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Windows 11's File Explorer Gains AI Image Editing, Document Q&A, and Native Archiving
Microsoft is testing a series of ambitious updates to Windows 11’s File Explorer that transform the humble file manager into a context-aware productivity surface — complete with AI-powered image...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Finally Bring Dark Mode to Legacy File Dialogs
Microsoft has begun lighting up dark theme support for Windows 11’s long-ignored legacy file-operation dialogs, a move that closes one of the most jarring inconsistencies in the operating...
PowerShell 2.0 Engine Finally Stripped from Windows 11 24H2, Server 2025 in August
Microsoft is killing off a 16-year-old Windows component next month: PowerShell 2.0 will vanish from clean installations of Windows 11 version 24H2 starting in August 2025, followed by Windows Server...
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,...
Windows 11 Beta 26120.5751: Phased AI Rollouts and Steady Fixes Anchor 24H2
Microsoft pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5751 to the Beta Channel on August 15, 2025, advancing the company’s dual-track strategy for version 24H2: stabilize the operating system...
Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5751 Delivers Freeform Selection and App-Window Recording
Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (KB5064071) to the Dev Channel on August 15, 2025, unleashing a set of AI-powered selection and recording tools that blur the line...
Microsoft Unveils Freeform Click to Do and Snipping Tool Window Recording in Dev Channel Build 26200.5751
Microsoft on August 15, 2025, pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (KB5064071) to the Dev Channel, delivering a polished batch of user interface tweaks, fresh Click to Do selection...
Click to Do Just Got a Major Upgrade: Windows 11 Build 26120.5751 Adds Freeform and Multi-Select
Microsoft’s latest Beta Channel flight, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5751 (KB5064071), delivers a trio of long‑overdue selection modes to Click to Do, the AI‑powered action bar that...
Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.5751: Click to Do Gets Freeform Selection, File Explorer UI Cleanup
Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5751 (KB5064071) to the Beta Channel on August 15, 2025, injecting new freeform and rectangle selection modes into Click to Do, polishing...
Windows 11 Build 26200.5751 Land with Copilot+ Selection Modes, Snipping Tool Window Recording
Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (KB5064071) to the Dev Channel on August 15, 2025, packing a modest but meaningful set of improvements: Copilot-era selection tools...
Microsoft Unleashes Copilot Vision Desktop Share: Full-Screen AI Assistance Arrives for Windows Insiders
Microsoft has begun rolling out a dramatic expansion of its Copilot Vision feature to Windows Insiders, allowing the AI assistant to analyze a user’s entire desktop in real time. Dubbed Desktop...