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Microsoft launches Windows 11 Build 26300 on new Experimental channel alongside revamped Beta track
Microsoft has kicked off a major reboot of the Windows Insider Program, and the first public sign of that reset is the arrival of the inaugural Experimental build alongside a refreshed Beta track....
Copilot Agent Mode Goes GA in Office Apps, Automates Complex Tasks in Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Microsoft has officially launched Copilot Agent Mode for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, moving the feature from preview to general availability as of April 22, 2026. This marks a significant shift in...
Windows Update Gets Smarter Setup Skip, Flexible Pause, Clearer Driver Labels
Microsoft is rolling out a set of improvements to Windows Update for Windows Insiders that focus on giving users more control over the update process. The changes, now available in the latest Insider...
Windows Insider Program Relaunches with Experimental and Beta Channels
Microsoft has quietly reshuffled the Windows Insider Program, introducing a new \"Experimental\" channel and renaming the existing \"Dev\" channel to \"Beta.\" This move, first spotted by Windows...
France Replaces Microsoft Azure with Scaleway for Health Data Hub by 2025
France is pulling the plug on Microsoft Azure for its national Health Data Hub. The government has decided to migrate the massive health database to Scaleway, the cloud arm of telecom group Iliad,...
October 2025 deadline: 240M Windows 10 PCs face upgrade, ESU fees, or ChromeOS Flex switch
Windows 10 reaches its end-of-support on October 14, 2025. For the first time in Windows history, millions of PCs will be left behind—not because they are slow, but because they lack a TPM 2.0 chip...
Why Deleting pagefile.sys Will Crash Your Windows PC
If you've ever run a disk cleanup tool or opened a storage analyzer on your Windows PC, you've likely encountered a file called pagefile.sys. It can appear as a massive chunk of data, sometimes...
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced PC Specs, Release Date & Platforms Revealed
Ubisoft has officially unveiled Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, a full remake of the 2013 pirate classic, during the Xbox Games Showcase. The game is set to launch on July 9, 2026, for PC,...
Microsoft RDP Update Bug Hides Phishing Warning Buttons on High-DPI Monitors
Microsoft’s April 2026 Remote Desktop hardening push is a classic case of a security improvement arriving with an awkward user-interface footnote. The company has added new warnings when users open...
WSL9x: Running Modern Linux Kernel on Windows 95/98/ME — A Technical Deep Dive
A developer has accomplished what many would consider impossible: running a modern Linux kernel directly on Windows 95, 98, and Millennium Edition. The project, called WSL9x, is a proof-of-concept...
Windows 11 Insider reboot shifts Canary to raw builds, Dev to polish, Beta to public preview.
Microsoft’s Windows Insider reboot is shaping up as more than a cosmetic refresh. In a pair of recent official posts, the company laid out a sharper channel strategy, a new feature-flags model,...
Microsoft Defender Is Enough for Most Windows 11 Users, Microsoft Confirms
Microsoft has settled a long-running debate with a definitive answer: for the vast majority of Windows 11 users, Microsoft Defender is sufficient protection. The guidance, published in a new support...