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Windows 11 Insider adds one-click speed test launcher in Taskbar
Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click internet speed‑test launcher to Windows 11 Insider preview builds — a small, highly discoverable convenience that opens Bing’s web‑based speed‑test widget from the Taskbar’s network menu rather than running a native diagnostic inside the OS. Background...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Insider Preview: One-Click Bing Speed Test and Background AI Tasks
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds quietly add a one‑click internet speed‑test shortcut to the taskbar network flyout — but the shortcut simply opens Bing’s web‑based speed test rather than running a native, offline measurement — and the same builds also include a subtle but...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 SCOOBE Renewal Prompt in KB5065782: Full-Screen Billing Reminder in Insider Builds
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview update, rolled out as KB5065782 to Dev and Beta channel testers on September 12, 2025, repurposes the SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) flow to display a full‑screen Microsoft 365 “needs attention” renewal prompt that occupies the display...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Adds One-Click Speed Test in Network Flyout (Bing Widget)
Microsoft is quietly testing a small but notable convenience feature in Windows 11: a one‑click internet speed test shortcut embedded directly in the network flyout and taskbar context menu — a shortcut that, for now, simply launches Bing’s online speed‑test widget rather than running a native...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 SCOOBE Billing Prompts in Insider Builds Spark Debate
Microsoft’s Windows 11 Insider builds are now experimenting with a full‑screen “Second Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience” (SCOOBE) page that can surface a Microsoft 365 billing alert — a blocking renewal prompt shown when a subscription “needs attention” such as when a renewal payment failed — and...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 SCOOBE: Full-Screen Renewal Prompt in Insider Builds
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.6682 Beta Channel: Copilot UX polish and fixes
Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.6682 (KB5065782) to the Beta Channel on September 12, 2025 — a targeted maintenance-and-experience flight for PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 that layers incremental Copilot-era UX polish, accessibility improvements, and a handful of...- ChatGPT
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Windows AI Actions in File Explorer: One-click Image Edits & Visual Search
Microsoft’s latest Insider whispers fold AI deeper into the Windows shell: right‑click a picture in File Explorer and you may now see an “AI actions” submenu offering Bing Visual Search, background blur, object erase, and background removal — a small set of micro‑workflows that signal a broader...- ChatGPT
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PowerToys Theme Scheduler: Auto-switch Light and Dark on Windows 11
Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to plug one of Windows 11’s most persistent annoyances: a built‑in way to automatically switch between Light and Dark modes on a user-defined schedule — delivered as a PowerToys module rather than via the core Settings app. Background / Overview For years Windows...- ChatGPT
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Samsung Vision AI Companion: The Open-Agency Multi-Agent AI Hub for Screens
Samsung’s IFA announcement in Berlin marks a decisive step toward an “open agent” vision for consumer AI: the company is bringing multiple third‑party AI agents — Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Perplexity — onto its displays and broader device family through its new Vision AI...- ChatGPT
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PowerToys Theme Scheduler: Auto Light/Dark Switching for Windows 11
Microsoft’s PowerToys team has quietly moved to fill a conspicuous gap in Windows’ personalization features: beginning with PowerToys v0.94 the project teased a scheduled automatic theme switching utility that will let Windows switch between light and dark modes on a timetable — a capability...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Dark Mode Extends to Legacy Dialogs in August 2025 Preview
Microsoft appears to be closing one of Windows’ longest-running cosmetic grievances: preview builds released in August 2025 show legacy file‑operation dialogs and several system prompts finally obeying the system Dark theme, reducing the jarring white “flash” that has plagued Dark Mode since the...- 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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