software reliability

Microsoft’s promise to deliver “major bug fixes” for Windows 11 comes at a difficult moment: the OS has hit a high-water mark — crossing one billion active devices faster than Windows 10 — even as a string of high-profile regressions, performance complaints and increasingly visible in‑OS...

Microsoft’s pledge to make 2026 the year Windows 11 stops being a trial-by-fire moment is welcome — but after January’s Patch Tuesday meltdown, words won’t be enough. The operating system needs stable, well‑tested updates that restore confidence for everyday users and IT pros alike. February’s...

Microsoft's pledge to “swarm” Windows 11 engineers onto core issues marks a rare admission: the OS's reputation for reliability and performance has eroded enough that leadership is reallocating resources to repair fundamentals rather than ship new features. The company says 2026 will be the year...

Microsoft’s frank acknowledgment that Windows 11 has been suffering from quality and reliability problems is more than a corporate mea culpa — it’s a strategic pivot. After months of growing user frustration, emergency patches in January, and vocal criticism from Insiders and IT teams, Windows...

Microsoft’s quiet admission — answered not with a big feature roadmap but with engineering triage — is the clearest signal yet that Windows 11’s next chapter will be about repair, not reinvention. After a bruising stretch of buggy updates, intrusive UX experiments and an aggressive push to layer...

The call from retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer is blunt and familiar: stop the feature treadmill, freeze new user-facing additions, and spend a release cycle fixing the platform until it behaves like a mature operating system again. Plummer — who worked on Windows XP during the team’s...

Microsoft’s latest sprint toward an “AI-first” Windows collided with a very human problem this autumn: essential features stopped working, recovery tools broke, and users reacted with a mix of privacy alarm and plain-old exhaustion. The result is a high‑visibility backlash that crystallizes a...

UniGetUI has emerged as an indispensable asset in the arsenal of Windows enthusiasts and power users, especially those who crave the flexibility of Linux-style package management with the user-friendliness of a graphical interface. As a package manager aggregator, UniGetUI brings together the...

For months, users of Windows 11 24H2 struggled with a perplexing issue that disrupted one of the most fundamental elements of the desktop experience: the size of the mouse cursor. Seemingly at random, the cursor would balloon in size—even when users had explicitly chosen the smallest setting in...

Microsoft's latest iteration of its operating system, Windows 11 version 24H2, has been heralded by the company as "the most reliable Windows yet." This assertion is underpinned by internal telemetry data indicating a 24% reduction in unexpected restarts compared to Windows 10 version 22H2...

Microsoft is actively encouraging Windows driver developers to adopt Rust, a modern programming language renowned for its memory safety features. This strategic shift aims to enhance the security and reliability of drivers, particularly those integral to Surface devices. The Surface team has...

When Microsoft releases a significant update for its flagship operating system, Windows 11, users and IT professionals usually expect improvements, greater stability, and added features. However, the post-update reality doesn’t always match the anticipation. One recent example perfectly...

In July 2024, a catastrophic event unfolded when a faulty update from CrowdStrike's Falcon security software rendered approximately 8.5 million Windows devices inoperable. This incident, which led to widespread disruptions across critical sectors such as healthcare, aviation, and finance...

For many PC users, the relentless march of software updates and replacements can make yesterday’s favorite app feel hopelessly outdated by tomorrow. Yet not every program recedes quietly into irrelevance. Some classic software tools, despite years (sometimes decades) without significant updates...

Microsoft Office 2024, unveiled in September 2024, marked another milestone in productivity software by offering a range of upgrades and additional features. Yet, even as users and IT administrators eagerly adopted the latest iteration, a persistent and troubling licensing bug cast a shadow over...

For decades, few sights have struck as much fear into the hearts of Windows users as the iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Revered, mocked, and most of all, dreaded, the blue screen has served for nearly 40 years as Windows’ dour messenger: something’s gone horribly wrong with your computer...

Windows Insiders anticipating the next chapter of Microsoft’s operating system journey have reason to pay close attention to Windows 11 Build 22631.5545 (KB5060826), now rolling out to the Release Preview Channel. This release, built atop the robust Windows 11 version 23H2 foundation, signals...

The recent announcement from Microsoft regarding the unveiling of Windows Update Orchestration marks a significant evolution in how updates are handled across the Windows ecosystem. Historically, Windows Update has served as the centralized mechanism for distributing operating system and...

For decades, Windows users and IT administrators have navigated a sprawling patchwork of update mechanisms scattered across the operating system and third-party applications. This fragmentation has often led to critical software being left unpatched, update-related security holes, and a barrage...

Silent failures in software systems are among the most insidious and costly issues that can befall users and developers alike, especially when subtle configuration choices lead to unpredictable time delays. The Windows community is all too familiar with these types of inefficiencies, and one...