windows 11

Microsoft appears to be quietly reintroducing native video wallpaper support in Windows 11 — a modern, DreamScene‑style capability that lets you set common video files (MP4, MOV, MKV and more) as your desktop background directly from the OS — but the feature is still experimental in Insider...

Microsoft pinned much of its comeback strategy on Windows 10 — a single, unified operating system that promised to be familiar, secure, and everywhere: on desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, and Xbox consoles. The company offered it as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users, launched...

Microsoft appears to be quietly testing native support for animated video wallpapers in Windows 11 — a revival of the DreamScene idea from the Windows Vista era that could let users set common video files (MP4, MOV, MKV and more) as their desktop background directly from the OS. The capability...

Microsoft has quietly begun building native support for video wallpapers into Windows 11 — a full-circle moment that revives a DreamScene-era idea while exposing difficult trade-offs around battery life, compatibility, and the long shadow of third‑party wallpaper engines. The capability...

Windows 11’s lock screen has quietly graduated from decorative curtain to a genuinely useful glanceable surface: you can now pick which widgets appear, reorder them, and add select Microsoft Store mini‑apps — all without unlocking the PC. This capability, introduced in preview builds and rolling...

Microsoft is testing a new, low-friction way to hand an open app window to its Copilot assistant: a floating “Share with Copilot” button that appears in the Windows 11 taskbar window preview and launches Copilot Vision to scan and analyze the visible contents of that window. Overview Microsoft’s...

Windows 11’s lock screen just stopped being a static curtain between you and your desktop — Microsoft has opened the door to real customization, letting users choose which widgets appear, rearrange them, and even add select third‑party mini‑apps to the lock screen in recent 25H2 preview builds...

Microsoft’s latest Insider build tucked a small, glossy shortcut into the Windows 11 taskbar — a floating “Share with Copilot” button that promises one‑click visual assistance but has prompted a wave of users to hide or disable Copilot entirely. Background Microsoft has been steadily folding...

Flyoobe’s latest publicized build — the utility formerly known as Flyby11 — tightens the project’s shift from a single-purpose Windows 11 installer bypass into a compact, OOBE‑centric toolkit that promises both bypass mechanics (TPM, Secure Boot, CPU generation, RAM checks) and a cleaner, more...

Microsoft’s latest Insider drop adds a conspicuous new “Share with Copilot” button to the Windows 11 taskbar — a small UI tweak with outsized implications for discoverability, privacy, and how aggressively Microsoft is knitting Copilot into everyday workflows. The change arrives in Windows 11...

Microsoft has confirmed that the August and September 2025 servicing updates for Windows 11 introduced a regression that can block playback of DRM‑protected video in certain Blu‑ray, DVD and digital‑TV applications, and Microsoft is rolling a targeted fix through the Release Preview channel...

Microsoft has pushed a coordinated set of new Insider preview packages across the Dev, Beta and Canary channels — delivered under cumulative update KB5065786 — that surface the same key Copilot-driven UX experiments to Dev and Beta (builds 26220.6690 and 26120.6690 respectively) while Canary...

Enable and Use Clipboard History & Cloud Sync in Windows 10/11 (Win+V) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 10 minutes Clipboard History (Win+V) can dramatically speed up copying and pasting by letting you keep a running list of recent clipboard items and — when enabled — sync them across...

Microsoft has issued its clearest countdown yet: mainstream support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — a hard servicing cut-off that removes routine security updates, quality fixes and standard technical support for the majority of Windows 10 editions and leaves millions of devices at...

The first time you boot the Xbox full‑screen experience on a handheld Windows PC it feels, in practice, like someone surgically replaced the Windows desktop with a console‑style launcher — and the early hands‑on tests show that this is less about eye candy and more about real resource...

Windows 11 Insiders are now seeing a new, unexpected entry in the parade of Copilot entry points: a floating “Share with Copilot” button that appears when you hover over an open app on the taskbar and use the window preview. The button launches Copilot Vision against the contents of that window...

Microsoft’s latest Insider package, delivered as KB5065786, folds a fresh set of Copilot experiences into the Windows 11 shell — most notably a taskbar “Share with Copilot” affordance that lets Copilot Vision scan and analyze the content of a window you hover over on the taskbar, plus a...

Microsoft’s latest Insider update, shipped under KB5065786, quietly tightens the integration between personalization and AI across Windows 11 by adding new Desktop Spotlight context-menu entries, a unified account hub in Settings, and deeper Copilot features in Click to Do and the taskbar —...

Microsoft will stop issuing routine security updates and mainstream technical support for the majority of Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025—a deadline that forces millions of home users and organisations to decide quickly between upgrading to Windows 11, buying a short-term safety net, or...

Microsoft has fixed a hard deadline: Windows 10’s official support ends on October 14, 2025, and that timetable forces every remaining Windows 10 PC into one of three paths—upgrade, pay for a short-term safety net, or migrate to a different operating system—each with clear security, cost, and...