Articles from July 12, 2026
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Inside Windows 11’s Click to Do: Thurrott’s Guide Exposes Which AI Actions Stay Local and Which Go Cloud
Paul Thurrott has published the first deep-dive documentation of Windows 11’s Click to Do feature on Copilot+ PCs, revealing exactly how the contextual AI tool splits its intelligence between...
Leaked Windows 11 Builds Hint at Start Menu Android Integration, Taskbar Flyout, and Clipboard Sync
Microsoft is testing deeper Android phone integration in Windows 11 that will surface phone activity directly in the Start menu, add a taskbar phone flyout, and synchronize clipboard history,...
Nine in Ten Americans Want Public AI Safety Tests, Eight in Ten Support Risky AI Release Blocks — What Windows Users Should Know
A survey released this week by research firm Verasight found that 89 percent of American adults support requiring companies to publicly disclose the results of safety tests on AI models, and 81...
Study: Data Center Construction Productivity Lags 20-50%, Threatening Microsoft's Cloud Timelines
Buildots, a construction technology firm, launched a new research initiative today—the Buildots Intelligence Lab—and immediately dropped a finding that could send ripples through the tech...
Black Ops 1 and 2 Are Suddenly Best-Sellers on PlayStation—Here’s What It Means for Xbox and PC
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops II (2012) shot to the top of the PlayStation Store trending charts in March 2025, pushing aside pre-orders for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI....
Windows 11's Drive Health Check Is an NVMe Exclusive—Here's What SATA Users Need to Know
Windows 11 ships with a little-known but potentially vital storage health monitor buried in its Settings app. Press a few keys, dig into the right menu, and you can see at a glance whether your NVMe...
Apple M7, M8 Rumored to Leverage Ex-Car Engineers for Huge AI Leap – What Windows Users Need to Know
A fresh wave of rumors claims Apple is retooling its chip design teams, redirecting engineers from its defunct car project toward building significantly more powerful AI accelerators into future...
That 'Low Spare Capacity' Warning on Windows 11 Means Your SSD Is Failing—Here's What to Do
You’re in the middle of your workday when a pop-up breaks your concentration: “Low spare capacity” or “Reliability is degraded.” The message points to your SSD and advises you to back up...
Auto Duplex Works, Jumbo Frames Don't: The Windows 11 Ethernet Tweaks You Can Ignore
Most Windows 11 users should leave their Ethernet adapter settings alone. That's the bottom line from networking experts who caution that popular checklists of advanced tweaks—changing duplex from...
Why One Homelab User Ditched Windows Task Scheduler for Docker Backups—and What It Means for You
Afam Onyimadu’s home server backups kept failing, and the culprit was a mismatch he hadn’t anticipated. Windows Task Scheduler—the workhorse that has launched scripts and maintenance tasks for...
Two Years Early: Why Sokogem for Windows Just Popped Up on Xbox Achievement Trackers
A new Windows game quietly surfaced on TrueAchievements this week with a release date nearly two years out. Sokogem (Windows) is now listed for August 6, 2026, complete with a full set of Xbox...
Stop Paying for Microsoft 365: These 4 Free Tools Handle Your Office Needs Without a Subscription
Microsoft 365 Personal now costs $69.99 a year—and that’s if you pay annually. For users who rely on Word, Excel, and Outlook for everyday tasks, that recurring charge adds up, especially when...