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Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 context-menu redesign, confirmed on June 3, 2026, by Windows design executive Marcus Ash, with the goal of making right-click menus faster, simpler by default, and configurable around the commands people use most. That sounds small only if you do not live in...

Microsoft says Windows security updates released on or after June 9, 2026, may stop some custom folder icons and localized folder display names from appearing because Windows now ignores desktop.ini files whose source it cannot verify as trusted. That is not a cosmetic bug in the usual Patch...

Microsoft is expanding Windows 11’s local Language Model APIs beyond Copilot+ PCs to non-Copilot+ systems with supported NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series or newer GPUs and at least 6GB of VRAM, according to updated developer documentation surfaced by Windows Latest on June 11, 2026. That is not the...

Microsoft says Teams became faster in June 2026 after recent engineering work cut chat-switching latency by about 20 percent, reduced some freezes tied to WebView2 loading, and continued earlier video-rendering improvements, but user testing still shows the Windows app consuming nearly 1GB of...

Microsoft has warned that some PCs upgraded from Windows 10 21H2, Windows 10 22H2, or Windows 11 23H2 to Windows 11 24H2 or 25H2 may fail to install future monthly cumulative updates, with affected systems showing errors 0x80073712 or 0x800f0993 after the upgrade. The bad news is not that...

Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, released on June 9, fixed three publicly disclosed Windows zero-days tied to researcher Chaotic Eclipse, including YellowKey, a BitLocker bypass that abused Windows Recovery Environment behavior to expose protected drives on affected Windows 11 and...

Microsoft used Computex 2026 in Taipei to cast Windows 11 as the operating system for a new generation of AI PCs, with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, MSI, Surface, Intel, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm announcing laptops, desktops, handhelds, and silicon aimed at more than a billion daily Windows users. The...

Microsoft is testing Windows 11 File Explorer performance improvements in June 2026 that target bulk file deletion, launch speed, flicker, navigation, context menus, and everyday file operations, with early reporting pointing to at least a 30 percent gain for deleting large groups of files. The...

When a Windows 11 app will not install, uninstall, update, or launch correctly, Microsoft’s first repair path is Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Advanced options > Repair, followed by Reset if Repair is unavailable or does not work. If the failure is specifically blocking a desktop program...

Microsoft released PowerToys v0.100.0 on June 9, 2026, bringing a built-in Command Palette Extension Gallery, a redesigned Shortcut Guide, multi-monitor Dock support, faster Power Display behavior, ZoomIt webcam overlays, and a smaller installer after the project’s move to .NET 10. The headline...

Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 cumulative update KB5094126 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 is rolling out through Windows Update with a new Low Latency Profile that briefly raises CPU frequency to make app launches and core shell actions feel faster. The trick is simple enough to sound...

Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5094126, brings the Low Latency Profile from preview testing to mainstream users on supported Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems, temporarily boosting CPU frequency during app launches and core shell interactions. That sounds like a...

Microsoft said on June 9, 2026, that Windows Ready Print will become the preferred default for supported new printer installations beginning in July 2026, moving Windows 11 toward IPP-based, inbox-driver printing while preserving OEM driver choices for users and managed enterprise environments...

Microsoft is testing a hidden Windows 11 Settings page in Insider Build 26300.8553 that exposes installed local AI models, shows their technical details, and lets testers uninstall at least Microsoft’s Phi Silica model on supported Copilot+ PCs. The feature is small, unfinished, and not yet...

Microsoft is preparing Windows 11 to prefer its built-in IPP-based Windows Ready Print path for new eligible printer installations starting in July 2026, while still allowing users and administrators to fall back to traditional OEM driver workflows where needed. That is the plain-English version...

Microsoft released PowerToys 0.100.0 on June 10, 2026, for Windows 10 and Windows 11, cutting the x64 installer from roughly 376MB in version 0.99.1 to about 272MB while adding major Command Palette, Shortcut Guide, Dock, Power Display, and reliability improvements. The headline is not that...

Bluefish444 has released IngeSTore 2.0 for Windows 11, a multichannel recording package for professional live production and archival workflows that expands capture to eight channels and adds support for KRONOS cards, ST 2110, HDMI, SDI, and NDI inputs. The announcement is not a consumer Windows...

Google’s Gemini CLI consumer migration deadline is June 18, 2026, when free Google accounts, Google AI Pro subscribers, and Google AI Ultra subscribers lose the old terminal tool’s hosted response path and are pushed to Antigravity CLI on Windows 11 and other platforms. The old command may...

Microsoft released Windows 11 26H1 Build 28000.2269 as KB5095051 and Windows 11 23H2 Build 22631.7219 as KB5093998 on June 9, 2026, delivering June Patch Tuesday security fixes, Secure Boot servicing work, BitLocker reliability changes, File Explorer search fixes, AI component updates, and...

Share Wi-Fi Safely with Windows 11 QR Codes and Saved Network Details Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 10 minutes Sharing your Wi-Fi password does not have to mean reading a long passphrase out loud, texting it around, or peeling the label off the bottom of your router. Recent Windows 11...