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    Windows 11 26H2 Backup Default On: Settings Recovery Gets a New Baseline

    Microsoft is making Windows settings backup automatically enabled for eligible managed PCs starting with Windows 11, version 26H2, with the change available to Windows Insiders in July 2026 and broadly planned for the second half of the year outside excluded regions and cloud environments. The...
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    Amazon Kindle for PC Ends June 30, 2026: Store Link Confusion for Windows Users

    Amazon is still directing many international Windows users to the legacy Kindle for PC application in mid-June 2026, even though that app is scheduled to stop working after June 30 and its replacement is a Microsoft Store Kindle app for Windows. The result is not a mere web-maintenance hiccup...
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    Amazon Kindle App on Windows Arrives in Microsoft Store Before June 30 Shutdown

    Amazon’s new Kindle app for Windows appeared in the Microsoft Store in early June 2026, ahead of the June 30 shutdown of the older Kindle for PC application, giving Windows users a replacement path for reading Kindle books, comics, manga, personal documents, and Audible-linked content on PCs...
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    Install ChatGPT on Windows: Alt + Space Companion Window (Plus & Enterprise)

    OpenAI’s early ChatGPT Windows app is available through the Microsoft Store for paid ChatGPT plans on Windows 10 x64 and ARM64 version 17763.0 or higher, and its defining feature is a companion window launched with Alt + Space while the app is open. If you use ChatGPT constantly on a Windows PC...
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    Arctic Text to Speech: How Windows 2026 Makes TTS a Mainstream Productivity Layer

    The Microsoft Store listing for Arctic Text to Speech points to a broader truth about Windows in 2026: text-to-speech is no longer a niche accessibility feature, but a mainstream productivity layer, a creator tool, and a building block for AI experiences. Microsoft’s own documentation now frames...