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A new wave of innovation is quietly building behind the scenes of Windows 11, with keen eyes in the Insider and developer communities noticing a mysterious reference to “Taskbar companions” in recent preview builds. Microsoft appears to be experimenting with readying the taskbar for intelligent...

Microsoft’s tentative journey toward open-sourcing the Windows 11 user interface framework, known as WinUI, marks a significant shift in the technology giant’s approach to transparency, collaboration, and developer empowerment. For many years, Microsoft’s cultural attitude toward open-source...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5722 (KB5062669) to the Dev Channel, introducing a suite of enhancements aimed at refining user experience and system functionality. New Copilot+ PC Experiences Enhanced Settings Agent for AMD and Intel®-Powered Copilot+ PCs A...

With each new Windows update, Microsoft attempts to strike a careful balance between innovation and stability. The release of Windows 11 24H2—heralded by the company as “the most reliable version of Windows yet”—has quickly become one of its most debated modern updates. Microsoft’s bold claim...

Windows 11, since its debut in late 2021, has been both celebrated for its modern interface and efficiency promises, and scrutinized for perceived slowdowns—particularly among users migrating from Windows 10. Enter the upcoming Windows 11 25H2 update, an evolution designed not simply to address...

For decades, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) stood as an iconic signal of system failure across generations of Microsoft Windows, instilling both dread and a dash of humor among casual users and IT professionals alike. With Windows 11, however, Microsoft is making a striking visual change: the...

The wave of Windows 11 updates delivered through the Insider Program in June 2025 has demonstrated Microsoft’s continued ambition to modernize the operating system, add advanced AI capabilities, and refine almost every aspect of the user interface. In this feature, we’ll take an in-depth look at...

When Windows users encounter an obstacle—be it mysterious error messages, vanishing peripherals, or cryptic configuration menus—the instinctive cry is almost universal: “Fix it.” While Microsoft has equipped Windows with a patchwork of troubleshooters and wizards over the decades, these tools...

The future of personal and business computing is very much a story in flux, and in few places is that clearer than in the unfolding saga of Windows 11. Microsoft’s latest operating system, especially in its 24H2 update, is framed as the digital foundation for the next era: secure, AI-powered...

The tech landscape for Windows users has undergone a significant shift as Microsoft finally unveils a fully native version of its Copilot assistant in Windows 11—ushering in a next-gen AI experience markedly different from its web-based predecessor. While the original Copilot implementation...

Paul Thurrott’s name has become synonymous with authoritative Windows coverage. With a three-decade career that traces the operating system’s evolution from Windows 3.1 to the cloud-connected present, Thurrott’s current explorations continue on Thurrott.com—a haven for in-depth Windows...

Microsoft has just popped the confetti cannons over at Windows Insider HQ, delivering what they call the “final” Beta Build for Windows 11 version 23H2 — KB5055636, build 22635.5305, if you’re collecting these like Pokémon cards. This update isn’t just one last hurrah for 23H2 Insiders, it’s the...

Hi. Not sure if it aught to be revelant but during my setup (not installation) I swtiched from my smaller monitor to my larger one. Now I'm stuck at 1920x1080 and none of the guides solves it. No error or corrupt files from cmd.exe etc. When I start games they give me the old 2560x1440 I had...

The Composition APIs allow you to enhance the appeal of your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app with a wide range of beautiful and interesting visual effects. Because they are applied at a low level, these effects are highly efficient. They run at 60 frames per second, providing smooth visuals...

We live and work in a fast-paced, real-time, information environment where the scarcest resource of all is not information itself, but human attention to that information. This is why user experiences and UI need to evolve to more effectively target human attention amid the cacophony of data and...

Hi. I am working on a small and fast GUI wrapper for game and tool development. It has been a while that i worked with the win32 api. Everything works fine except of the displayed window elements. As you can see in the attached picture, the text looks like Win 3.x ^^. I applied a manifest...

In old windows, when you renamed a photo, it stayed in the same place in relation to all the other photos in the folder until you closed and then reopened the folder. Now in 7 and vista, as soon as you rename it, it gets reordered in the folder by name. It jumps away from its current position...

Well i got transparency working on my User correctly and perfectly, but i have another user for "Randoms" users, if somebody wants to use it, and i make it sure its working fine, but i realize the "Transparency on the Task bar, arent working, and when i click on "Color of the Windows" to...

i just wanted to know why my login screen is different, and how can i get back the old one with the hand and all the colors? nothing irritates, me more than ms changing things on your system without you approving it. why would they change this login screen? i really liked the old one, and the...

I want to use the start bar with small icons, however if i have it at the top in particular i get left with this "Shadow" from the full bar version as can be seen here: Link Removed due to 404 Error If i then move the bar from the top to one of the sides the shadow stays there and gives an...