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Windows 11 File Explorer Update: Rounded Corners Return, Background Preloading Tested in Latest Insider Build
Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build that brings subtle but significant changes to File Explorer. Build 26100.1742, available to Canary and Dev channel testers, reintroduces...
Windows 11 Insider Build 26080: Speed Tests, Dark Mode Fixes & AI Paint Debut
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26080 for the Canary and Dev channels represents a significant step forward in user experience refinement, bringing practical utilities,...
Windows 11 Insider CFR Updates: Subtle UI Polish Hits Settings, Paint & Context Menus
Microsoft has quietly deployed a focused set of Controlled Feature Rollout (CFR) updates to Windows 11 Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels this week, delivering a collection of small...
December 2025 update ships 16 AI UI tweaks via staggered rollout gating
Microsoft's final Patch Tuesday of 2025 delivered one of the most significant Windows 11 updates in recent memory, bundling approximately 16 discrete user interface, productivity, and AI-related...
Copilot Plus PC hardware required for Windows 11 25H2 AI upgrade.
Microsoft's Windows 11 25H2 update represents a significant evolution in how artificial intelligence integrates with the operating system, moving beyond standalone features to create a more cohesive,...
KB5070311 expands Copilot+ to more PCs and patches LSASS memory leak
Microsoft has rolled out a significant Release Preview update for Windows Insiders, marking a crucial step toward the next major feature updates for Windows 11. The update, packaged as KB5070311,...
Windows 11 Update Finally Kills Jarring White File Dialog Pop-Ups in Dark Mode
Windows 11's dark mode experience has reached a significant milestone with Microsoft finally unifying the visual appearance of File Explorer dialogs, eliminating the jarring white pop-ups that...
Glow 25.11 Slashes Windows Diagnostic Load Times by 50% and Preps for 25H2
Glow 25.11 ships with a claim that will resonate with anyone who’s ever drummed their fingers waiting for a system scanner to start: WMI query rewrites have cut the utility’s startup time on...
Windows 11 Insider Update Delivers Smoother Auto-Hide Taskbar, Tests Copilot Suggestions in Start
Microsoft is using its latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds to simultaneously fix a years-old taskbar annoyance and experiment with turning the Start menu into a promotional surface for its...
Windows 11 Returns Seconds to the Clock and Supercharges File Explorer with AI
Microsoft has shipped a new Windows 11 Canary build that finally restores the ability to see seconds in the expanded clock view, a long‑requested feature missing since the launch of Windows 11. But...
Windows 11 Gets a Sign-In Facelift and Power User Shortcuts in Latest Previews
Microsoft has shipped two new Insider preview builds—22635.4440 in the Beta Channel and 27754 in the Canary Channel—that overhaul the Windows Hello sign-in experience, tidy up the taskbar, and...
Amarok 3.3.1 Patches Crashes, Restores Scripting Essentials After Major Qt6 Overhaul
Amarok 3.3.1 landed this week as the first maintenance update on top of the music player’s hard‑won Qt 6 port, and it wastes no time restoring the scripting capabilities that define its...