Microsoft’s relentless march to infuse artificial intelligence into every facet of its Windows ecosystem has reached an unlikely—but symbolically potent—milestone. With the latest Notepad update, Copilot, Microsoft’s AI-powered assistant, isn’t just tackling emails or supercharging Outlook; it’s...
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Microsoft’s iconic Notepad, the humble text editor beloved by generations of Windows users, is transforming in dramatic ways thanks to a sweeping push for artificial intelligence integration in Windows 11. What began as an almost comically basic program, forever remembered for its minimalist...
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From the moment Microsoft first introduced the Start menu in Windows 95, it has served as the nerve center for the Windows experience—a launching pad, a comfort zone, and an ever-present symbol of usability. Decades later, as Windows 11 evolved, the Start menu has become a case study in...
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It began as an audacious experiment in Estonian innovation—an application that would transform not only how we called friends and colleagues but how the very concept of global connectivity was understood. Two decades, hundreds of millions of users, and $8.5 billion in high-stakes corporate...
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After twenty-three years as one of the premier internet communication platforms, Skype has officially reached the end of its journey. As of May 5, 2025, Microsoft has retired the service, urging remaining users to move to its newer, all-encompassing platform: Microsoft Teams. This milestone...
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You’d think that after two decades, the digital skies of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas would hold no more surprises—but just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water (or, rather, to try taking off from it), a bug as old as some Gen Zers themselves emerges, causing fans to wonder: are...
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Microsoft's decision to discontinue the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 11 has led to significant disruptions for users, particularly those relying on Outlook and Hotmail accounts. As of December 31, 2024, these native applications ceased to function effectively, prompting a mandatory...
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When Typing an Email Turns Your CPU into a Furnace: Unpacking the Latest Outlook Bug
Picture this: you’re drafting a simple email in the classic Outlook for Microsoft 365, and suddenly your computer sounds like a jet engine taking off. Your CPU usage spikes wildly, soaring to 30-50% utilization...
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Software has shaped how we interact with computers for decades, and Microsoft’s legacy looms large over the Windows desktop experience. Whether you remember the cheerful interruptions of Clippy, the digital social revolutions sparked by MSN Messenger, or the intuitively simple design of Windows...
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Microsoft’s once-beloved classic Outlook for Windows—the stalwart sidekick of office cubicles, kitchen counters, and eccentric garden sheds worldwide—has officially developed an appetite. Not for cornflakes or croissants, but for your computer’s resources. Yes, after months of user complaints, a...
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The AI Revolution: Reimagining Windows Paint and Notepad for a New Era
From Functional to Phenomenal: The AI Story Behind Windows Classics
For decades, Microsoft Paint and Notepad have been the digital world's equivalent of pen and paper—quietly reliable, utterly unglamorous, and unwaveringly...
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Microsoft's message may sound like a death knell, but is it a true eulogy or simply a nudge toward a more secure future? Recent coverage by TweakTown has spotlighted what many are interpreting as a stark reminder from Microsoft: the world's most popular operating system may be nearing its end...
The Desktop in Windows 8 is little more than an afterthought, by design. I've got the evidence that shows why Microsoft hopes to kill it off as soon as it can.
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It was bound to happen, no matter how hard people tried to hold on to a 10 year old operating system. Word came today from Pingdom that Windows 7 has finally surpassed Windows XP in the U.S. As of April Windows 7 has 31.71% of the desktop operating system market whereas Windows XP is now [...]...
When I got my first PC it was a Hewlett Packard 486DX-66 running Windows 3.11. I have no recollection of ever having used Windows 1.0-3.0 as the computers we used at school were BBC Micros, so my home PC was my first Windows experience. This video is therefore both informative and a visual...