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Microsoft has quietly begun testing a native video‑wallpaper feature in Windows 11 Insider preview builds, a modern revival of Vista’s DreamScene that — according to multiple independent community reports — will let users set ordinary video files such as MP4 and MKV as looping desktop...

Microsoft has begun rolling out Gaming Copilot (Beta) into the Windows 11 Game Bar, bringing a contextual, voice-enabled Copilot experience directly into PC gaming sessions and promising to fold achievement tracking, play-history insights, and screenshot-aware help into the same overlay that...

Microsoft has quietly reintroduced a DreamScene-style capability in Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, with hidden support for setting ordinary video files (MP4, MOV, MKV and others) as looping desktop backgrounds — a neat personalization revival that’s currently gated behind experimental flags...

Microsoft has confirmed that an optional August servicing update for Windows 11, shipped as KB5064081 and folded into the September cumulative rollup KB5065426, introduced a regression that can block playback of DRM‑protected video in certain Blu‑ray, DVD and digital‑TV applications — a problem...

Windows 11 gives you multiple, fast ways to kill a misbehaving app — from the standard Task Manager to a hidden taskbar “End task” toggle and simple keyboard shortcuts — and knowing which method to use can save you time, prevent further instability, and limit data loss when an application goes...

Microsoft appears to be quietly testing native video wallpapers for Windows 11 — a modern revival of Vista’s DreamScene that lets ordinary video files be set as looping desktop backgrounds from Settings, currently visible only in hidden Insider preview builds. Background Windows personalization...

Microsoft appears to be quietly restoring a long‑requested personalization capability to Windows 11: native video wallpapers that let ordinary video files play as looping desktop backgrounds, a DreamScene‑style feature now visible in recent Insider preview builds and gated behind a hidden...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 servicing activity has broken a narrow but painful corner of media playback: several Digital TV, Blu‑ray and DVD applications that rely on the legacy Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR) are now stuttering, freezing or failing entirely when attempting to play protected...

Microsoft has quietly published official Windows 11 version 25H2 installation media to Microsoft’s servers — a Release Preview‑gated ISO build identified by the 26200 family that the press is reporting as the RTM candidate (build 26200.6584) — giving IT teams, OEMs, and enthusiasts a canonical...

Microsoft appears to be quietly reintroducing native video wallpapers into Windows 11 — a DreamScene‑style capability discovered hidden in recent Insider preview builds that would let ordinary video files (MP4, MKV, MOV and others) be set as looping desktop backgrounds directly from Settings...

Microsoft’s near-final Windows 11 25H2 build has quietly begun to appear as official ISO media on Microsoft’s delivery infrastructure, with Release Preview ISOs now discoverable by enthusiasts and the enablement-package (eKB) path — KB5054156 — confirmed as the primary in-place upgrade for...

Microsoft is quietly testing a new taskbar entry that makes it possible to send an open app window or the entire desktop to Copilot Vision with a single click — a small interface change that signals a substantial shift in how Windows 11 expects users to interact with AI-powered assistance across...

Microsoft has quietly started testing a built‑in video wallpaper feature for Windows 11, letting users set ordinary video files (MP4, MKV, AVI and more) as their desktop background in current Insider preview builds — a deliberate revival of the long‑loved DreamScene idea that once shipped with...

Microsoft confirmed that its September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, identified as KB5065426 (and preceded by the August preview KB5064081), introduced a regression that breaks playback of certain HDCP- and DRM‑protected video streams in legacy playback apps — notably those that use the...

Master Virtual Desktops in Windows 10/11: Setup, Shortcuts & Workflow Tips Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 10 minutes Virtual desktops are a powerful but often under‑used productivity feature in Windows. They let you separate workspaces by task—so you can keep your email and chat on...

Microsoft has quietly restored a modern take on DreamScene: recent Windows 11 Insider preview builds include a native “video wallpaper” capability that lets you set common video files (MP4, MOV, MKV and others) as a looping desktop background from Settings, without installing third‑party...

Microsoft’s servers are now carrying the near‑final artifacts for Windows 11, version 25H2, and public rollout appears imminent — but this is an incremental, enablement‑package style update that most users and IT teams should treat as a managed, low‑risk operational change rather than a...

Kotaku this week flagged a steep, time-limited markdown on a 14‑inch HP laptop running Windows 11 Home — a bargain-priced machine that the outlet says dropped to $171 from $229 and is listed among Amazon’s top sellers — and for readers hunting a budget Windows laptop this model is worth a close...

Hi, The ENTIRE POINT of a taskbar icon/instance is that you can look at it and quickly identify it. So WHY ON EARTH does File Explorer in Windows 11 keep changing colour depending on whether it happens to be on documents or pictures etc. Honestly. ffs

Windows 11 can feel like it was designed to slow you down — extra clicks, hidden options, and UI nudges that favour click-throughs over productivity — but a carefully chosen set of Registry edits will let power users roll back many of the annoyances without installing third‑party shell...