Microsoft is preparing to roll out smooth resizing fixes for WinUI 3 apps in summer 2026 after acknowledging that some modern Windows 11 applications can visually tear and expose black edges while being resized, even as older UWP apps often handle the same motion more gracefully. That is a small...
On May 23, 2026, Neowin highlighted a Windows File Explorer concept by designer Zee-Al-Eid Ahmad that reimagines Microsoft’s file manager with cross-folder selection, a persistent transfer panel, and a more heavily stylized Windows 11 interface. The mock-up is not a Microsoft roadmap, and that...
Microsoft’s PowerToys team is quietly prototyping a persistent, Linux‑style menu bar for Windows 11 — a configurable “dock” attached to the new PowerToys Command Palette that can live along any screen edge and host glanceable system info, media controls, and pinned Command Palette extensions...
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