Windows 11
The latest Windows 11 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Reclaim Your Windows 11 Start Menu: How to Kill Bing, Restore the Old Right-Click, and Bypass the Lock Screen
Microsoft’s Windows 11 arrived with a fresh, centered Start menu, rounded corners, and a promise of a calmer computing experience. Yet for every user charmed by the new look, another is left...
Windows 11 Preview Updates Deliver Point-in-Time Restore and NPU-Optimized AI Features
Microsoft shipped two optional preview updates for Windows 11 on June 23, 2026, injecting a long-requested safety net for system changes and deeper neural processing unit integration into the...
Microsoft Slips KB5095189 into Windows 11 OOBE: First Boot Now Gets Cloud-Patched for 24H2 and 25H2
As of June 23, 2026, any new Windows 11 device unboxed with version 24H2 or the freshly released 25H2 will fetch KB5095189 the moment it connects to the internet during setup. This isn’t your...
Microsoft Ships KB5095615 Dynamic Update to Fortify WinRE Across Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2
Microsoft released KB5095615 on June 23, 2026, a Safe OS Dynamic Update that patches and improves the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) for users running Windows 11 version 24H2 and the upcoming...
Silent Office Failures: Microsoft’s KB5095091 Update Breaks Automation in Dental, Accounting, and Research Tools
On June 23, 2026, Microsoft released preview cumulative update KB5095091 for Windows 11 version 26H1, pushing the OS to build 28000.2340. The update’s feature list includes NPU monitoring and...
Microsoft Auto-Deploys KB5103220, Upgrading AMD’s AI Execution Provider in Windows 11 26H1
Microsoft has quietly pushed out KB5103220, an automatic Windows Update targeting Windows 11 version 26H1 that rolls the AMD Vitis AI Execution Provider forward to version 2.2606.1.0. The package...
Microsoft Deploys KB5103210 to Sharpen AI Image Processing on Intel Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft quietly pushed out KB5103210 this week, an automatic update for Windows 11 version 26H1 that homes in on one specific area: AI-powered image processing on Intel-based Copilot+ PCs. The...
Microsoft Rolls Out Point-in-Time Restore for Windows 11 24H2, Enabling Instant Recovery From Crashes
Microsoft has officially made point-in-time restore generally available for all editions of Windows 11 version 24H2 and later, marking a significant leap in operating system resilience. The feature,...
Thurrott Scraps 25H2 Mini-Edition: Windows 11 Field Guide Goes Lean and Continuous
Veteran technology journalist Paul Thurrott announced on June 23, 2026 that he is abandoning plans for a dedicated Windows 11 version 25H2 edition of his popular Field Guide. Instead, the entire...
Vadzo’s 8MP Falcon-821CRS USB Camera Earns Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11 Certifications
Vadzo Imaging has officially validated its Falcon-821CRS, an 8-megapixel USB 3.2 Gen1 camera built around Onsemi’s AR0821 rolling-shutter sensor, for both Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Windows 11. The June...
Microsoft’s $849 Surface Pro and Laptop Ditch AI Label, Launch with 8GB RAM
Microsoft has quietly introduced 8GB RAM versions of its latest Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, cutting the starting price to $849. These new configurations, available now in the United States, pair...
MouseKey Unlocks Multi-Action Mouse Remapping on Windows 10 and 11 with Single-to-Long Press Logic
A new lightweight utility called MouseKey is redefining how Windows 10 and Windows 11 users interact with their mice by transforming ordinary clicks into multi-layered commands. Unveiled on June 23,...