ui redesign

Placeholders have long been a fundamental feature within Microsoft PowerPoint, guiding users as they build new presentations, organize content, and maintain consistency across slide decks. Yet for frequent PowerPoint users—across both Windows and Mac platforms—the appearance and interactivity of...

For many Windows 11 users, the Start menu remains a contentious design element—some appreciate its minimalist, touch-friendly layout, while others yearn for the rich customizability and classic feel of earlier Windows iterations. Since its debut, the Windows 11 Start menu has notably divided...

Microsoft's gradual retirement of the classic Control Panel has become one of the hottest topics among Windows enthusiasts. For decades, the Control Panel has been at the heart of system configuration, but recent trends indicate that Microsoft is set on a future where its modern Settings app...

The latest Windows 11 beta builds, released to Insider testers, continue Microsoft's years-long quest to move away from the legacy Control Panel and consolidate system configurations within the more modernized Settings app. This incremental migration, recently illuminated by build explorer...

Microsoft is continuing its gradual but deliberate shift of longtime Control Panel elements into the more modern and user-friendly Settings app in Windows 11, a process that highlights the company's vision for a unified settings experience across all devices and use cases. The latest Windows 11...

There are days in the life of a tech journalist when you feel like you’re just one step away from being replaced by an algorithm – and then Microsoft comes along and launches Copilot’s latest upgrade, raising the stakes for us all. Today isn’t just a “big day for Microsoft 365 Copilot,” as Satya...

Microsoft’s continuous refinement of the Windows 11 experience is again taking center stage, this time with a quiet but significant visual overhaul: a comprehensive redesign of the laptop battery charge indicators. For most users, the battery icon resting in the corner of the taskbar is little...

In recent years, Microsoft has positioned Windows 11 as its most advanced operating system yet. The company touts a more streamlined interface, improvements in security and performance, and a fresh look intended to entice users into the future of computing. Yet, beneath this marketing sheen lies...

Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to artificial intelligence continues to take shape with major updates to Copilot, particularly targeting early adopters in the Windows Insider program. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in the Windows experience, the significance of Copilot’s UI makeover and new...

Few operating systems inspire as much passion and debate as Microsoft’s Windows series. For many, a new version of Windows isn’t merely a software update—it’s the pulse of the desktop experience, often dictating workflow comfort, productivity, and even creative inspiration. Yet, despite the...

Microsoft is turning a new page in the evolution of artificial intelligence on the desktop with a sweeping redesign of its Copilot app for Windows 11. Gone are the days of a simple web-wrapper interface; in its place comes a native application, fully aligned with the familiar look and feel of...

When your coffee machine is quieter than your IT department at 7 a.m., you know you’re living in the age of automation. And if you haven’t heard the latest murmurings from Redmond, let’s just say Microsoft is serving up far more than silent lobbies and vanilla chatbots: the company's Copilot...

Microsoft’s Revival of the Calendar Flyout Clock in Windows 11: A Subtle Revolution in User Experience In the continuously evolving landscape of Windows operating systems, Microsoft is making a seemingly small but highly meaningful update to Windows 11: the reintroduction of the clock in the...

An Unexpected Makeover for the BSOD The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is a moment no Windows user relishes. That dreaded error screen has long signified that something has gone irretrievably wrong—hardware conflicts, driver mishaps, or other system errors. But Microsoft is changing the...

The world of Windows is full of surprises—none more so than the unexpected appearance of the infamous Blue Screen of Death. While historically a harbinger of system crashes and lost work, Microsoft's latest redesign breathes new (and yes, even green) life into this once-dreaded error screen...

In a landscape where operating systems frequently evolve, opinions on their usability often differ dramatically among users. Windows 11, though praised for its modern aesthetic and features, has faced criticism from a subset of the user base that believes it falls short compared to its...

Here we’ll describe how we’ve made sharing in Windows 10 Creators Update better than ever before. In addition to refreshing the entire Share experience to make it easier to use, we’ve added new features and capabilities for developers. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the new...

I really don't like the default logins for my windows 8.1 computer, as in I select a user from a list and it pops up a new screen and you enter the password then login. I would much prefer you type in the username, and then type the password. I am wondering if there is someway to do that through...

According to a report carried by the Verge website, Microsoft are pulling legacy files from the os so that the start button hacks won't work. Reference: Microsoft reportedly working to block apps that re-enable the Windows 8 Start button | The Verge

The post-Vista edition of Windows doesn't yet have a name, but it's got a date - 2010 - and it's getting a fresh look. If you're wondering what happened to the codenames of Vienna, and before that Blackcomb, which were originally attached to the OS, Windows senior VP Steven Sinofsky has...