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The latest Windows 11 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Scroll Lock Is Probably Why Your Excel Arrow Keys Aren't Moving—Here’s How to Fix It
You tap an arrow key to jump to the next cell, but instead the whole worksheet shifts sideways. Or the cursor stubbornly blinks inside a single cell while you mash all four arrows. Or a swath of...
Meta Silently Retires Messenger for Windows: Users Must Move to a Browser
Meta has quietly ended support for its stand-alone Messenger app on Windows 11 and Windows 10. The move, confirmed in troubleshooting documentation and recent user reports, means the desktop...
Acer's Swift Go 14 AI Tested: 21-Hour Battery in a Sub-$1,300 OLED Laptop
Acer’s latest Swift Go 14 AI (2026) has shattered expectations for Intel-based ultraportables, delivering nearly 21 hours of battery life in standardized testing. That’s 20 hours and 51 minutes,...
Xbox Remote Play Lost Its Mobile App Button – Here’s What to Use Instead
In April 2025, Microsoft quietly removed the dedicated Remote Play button from the Xbox mobile app. The move forced millions of gamers to switch to a browser-based streaming method, leaving many...
Snapdragon X2 Surfaces Now Come With Free Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones — and a Hidden Audio Upgrade
Microsoft is sweetening the deal for its latest Snapdragon X2-powered Surface devices: Buy a qualifying Surface Pro or Surface Laptop online through the Microsoft Store and receive a pair of Sony’s...
GOG Confirms Windows 11 Update Is Breaking Classic Game Cutscenes — Here’s What You Need to Know
A recent Windows 11 update has introduced a regression in the legacy DirectShow framework, breaking video playback in some classic PC games. The issue, revealed by GOG’s publishing technical...
Palit's RTX 3060 Reboot: What the 12 GB Infinity 2 OC Means for Your Windows Gaming PC
Palit formally launched the GeForce RTX 3060 Infinity 2 OC on July 15, 2026, a factory-overclocked dual-fan graphics card that revives NVIDIA's 2021 Ampere GPU with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory. The release...
Patch in 72 Hours: Microsoft's New Windows 11 Rule Is a Reaction to AI-Powered Attacks
Microsoft is telling enterprises to install Windows 11 quality updates within three days of release, a sharp departure from the weeks-long testing cycles many organizations rely on. The warning comes...
Windows 11’s Long-Awaited Taskbar Overhaul and Search Cleanup Are Finally Here—in Insider Builds
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider preview builds that let users reposition the taskbar, strip Bing clutter from Search, and reinstall the OS from the cloud—all without a single Copilot...
Make Windows 11 Go Silent on Command: A Closer Look at Focus Sessions
Microsoft slipped a capable notification-silencing tool into Windows 11 more than three years ago, and a surprising number of users still have no idea it’s there. The feature—called Focus...
21% of Windows Devices Are Still on Windows 10. The Upgrade Rush Is Over—Now Comes the Hard Part.
Eight months after Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows 10 support, roughly 21% of Windows devices are still running the obsolete operating system, according to new inventory data from Lansweeper....
Steam Machine Gets Windows 11 Drivers: Prepare Your Recovery Plan Before Wiping SteamOS
Valve published official Windows drivers for its Steam Machine hardware in early July 2026, opening a path to install Windows 11 on the compact gaming PC. The driver package removes a fundamental...