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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Search experiment removes promotional content from web results, gives users a switch for web and Microsoft Store suggestions, and puts local apps, files, and settings ahead of online material when they are the stronger match. Rolling out gradually to Windows...

Microsoft began rolling out a redesigned Windows 11 Search experience on July 13 that removes promotional content from web results, prioritizes local apps and files, and gives users a direct switch for web and Microsoft Store suggestions. The changes are initially limited to Windows Insiders in...

Microsoft is rolling out a cleaner Windows 11 Search experience that removes promotional product cards, gives users switches for web and Microsoft Store suggestions, and ranks local apps, files, and settings more aggressively. The changes began reaching Windows Insiders in the Experimental...

Microsoft is testing a less cluttered Windows Search experience for Insiders in the Experimental Channel, adding controls to suppress web and Microsoft Store suggestions while giving local apps, settings, and files more prominence. The changes began rolling out on July 13 through a Controlled...

Microsoft has confirmed in May 2026 that Windows 11’s File Explorer performance work now includes both background preloading and deeper engineering fixes aimed at launch speed, navigation latency, visual delays, disk reads, and hangs across the Windows Shell. That matters because Explorer is not...

Microsoft’s reported Windows K2 initiative marks a striking shift in tone for Windows 11: less spectacle, more discipline. After years of complaints about inconsistent updates, sluggish shell components, driver instability, and AI features arriving faster than core fixes, Microsoft is now...

Microsoft is making one of the most consequential changes to Windows Update in years, and it is doing so for a very simple reason: users are tired of feeling ambushed by their PCs. The company is now rolling out a broader set of update controls in Windows 11, including the ability to skip...

Microsoft is quietly recalibrating one of its most visible Windows 11 bets: the push to put Copilot everywhere. In a new wave of Insider changes, the company is reducing Copilot branding and entry points inside inbox apps such as Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets, while leaving the...

It took almost five years, but Microsoft is finally moving to undo one of Windows 11’s most unpopular design choices: the locked taskbar. Reports indicate that the company is preparing support for moving the taskbar to the top, left, or right of the screen, while also exploring a smaller, more...

The move Microsoft is now making with the Windows 11 taskbar is bigger than a cosmetic tweak. After years of criticism, the company is preparing to restore taskbar repositioning so users can move it to the top or sides of the screen, while also testing smaller taskbar buttons and other interface...