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Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5761 Ships Cross-Device Resume, Dash Shortcuts, and Arm64 Fixes
Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel can now test a Handoff-like feature that resumes Spotify playback from an Android phone directly on a Windows 11 PC. The capability arrives as part of build...
Windows 11 Preview Brings One-Click Spotify Resume from Android Phones
Microsoft has begun testing a cross-device continuity feature in Windows 11 that lets you pick up exactly where you left off in Spotify on your Android phone, right from your PC’s taskbar. The...
Hands-On: Windows 11 'Resume from Your Phone' Brings Spotify Continuity Between Android and PC
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds (Dev and Beta channels) are introducing a feature that Android and music lovers have been waiting for: seamless handoff from phone to PC. The...
Microsoft Delivers One-Click Spotify Resume from Android to Windows 11 in New Insider Builds
Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels received a substantial new build this week, headlined by a feature that finally closes the gap between phone and PC for millions of Spotify users....
Windows 11 Quietly Tests Handoff-Style Android-to-PC Resume—Starting with Spotify
Microsoft just took a page from Apple’s playbook, and then tried to erase it. During its Build 2025 developer conference, the company demoed a new Cross-Device Resume feature that mirrors Apple’s...
Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5761 Introduces Click to Do Freeform Selection and Snipping Tool Window Recording
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) to the Dev Channel on August 22, 2025, delivering a targeted set of Copilot‑era AI enhancements, visual polish, and...
Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5761 Lands with Android App Resume, Snipping Tool Upgrades
Microsoft shipped a new Windows 11 Dev Channel build on August 22, 2025, and the marquee addition is a cross-device resume capability that mirrors Apple’s Handoff. Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093)...
Windows 11 Build 26200.5761 Tests Seamless Android-to-PC App Handoff
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) to the Dev Channel on August 22, 2025, delivering a tangible step toward cross-device continuity between Android phones and...
Microsoft Clarifies the Five Types of Updates Windows Insiders Receive—and How to Decode Them
Windows Insiders have long sifted through a jumble of KB numbers, build strings, and vague update labels, but Microsoft’s latest guidance finally imposes order on the chaos. The company has...
KB5064071 Brings Freeform Selection to Click to Do and Window Recording to Snipping Tool
Microsoft this week pushed cumulative update KB5064071 to both Dev and Beta channels of the Windows Insider Program, delivering a set of refined features and fixes that include new selection modes...
Windows 11 Dev Build Unveils Snipping Tool Window Recorder and Copilot Click to Do Upgrades
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 to the Dev Channel on August 15, a cumulative update packed with subtle UI refinements, new Copilot-powered Click to Do selection modes,...
Hidden Flags Unveil Dark Mode for Windows 11 File Operation Dialogs in Latest Insider Builds
Microsoft is finally taking aim at one of Windows 11’s longest-running visual inconsistencies: the jarring white file operation dialogs that flash across a dark-themed desktop during copy, move, or...