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Microsoft’s PowerToys v0.45.0 is the release that finally gave the long-running utility suite a visual identity that matches Windows 11 — but the update is more than a skin-deep tweak. The v0.45.0 cycle focused on stability, accessibility, and installer improvements while introducing a...

Microsoft is quietly testing a modernized Run dialog for Windows 11 that replaces the decades‑old Win32 pop‑up with a Fluent‑style overlay, and while it isn’t yet enabled for everyone, Insiders can opt in — or force the feature on — in preview builds that include the KB5072043 update. Background...

Every fresh Windows 11 installation ships with a grab bag of first‑party apps—some genuinely useful, some quietly redundant, and a handful that feel like marketing dressed up as convenience—and ZDNet’s pragmatic “11 I keep / 11 I ditch” checklist is one of the clearest, user‑centric guides for...

Microsoft’s long-serving Run box is getting a modern makeover in Insider preview builds of Windows 11 — but for now the experience is strictly optional and intended to live alongside the legacy Win32 Run rather than forcibly replace it. Background / Overview The Run dialog (Win+R) has been a...

Microsoft is quietly reworking one of Windows’ oldest power‑user primitives: the Run dialog (Win+R) is being rebuilt as a modern, Fluent‑styled overlay in recent Windows 11 preview artifacts, surfacing a Most‑Recently‑Used history, inline icons, and a roomier input area — and the change is...

For the first time since Windows 95, the small-but-essential Run dialog is getting a visible overhaul: Microsoft is testing a new Modern Run experience in recent Windows 11 preview builds that replaces the decades‑old compact Win+R box with a larger, Fluent‑style overlay, adds a recent‑commands...

After more than three decades of near‑identical presentation, the humble Windows Run dialog (Win+R) is finally getting a visible, functional refresh in Windows 11 preview builds — a Modern Run overlay that enlarges the input field, surfaces a Most‑Recently‑Used (MRU) command list, shows inline...

Microsoft has quietly given the Run dialog — the tiny Win+R prompt that’s been part of Windows for three decades — its first substantial visual overhaul, replacing the stark Win32 modal with a roomier, Fluent‑style overlay in recent Windows 11 preview builds. Background For many power users and...

Microsoft appears to be quietly testing a modernized Run dialog for Windows 11 — a WinUI-styled Win+R experience that sits alongside the decades-old classic Run box and is currently opt‑in in Insider preview builds. Background / Overview For many long‑time Windows users the Run dialog (Win+R) is...

Microsoft’s decades-old Run box is finally getting a makeover — and for the first time in nearly 30 years you may find two Run experiences inside Windows 11: the classic compact dialog that millions of power users rely on, and a new, modernized Run dialog built with WinUI/Fluent visuals and an...

Microsoft is quietly testing a modernized Run dialog (Win+R) in Windows 11 that replaces the decades‑old compact prompt with a roomier, Fluent‑styled overlay that surfaces recent commands, shows app icons for matched results, and — importantly — is being rolled out as an opt‑in experience in...

Microsoft’s design reset for Windows 10 — long-rumored as Project NEON — was always pitched as more than a fresh coat of paint: it was meant to be the visual glue that would finally make the Universal Windows Platform feel truly uniform across PCs, tablets and phones. That plan surfaced publicly...

Microsoft has pushed a first public look at Visual Studio 2026 — billed internally as Visual Studio 18 and distributed through a new "Insiders" channel — and the headline is simple: Microsoft has folded much deeper AI into the IDE while polishing the look, settings, and model control surface...

Visual Studio 2026’s first Insiders build lands as a clear statement: Microsoft intends to make AI the connective tissue of the IDE while simultaneously modernizing Visual Studio’s foundation for the .NET 10 era. At VSLive! San Diego Microsoft unveiled Visual Studio 2026 (internal version 18.0)...

Microsoft’s long‑running UI mismatch — the glaring white or legacy‑colored copy/move progress window that interrupted Dark Mode sessions for years — is finally being updated in Insider builds, and enthusiasts have noticed a small but symbolic tweak: the familiar green progress bar is being...

Mozilla’s drive for native Windows 11 integration is entering a new era. Firefox users running the Nightly build, specifically version 141 and above, are now witnessing the arrival of the highly anticipated Mica effect directly on the browser’s toolbar—a transformative step in the browser’s...

Microsoft’s journey toward a visually unified and modern desktop operating system has been a winding road, marked both by bold steps forward and a slew of incremental improvements. The release of Windows 11 signaled a major inflection point for the company—a reassertion of intent to bring its...