Hardware Acceleration
The latest Hardware Acceleration coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Gemini Nano: The Future of On-Device AI and Private Windows Assistants
The era when AI assistants lived exclusively in the cloud and answered our questions from distant data centers is rapidly giving way to an architecture that puts meaningful intelligence on the device...
How to Play AV1 Videos on Windows: Complete Guide for 2024
AV1 video playback on Windows has evolved from a niche capability to an essential feature for modern media consumption. As streaming services and content creators increasingly adopt this royalty-free...
GPT-5 Codex, Blackwell GPUs, and Copilot OS Drive AI Era on Windows
The pace of change in consumer and enterprise technology has never been higher, with the industry doubling down on AI-first computing through major model updates, GPU advancements, and regulatory...
Microsoft Isn't Launching Windows 12 in 2025—Here's What You're Getting Instead
Microsoft isn’t shipping a product called Windows 12 in 2025. Instead, the company is pouring next-generation AI capabilities into Windows 11 and a new class of Copilot+ PCs—machines with...
GoMovies Won’t Play? Here Are 15 Fixes That Windows Power Users Swear By
Dive into any Windows forum and you’ll find a recurring lament: GoMovies refuses to load, videos buffer endlessly, or every link redirects to a casino ad. The frustration is real, especially when...
Microsoft Silently Pushes KB5066124, Elevating Image Transform AI on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft pushed a silent update this week to its Image Transform AI component, bumping it to version 1.2508.906.0 via KB5066124. The update, which targets Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version...
Outdated DVD Burners Still Used by Windows 11 Holdouts, but Risks Lurk Beneath
The optical disc is far from dead. From archiving family videos to delivering content on physical media for legacy players, DVDs remain a stubbornly persistent format. But if you’re still burning...
From Myriad X to NPUs: How Windows ML and Intel\'s VPU Sparked the On-Device AI Revolution
Seven years ago, Microsoft and Intel forged an alliance that would quietly reshape where and how artificial intelligence runs on Windows. The partnership paired Windows Machine...
Microsoft's Plan to Transform Windows Into a Voice- and Vision-Powered AI Hub
The desktop operating system you know is headed for a metamorphosis. In a series of executive interviews, product rollouts, and hardware programs, Microsoft has laid out a vision for Windows that no...
Microsoft Delivers Stealthy Inpainting Upgrade to Copilot+ PCs via KB5065502
Microsoft's latest update to the Image Transform AI component arrived this week without fanfare, tagged as KB5065502 and automatically rolling out to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2. The...
KB5065500 Delivers Image Processing AI 1.2507.797.0 to Intel Copilot+ PCs, Paving Way for Super Resolution
Microsoft has pushed KB5065500, a targeted component update that advances the Image Processing AI stack to version 1.2507.797.0 on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2. The...
Microsoft's August Patch Transforms Windows 11 Into an AI Companion with Vision and Recovery Tools
Microsoft has rolled out its most ambitious Windows 11 update yet, packing AI-powered features like Copilot Vision desktop sharing into the OS while simultaneously introducing critical system...