dash (—) directly into any text field, a small but meaningful productivity tweak rolling out to Insiders now and destined for a wider release later.
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Windows 11’s keyboard ergonomics just picked up a quiet but genuinely useful polish: Insider builds now include system-level shortcuts that insert the en dash (–, U+2013) and em dash (—, U+2014) directly from the keyboard, removing the need for Alt-codes, app-specific autoformatting, or the...
Windows 11 Insiders can now insert an en dash (–) and an em dash (—) with two simple keyboard combos — Win + - for an en dash and Win + Shift + - for an em dash — a small, practical change that removes a long-standing friction point for writers, editors, and anyone who types punctuation...
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Windows 11’s typing ergonomics just got a small but decisive polish: Insiders can now insert an en dash (–) and an em dash (—) with single memorable keystrokes — and that change is already shipping in recent Dev and Beta channel preview builds. This is the kind of tiny usability fix that saves...
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Windows 11 is quietly getting a small but genuinely useful input tweak: two new system-wide keyboard shortcuts that insert the en dash (–) and em dash (—) directly while typing, saving writers, editors, and anyone who types punctuation frequently from clumsy Alt‑codes or digging through the...
Microsoft has started testing a native Android-to-PC handoff in Windows 11—beginning with Spotify—so you can start a song or podcast on your phone and continue with a single click on your desktop, complete with a one‑click app install if Spotify isn’t already on your PC. The preview is rolling...
Microsoft has quietly begun threading tighter continuity between Android phones and Windows 11, shipped a handful of small but genuinely useful input and UI tweaks, and continued the long march of Copilot’s integration into the operating system — all surfaced this week in Insider builds and...
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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Windows 11’s New Cross‑Device Resume Arrives for Insiders: What KB5064093 Adds in the Dev and Beta Channels
By WindowsForum News Desk
Published: August 23, 2025
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Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 in the Dev Channel and 26120.5761 in the Beta Channel...
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Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel are receiving a focused, iterative update today: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093), a cumulative Dev-channel flight that mixes small but practical user-facing improvements, deeper Copilot-era integrations, and several targeted fixes —...
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