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Microsoft has quietly put a one‑click internet speed check where most Windows users already look for connectivity: the taskbar's network menu now surfaces a "Perform speed test" / "Test internet speed" control that launches Bing's speed‑test widget in your default browser, and the feature is...

Microsoft has begun quietly testing a new “postgame recaps” feature in the Xbox PC app that surfaces a short, automated summary after you finish a play session—highlighting captures, achievements, and select in‑game events—and the rollout is limited to Xbox Insiders enrolled in the PC Gaming...

Microsoft is quietly putting a one‑click internet speed check where most Windows users already look for connectivity, adding a “Perform speed test” / “Test internet speed” control to the Taskbar network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings in recent Windows 11 preview builds. Background Windows has...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview adds a cluster of small but practical features that sharpen daily usability: a built‑in network speed test accessible directly from the taskbar, new camera pan/tilt controls exposed in Settings, native support for .webp desktop backgrounds, plus new emoji...

Microsoft has begun quietly testing a new way to close a gaming session on PC: postgame recaps — a short, automated summary that appears after you exit a game and highlights captures, achievements, and notable in‑game moments from your session. The feature is rolling out to Xbox Insiders...

Windows can feel deceptively simple until the day you need to do something a little less ordinary — and that’s when a handful of built‑in and first‑party tools turn the OS from a consumer toy into a professional workstation. The five utilities highlighted in the recent How‑To Geek piece —...

Microsoft is quietly testing a new “postgame recaps” feature in the Xbox PC app that automatically summarizes your recent play session—highlights like screenshots, achievements, and in‑game events—after you exit a game, and the rollout has begun with Xbox Insiders in the PC Gaming Preview...

Microsoft is quietly prototyping a reversal of one of Windows 11’s most contested design choices: engineering teams are reported to be working to restore taskbar mobility—letting users move the Taskbar to the top, left or right edges and offering finer height controls—after years of user...

Microsoft has quietly fixed one of the most annoying usability limits in Windows 11’s app-protection stack: Smart App Control (SAC) can now be switched on and off from the Windows Security app in Insider builds, removing the old requirement to wipe or reset Windows just to re-enable the feature...

Microsoft is preparing a steady stream of small-but-practical Windows 11 updates that together promise to reshape everyday PC workflows — from expressive text input with Emoji 16.0 to a one‑click network speed test in the Taskbar and native camera pan/tilt controls — and these changes are...

Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7859 (KB5077223) to the Beta Channel, delivering a small but focused set of reliability fixes and a single new account-related suggestion that will be gradually enabled for Insiders who opt in to receive the fastest preview...

Microsoft has shipped a pair of new Windows 11 Insider pre-release updates today — a Release Preview channel cumulative (KB5077241) that covers both 24H2 and 25H2 builds, and a Beta channel enablement package (KB5077223) for 25H2 — and the notes reveal a mix of small but practical polish...

Microsoft appears to be rolling back one of Windows 11’s most controversial design choices: sources say the OS will soon let you move and resize the taskbar again, restoring the long‑lost ability to dock it to the left, right, or top of the screen and to change its thickness. Background Windows...

GovCIO’s Kearneysville hiring blitz for a Journeyman Windows System Administrator puts a familiar, high‑stakes mix of legacy Windows operations, enterprise virtualization, and DoD‑grade security squarely in the spotlight — a hybrid role that demands hands‑on Windows Server and VMware experience...

Microsoft appears to be quietly reversing one of the most controversial user‑facing choices of the Windows 11 era: insiders and multiple Windows‑focused outlets report that the company is prototyping the ability to move and resize the taskbar — including restoring left/right (vertical)...

Microsoft’s early‑2026 Insider previews are shaping into a practical, mostly incremental refresh for Windows 11 — one that emphasizes device polish, enterprise manageability, and selective AI accessibility rather than sweeping UI overhauls or headline-grabbing features. Background Microsoft has...

Microsoft appears to be quietly reversing one of Windows 11’s most controversial design decisions: multiple Windows‑focused outlets report that Microsoft is prototyping a movable and resizable taskbar — restoring the ability to dock the taskbar to the top, left, or right of the screen and to...

Microsoft has quietly folded a longtime defender's toolkit into the core of Windows 11: Sysmon (System Monitor) is now available as a built‑in, optional Windows feature in Insider Preview builds, and Build 28020.1611 (KB5077221) also brings a small but practical OneDrive sharing polish and a...

Microsoft appears to be listening: after years of user complaints, Windows 11 is reportedly being prototyped to allow the long-missed ability to move and resize the Taskbar — a change that, if it ships, would restore one of Windows’ most basic customization freedoms and address a top request in...

Microsoft’s plans to restore the long‑missing ability to move and resize the Windows 11 Taskbar mark a rare public course‑correction: after five years of a locked, bottom‑anchored Taskbar, engineering work is reportedly underway to give users back the placement and sizing controls they once took...