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The Microsoft Store, once dismissed as one of Windows’ weakest links, has evolved into a decisive strength for users in 2025. It is an unexpected renaissance story—one that snippets of the tech press have chronicled yet most Windows users may not fully appreciate until giving it another try...

Moving to a new Windows PC once meant a time-consuming slog through manual file transfers, lost bookmarks, and endless reconfigurations, but Microsoft has steadily refined the process to help users seamlessly bring their digital lives with them. Today, transferring your files and settings to a...

The arrival of Markdown support in Notepad for Windows 11 marks a turning point for one of Microsoft's most iconic and long-standing applications—a lightweight text editor that, for decades, has stood as a symbol of digital minimalism. This new update empowers users to not only type and edit...

Microsoft has unveiled Copilot Vision, an innovative feature designed to enhance user interaction across Windows 10 and 11 platforms. This development mirrors functionalities found in Google's Circle to Search, offering users real-time, AI-driven assistance across various applications...

Microsoft's introduction of the Edit text editor has sparked considerable interest among users seeking a minimalist alternative to Notepad. Edit's streamlined interface and efficient functionality have been lauded, yet concerns loom regarding potential feature bloat, particularly with the...

Microsoft's Notepad, a staple of the Windows operating system since 1983, has long been cherished for its simplicity and efficiency in handling plain text. However, recent developments indicate a significant transformation as Microsoft introduces formatting capabilities and Markdown support to...

Notepad, one of the most iconic and enduring applications in the Windows ecosystem, has entered a new chapter with the introduction of lightweight text formatting for users enrolled in the Windows Insider Canary and Dev Channels. This seemingly simple update, bundled in version 11.2504.50.0...

Microsoft's Notepad has long been celebrated for its simplicity and efficiency, serving as a lightweight text editor for quick notes, code snippets, and configuration files. However, recent updates to Notepad in Windows 11 have introduced a suite of new features, including formatting options...

As users across the world consider what comes after Windows 10, especially ahead of its looming end-of-life, the question of running indispensable Windows applications on Linux has never been more urgent. For many, the refusal of Windows 11 to support older hardware is the last straw in a...

Microsoft has recently infused its classic Windows applications—Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool—with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, marking a significant evolution in their functionality. These enhancements aim to boost user creativity and productivity by integrating...

Microsoft’s iconic Notepad, the humble text editor beloved by generations of Windows users, is transforming in dramatic ways thanks to a sweeping push for artificial intelligence integration in Windows 11. What began as an almost comically basic program, forever remembered for its minimalist...

The latest evolution of the Windows 11 Start menu signals a dramatic shift not just in UI design, but also in Microsoft's broader commitment to infusing artificial intelligence deeply across its flagship operating system. As of this month, Windows Insiders—particularly those exploring the...

Microsoft has unveiled a significant overhaul of the Windows 11 Start menu, introducing a larger layout and integrating advanced AI features to enhance user experience and productivity. These updates aim to provide a more personalized and efficient interface, catering to the diverse needs of...

The Wine project’s debut release of Mono under its stewardship signals a surprising turn in the journey of free and open source .NET technology, breathing new life into a project many had quietly filed away as a relic of the last software era. To understand why this event matters, both for Linux...

Microsoft is stepping up its AI game by supercharging Copilot with deep research tools designed to unearth insights from vast troves of data. This evolution marks another step in Microsoft’s journey to integrate advanced artificial intelligence into its suite of productivity applications—a move...

The world of Windows applications just got another intriguing twist. Perplexity – best known for pushing the boundaries on advanced AI tools – has taken a giant leap by introducing its native Windows application. This new offering, which is reportedly free, brings advanced functionalities...

Microsoft is taking a bold step into the realm of efficient, on-device artificial intelligence with its latest addition to the Phi family: the Phi-4-multimodal AI model. This new model, designed to process speech, vision, and text simultaneously, promises to revolutionize how developers build...

Microsoft Research is once again raising the bar in artificial intelligence innovation. Their recent breakthrough—the Belief State Transformer—introduces a novel twist on transformer architectures and promises to improve the way models plan, evaluate, and generate text. This fresh approach not...

In an era where real-time connectivity and seamless digital interactions are paramount, Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service is stepping up its game. The introduction of the GPT-4o-Mini-Realtime-Preview and GPT-4o-Mini-Audio-Preview models is set to revolutionize how businesses and developers across...

In the continually evolving landscape of Windows applications, there is always room for innovation, particularly when it comes to user efficiency. Recently, a new app called CtrlHelp has emerged as a notable contender for integration into Windows 11. This application serves a singular, yet...