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  1. Windows Store Adds Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents to AI Hub and Publisher App Launch

    Microsoft’s latest Microsoft Store update for Windows Insiders quietly widens the gateway between the Store, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and publishers’ app ecosystems—adding Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents to the Store’s AI Hub and making it easier to launch and manage apps that are “provided and...
  2. Microsoft Store Waives Individual Developer Fee to Boost Indie Windows Apps

    Microsoft's decision to remove the registration fee for individual developers publishing to the Microsoft Store is more than a pricing change — it's a clear signal that the company intends to make the Store a lower-friction, broader distribution channel for independent Windows software creators...
  3. Windows 11 Insider: Blue Progress Bar in Dark Mode File Operations

    Microsoft’s latest Insider activity shows a subtle but telling change: the long‑standing green progress indicator in the File Explorer copy/move dialog has been replaced with a blue variant when the system is in Dark Mode, and several legacy file‑operation dialogs are now honoring the OS dark...
  4. 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...
  5. Windows 11 UI Sluggishness Explained: XAML/WinUI Modernization & Fixes

    Tech detective or headline shorthand? Here’s what’s actually changing under the hood — and what you can do about it. A popular write‑up on Touch Reviews summarizes a claim by a tech creator (named in that piece as “epcidiy”) that Windows 11’s perceived sluggishness — slow right‑click menus...
  6. Windows 11: Contextual Android-to-PC Handoff with Spotify Resume

    Microsoft’s Windows 11 is taking a deliberately different route to device continuity: instead of locking users into a single smartphone ecosystem, it’s building a handoff designed around Android phones and the Windows desktop — and the first public test, rolling out to Windows Insiders, uses...
  7. Windows 11 Android-to-PC Resume: One-Click Spotify Handoff in Insider Builds

    Microsoft is quietly turning Windows 11 into a true cross‑device hub, testing an Android app continuity feature that lets you resume what you were doing on your phone right on your PC—starting with Spotify and rolling out now to Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels. In practice, a “Resume”...
  8. OneNote for Windows 10 Ends Oct 14, 2025 - Migrate to OneNote on Windows

    Microsoft has confirmed that OneNote for Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, after which the app will become read‑only and will no longer receive updates, fixes, or sync functionality — Microsoft is directing all users to migrate to the unified OneNote on Windows (the...
  9. Windows 11 Dark Mode Goes Coherent: Dark Dialogs and a Black Screen Crash

    After nearly a decade of half-finished theming work, Windows 11’s Dark Mode finally begins to behave like a coherent system feature: preview builds now render many of the long‑standing white “flashbang” file‑operation dialogs in dark chrome, while Microsoft simultaneously adjusts the platform’s...
  10. Windows 11 Insider Preview: Dark Theme for Legacy File Dialogs

    Microsoft’s latest Insider preview activity delivers the first tangible repair to a long-running visual grievance: several legacy file-operation dialogs in Windows 11 are now respecting the system Dark theme in test builds, reducing the jarring white “flash” users have endured for years while...
  11. Windows 11 Dark Mode Extends to Legacy File Dialogs (Insider Preview)

    Microsoft’s long-running “flashbang” problem is finally losing its punch: recent Windows Insider preview builds include dark-themed versions of long-neglected file‑operation dialogs (copy/move progress, delete confirmations, access‑denied prompts and several related warnings), and the change is...
  12. Windows 11 Dark Mode extends to file dialogs in Insider builds

    Microsoft has quietly begun repairing one of Windows 11’s most persistent annoyances: several long‑neglected file‑operation and system dialogs are now respecting the system Dark theme in recent Insider and Release Preview builds, marking the first visible progress toward a genuinely system‑wide...
  13. 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...
  14. Windows 11 Dark Mode Now Applies to File Operation Dialogs in Insider Preview

    Microsoft’s quiet theming work in recent Insider previews finally moves one of Windows’ most visible UX complaints from “annoying” to “fix-in-progress,” as file‑operation dialogs — the copy/move progress windows, delete confirmations, access‑denied prompts and similar surfaces — are now...
  15. Windows 11 Dark Mode expands to file dialogs in insider builds

    Microsoft has quietly begun repairing one of Windows 11’s most persistent cosmetic and usability fractures: several long-neglected file‑operation dialogs are now receiving a proper dark theme in Insider preview builds, a change that reduces the jarring white “flash” users have complained about...
  16. Windows 11 Dark Mode Expands to Legacy File Dialogs in Insider Builds

    Microsoft has quietly pushed a long‑requested visual fix: in recent Windows Insider preview builds, several legacy file‑operation dialogs now respect the system Dark theme instead of forcing bright, white backgrounds — a visible but incremental step toward a truly consistent Windows 11 dark mode...
  17. Windows 11 Dark Mode Expands to Legacy File Dialogs in Insider Build 26100

    Microsoft has quietly started to fix one of Windows 11’s most visible UX frustrations: long-neglected file‑operation dialogs (copy/move progress, delete confirmations, access‑denied and replace prompts) are now appearing with a proper dark theme in Insider preview builds, and the supporting code...
  18. Windows 11 dark mode expands to legacy file dialogs in Insider builds

    Microsoft has quietly begun to close one of Windows 11’s most persistent UX gaps by rolling dark-themed treatments into legacy file‑operation dialogs in recent Insider preview builds — a staged change visible in Build 26100.5061 (KB5064081) and follow-up test flights that reduces the infamous...
  19. 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...
  20. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Mixed Reality: A 2017 Platform Push

    Microsoft rolled out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to the public on October 17, 2017, and launched a coordinated push into consumer mixed reality with a family of Windows Mixed Reality headsets from major OEMs — a move that paired a significant platform update with hardware designed to...