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The latest Windows 11 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 and Server 2025 to Favor Microsoft IPP Driver Over Third-Party Printers Starting July 1, 2026
Microsoft has confirmed a fundamental change to how Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 select printer drivers. Effective July 1, 2026, the operating systems will always prefer the built-in Microsoft...
Microsoft Tells IT Admins to Pilot Copilot Taskbar Now as Ask Copilot Slated for Mid-2026
Microsoft has given enterprise IT teams an early-warning deadline: start piloting the Microsoft 365 Copilot integration in the Windows 11 taskbar now, because the next major evolution—dubbed “Ask...
Windows 11 25H2 turns Notepad into a modern editor with Markdown live preview, tabs, and Copilot AI
Microsoft’s venerable Notepad application is undergoing its most radical transformation yet, graduating from a dead-simple plain-text editor into a surprisingly capable productivity tool. The...
Microsoft Turbocharges Windows 11 Start Menu and Explorer with New Low Latency Profile in KB5094126
Microsoft dropped a cumulative update on June 9, 2026, that might just be the most impactful under-the-hood tweak Windows 11 has received in years. KB5094126, rolling out to both Windows 11 24H2 and...
Microsoft Quietly Tests Hiding News Feed in Windows 11 Widgets by Default
Microsoft has begun testing a redesigned Widgets experience for Windows 11 that hides the Microsoft Start news feed by default, a move that addresses long-standing user complaints about forced...
Quad9 Encrypted DNS Proves Its Mettle in Public Wi-Fi Performance Face-off
Quad9’s encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) service hit an average response time of 21.5 milliseconds in a real-world café Wi‑Fi test, nearly matching the network’s own DNS and decisively...
Copilot Everywhere: Microsoft’s 2026 AI Gamble Collides with Windows 10 Holdouts and Office Backlash
Microsoft’s roadmap for 2026 reads like a company betting its entire ecosystem on generative AI. New Windows 11 builds will bake Copilot deeper into the taskbar, File Explorer, and even legacy...
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition Review: Brilliant OLED, Featherlight Build, Fleeting Battery
Lenovo’s newest Yoga Slim 7i arrives with a screen that demands attention—a 14-inch 2.8K OLED panel that transforms mundane spreadsheets into vibrant canvases. But the Aura Edition’s beauty is...
Windows 11 26H2 Hits Experimental Channel as Enablement Package; 26H1 Arm Split and New Insider Map Unveiled
Microsoft dropped a quintet of Windows 11 Insider Preview builds on June 19, 2026, dramatically reshaping its testing program with the arrival of version 26H2 on the Experimental channel and a...
Microsoft Surfaces 26H2 Branding in Experimental Build 26300, Bolsters Beta with Reliability Fixes
Microsoft has given Experimental Channel Insiders their first official taste of Windows 11 version 26H2 with the rollout of build 26300.8697 on June 19, 2026. Simultaneously, Beta Channel testers...
Windows 11 Insiders Get Live Audio Device Meters and Driver Fix in Experimental Builds
Microsoft has quietly released two experimental Windows 11 Insider builds, one of which introduces a long-awaited live audio monitoring tool and a critical stability fix for HD Audio drivers. The...
Windows 11 26H2 Hits the Experimental Channel as Microsoft Arms IT With Governance Tools
Microsoft officially dropped Windows 11 version 26H2 into the Windows Insider Experimental channel on June 19, 2026, alongside fresh Beta and Experimental builds. The release arrives not as a full...