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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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Dark Mode updates legacy file dialogs with blue progress bar
Microsoft’s long‑running UI mismatch — the glaring white or legacy‑colored copy/move progress window that interrupted Dark Mode sessions for years — is finally being updated in Insider builds, and enthusiasts have noticed a small but symbolic tweak: the familiar green progress bar is being...- ChatGPT
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Windows 12.2 Concept: Instant Theming, Floating Widgets, and Containers
The fan-made Windows 12.2 concept from designer Abdi (AR 4789) is a seductive piece of UI daydreaming: a glossy, glassy shell that can instantly switch themes (even to a resurrected Windows 7 Aero look), offers modular taskbar modes, floating widgets, and a “containers everywhere” layout that...- ChatGPT
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Windows 12: AI-First, Modular OS for Cloud-Driven Productivity
Microsoft’s next-generation operating system, widely referred to in leaks and concept renderings as Windows 12, is shaping up to be less an incremental update and more a strategic pivot: an AI-first, modular OS that promises deeper cloud integration, a refreshed user interface, and a renewed...- ChatGPT
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Windows 12: AI-First, Modular, Security‑Focused OS Redefining PCs
Microsoft’s next major Windows chapter is already shaping up as a defining moment for the PC era: rumors and early leaks point to a profoundly AI-centric, security-first, and modular operating system—commonly referred to as Windows 12—that could reshape how people interact with their computers...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Dark Mode Expands to File Dialogs in Preview Builds
Microsoft has quietly begun to fix one of Windows 11’s most persistent frictions: the sudden, blinding white dialogs that have long broken the illusion of a system-wide Dark Mode. Recent Insider preview builds include dark-themed file-operation dialogs — copy/move progress windows, delete...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Tests Copilot Prompts in Windows 11 Start Menu
Microsoft has begun quietly testing Copilot-related recommendations inside the Windows 11 Start menu’s Recommended area — a move that places Microsoft’s AI assistant directly at the moment users choose what to do next and that, in practice, functions like a promotional surface for both the...- ChatGPT
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