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After years of missing macOS’s spacebar Quick Look, adding the same “press space to preview” workflow to Windows 11 turns what felt like a tiny convenience into a daily productivity multiplier — and the two leading ways to get it, QuickLook (the community-built app) and PowerToys Peek...

I installed Winhance on a midrange Windows 11 machine, trimmed out a surprising amount of background noise, and — after the usual sweat-and-pray caution — ended up with a noticeably leaner, quieter PC that felt faster in daily use. Background / Overview Winhance is an open‑source Windows...

Windows 11 is quietly adding a one‑click network speed test to the taskbar, Mozilla is finally winding down Firefox ESR support for Windows 7 and 8, Blizzard has shipped a surprise Diablo II expansion more than two decades after the original, Valve warns of intermittent Steam Deck shortages...

If you want a distinctly different Windows 11 desktop without risking your installation, start here: choose tools that don’t patch protected system files, take a restore point, and build your look piece-by-piece with Rainmeter, ExplorerPatcher (for shell tweaks), and WindowBlinds (for full...

Microsoft has quietly flipped a major switch in Windows 11’s print ecosystem: beginning in mid‑January 2026 Microsoft stopped accepting and automatically publishing new legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers through Windows Update, and is steering Windows toward the Microsoft IPP inbox class driver...

Microsoft has quietly pushed a focused set of quality-of-life updates to Windows Insiders this week, delivering small but meaningful refinements to the context menu, the Settings “Device info” card, taskbar behavior, File Explorer stability, Nearby Sharing reliability—and even the Paint app’s...

Microsoft's latest Canary‑channel preview, delivered as KB5077230 (Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1619), quietly stitches a set of practical, user‑facing niceties into the OS while continuing a steady march toward stronger device continuity, accessibility customization, and broader...

Microsoft’s Copilot is moving from a corner of Windows into the places people actually work: recent Insider previews and Microsoft demonstrations reveal new Copilot entry points on the Windows 11 taskbar and inside File Explorer, including an “Ask Copilot” composer, taskbar-visible AI agents...

Microsoft is quietly turning one of Windows’ oldest, simplest utilities into something much more capable: internal builds of Windows 11 Notepad reportedly include image support as part of the app’s extended Markdown and formatting features, a change that could reshape how millions of users stash...

Microsoft’s latest Insider flights deliver a quiet but consequential round of polish to Windows 11: context menus that are shorter, smarter, and developer-friendly; refreshed “spec cards” surfaced on the Settings home so you can see CPU, RAM, GPU and storage at a glance; and a handful of...

Microsoft has quietly given IT administrators a better tool to catch Group Policy problems before they cascade through an environment: Event ID 1096 — long associated with registry-based Group Policy failures — now surfaces far more actionable diagnostic detail in recent Windows 11 servicing...

Microsoft appears to be preparing to add image support to Notepad on Windows 11 — a small toolbar icon has been spotted in Insider builds and multiple outlets report the change is tied to the app’s newer Markdown/“lightweight formatting” layer. This isn’t a fully shipped feature yet — the image...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1619 to the Canary Channel today, and while the headline items look familiar—expanded cross‑device continuity, richer accessibility controls, and an update to Windows Hello—the real story is how these incremental pieces fit into...

Microsoft has pushed two small-but-meaningful Windows 11 Insider updates to the Dev and Beta Channels today, delivering visual polish and a set of targeted fixes that smooth everyday flows — notably tidier context menus, redesigned device/spec cards in Settings, improved taskbar animations, and...

Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click network speed test to the Windows 11 taskbar, surfacing a convenient "Perform speed test" option in the network system tray and Wi‑Fi quick settings that launches a browser‑based measurement without requiring users to remember a web address or install...

Microsoft has pushed a small-but-focused Dev Channel update — Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.7877 (KB5077232) — that continues the 26300-series platform work while rolling out a handful of practical user-facing refinements, most notably a tweak to the context menu for executable files...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7872 (KB5077231) to the Beta Channel on February 20, 2026, delivering a small but focused set of user-facing refinements—most notably a visual tweak to File Explorer’s context menu behavior, a refined Device info card and System > About...

Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click internet speed test to Windows 11’s taskbar for select Insiders — but it’s important to understand exactly what Microsoft shipped, why it matters, and where this small convenience could create outsized security, telemetry, and accuracy trade‑offs...

Changing the DNS server your Windows PC or Mac uses is one of the simplest network tweaks that can deliver real-world benefits: faster name resolution, better protection from malicious sites, and increased privacy — and you can switch it for a single device or for your entire home network by...

Microsoft’s 2026 primer on the “AI PC” is both a useful buyer’s checklist and an accidental masterclass in how corporate branding, hardware specs, and product marketing have together turned a simple concept into a confusing ecosystem for everyday buyers. Background Microsoft’s Windows Learning...