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  1. Windows 11 Canary Build 27943: Storage Scan Fix, Pluton Noise, but Rollback & Arm64 Risks

    Microsoft has pushed another Canary‑channel preview for Windows 11 — build 27943 — that stitches up a cluster of user‑visible annoyances while leaving two serious deployment blockers on the books. The flight addresses a persistent Settings > System > Storage > Temporary files scanning hang...
  2. Windows 11 Build 22631.5982 Release Preview: Targeted fixes (sign-in, RDP, IME, printers)

    Microsoft today shipped a small but targeted cumulative update to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel: Windows 11 Build 22631.5982 (KB5065790) for devices running Windows 11, version 23H2 (Build 22631). The release is a focused quality update that addresses several practical...
  3. Windows 11 25H2 Preview: Lightweight Enablement Package Explained

    Windows 11’s 2025 feature update has arrived in preview form — and if you were expecting fireworks, prepare for a shrug: version 25H2 is being shipped as a lightweight, enablement-style package that doesn’t add brand‑new features beyond what’s already available in 24H2. What Microsoft has...
  4. Visual Studio 2026 Insiders: AI-Driven IDE with BYOM, MCP, and Agent Workflows

    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...
  5. Windows 11 Emoji 16.0 in 24H2: Rendering Mix, Panel Delays, and KB5064081

    Windows 11’s 24H2 is now shipping support for Emoji 16.0 — but there’s a catch: the system emoji panel doesn’t yet expose the new icons, and rendering remains inconsistent across apps and web services. What looks like a late-but-welcome Unicode update has instead exposed a long-standing Windows...
  6. Windows AI Actions in File Explorer: One-click Image Edits & Visual Search

    Microsoft’s latest Insider whispers fold AI deeper into the Windows shell: right‑click a picture in File Explorer and you may now see an “AI actions” submenu offering Bing Visual Search, background blur, object erase, and background removal — a small set of micro‑workflows that signal a broader...
  7. Windows 11 Dev Channel 26220.5790: Fluid Dictation, Studio Effects, Copilot in Explorer

    Microsoft’s latest Dev‑Channel flight, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5790 (KB5065779), brings a focused set of Copilot+ features—most notably Fluid Dictation in Voice Access—along with wider Windows Studio Effects support for additional cameras, new Copilot‑driven File Explorer hover...
  8. Windows 11 Canary: Clock with Seconds in Notification Center and AI Actions in File Explorer

    Microsoft’s latest Insider experiments have restored a small but widely requested convenience: the Notification Center can once again show a larger clock with seconds—and that option is appearing alongside a broader set of AI-focused trials in the Canary channel. Background / Overview Windows...
  9. Windows 12: AI-First, Modular Core PC Fueled by Germanium & Hudson Valley

    Microsoft appears to be preparing a generational Windows refresh that places artificial intelligence at the center of the user experience, with multiple leak streams and community archives pointing to an AI-first platform (codenames such as Germanium and Hudson Valley) and a modular base...
  10. Windows 11 adds OS-level en and em dash shortcuts (Win + -, Win + Shift + -)

    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...
  11. Windows 11 Insider: Fluid Dictation and Studio Effects Expand on-device Copilot+

    Microsoft’s latest Insider flights quietly pushed two practical — and in some ways overdue — AI features into Windows 11: Fluid Dictation inside Voice Access and expanded Windows Studio Effects for alternative cameras on Copilot+ PCs, alongside small but useful File Explorer hover actions that...
  12. Windows 11 Insider Build 26220/26120: Copilot+ Upgrades, Studio Effects, Hover Actions

    Microsoft shipped matched Insider updates this week — Build 26220.5790 to the Dev Channel (25H2 track) and Build 26120.5790 to the Beta Channel — and both bring a focused set of Copilot+ enhancements, camera and File Explorer polish, plus stability fixes and a handful of persistent known issues...
  13. Windows 11 Dev Builds Bring Native Clipboard Sync to Android via Phone Link

    Microsoft is quietly testing a native way to push whatever you copy on a Windows 11 PC directly into the clipboard area of a linked Android phone, and early Insider reports show the copied text surfacing in Android keyboards such as Gboard and Samsung Keyboard almost instantly — a Phone Link...
  14. Windows 11 Clipboard Sync to Android Keyboards: Instant PC-to-Phone Paste

    Microsoft is quietly testing a Windows 11 feature that pushes whatever you copy on a PC directly into a linked Android phone’s keyboard — making paste-ready text appear almost instantly in Gboard, Samsung Keyboard and other Android IMEs. Background Microsoft has been expanding clipboard...
  15. Windows to Android Clipboard: Insider Test Enables Cross‑Device Copy Across Keyboards

    Microsoft’s latest Insider experiments push Windows’ clipboard past the desktop and into Android keyboards, promising near‑instant copy‑and‑paste between a Windows 11 PC and a linked Android phone — and notably, it appears to work with Gboard and other third‑party IMEs rather than being limited...
  16. Windows 11 Clipboard Sync to Android: Instant PC-to-Phone Copy (Insider Preview)

    Microsoft appears to be testing a native way for Windows 11 to push whatever you copy on a PC straight into a linked Android phone’s clipboard — a near‑instant, keyboard‑friendly transfer surfaced in Insider preview builds as an “Access PC’s clipboard” toggle that leverages the Link to Windows...
  17. Windows 11 native clipboard bridge enables cross-device copy-paste to Android keyboards

    Microsoft is quietly testing a native Windows 11 clipboard bridge that can push what you copy on a PC straight into a linked Android phone’s keyboard — and the changes could finally make cross‑device copy/paste fast, reliable and keyboard‑agnostic for millions of users. Background / Overview...
  18. Windows 11 Clipboard Pushes to Android Keyboard (Insider Preview)

    Microsoft is quietly testing a new Windows 11 feature that can push whatever you copy on your PC directly into the clipboard area of a linked Android phone — appearing in the phone's keyboard suggestions so you can paste without emailing, messaging, or using cloud notes. Background / Overview...
  19. Windows 11 brings native clipboard sync to Android via Link to Windows

    Microsoft quietly added a native option in Windows 11 to push your PC clipboard to Android — and in early hands‑on testing it appears to land inside any Android keyboard that reads the system clipboard, including Gboard. Overview Windows 11’s clipboard has long been more than a lone Ctrl+C...
  20. Windows 11 UI Sluggishness Explained: XAML/WinUI Modernization & Fixes

    Tech detective or headline shorthand? Here’s what’s actually changing under the hood — and what you can do about it. A popular write‑up on Touch Reviews summarizes a claim by a tech creator (named in that piece as “epcidiy”) that Windows 11’s perceived sluggishness — slow right‑click menus...