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Xbox Mode for Windows 11 Launches April 30 With Full-Screen Gaming Hub
Microsoft's long-awaited Xbox Mode for Windows 11 is finally arriving. Starting April 30, 2026, the company began pushing out a new console-style gaming interface to PCs, transforming the traditional...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Let IT Admins Disable Widgets Board News Feed by Default
Microsoft has confirmed a long-awaited change for Windows Insiders: starting with the latest preview builds, the Widgets board will adopt a quieter, less intrusive default behavior. The announcement,...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Revamp Run Dialog, Quiet Widgets, and Fix Explorer Issues
Microsoft shipped two new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds on May 1, delivering a redesigned Run dialog, a quieter default Widgets experience, and a raft of File Explorer fixes. Experimental build...
KB5083769 Breaks VSS Backups on Windows 11 24H2/25H2: Fix Now
Microsoft’s April 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday cumulative update KB5083769 is rolling out to Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems. Shortly after its release, administrators and power users began reporting...
Xbox Mode Arrives on Windows 11: Microsoft Begins Rollout of Controller-First Gaming Interface
Microsoft has officially started the phased rollout of Xbox Mode for Windows 11, a full-screen, controller-first gaming interface designed to transform PCs, tablets, and handhelds into Xbox-like...
ShareX 20 Rolls Out Avalonia Editor, ARM64 Store Support, Smarter AI
ShareX 20.0.4 began rolling out on May 1, 2026, just days after the initial 20.0.2 release on April 24. The open-source screenshot powerhouse for Windows has undergone its most significant...
Xbox Mode Hits Windows 11 PCs: Full-Screen Controller Gaming Arrives April 2026
Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 desktops and laptops on April 30, 2026, finally bringing the console-style interface to all modern PCs. The feature, previously exclusive to...
Xbox Mode Launch: Windows 11 Gets Console UI, Auto SR, SteamOS Challenge
Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, extending its controller-first full-screen gaming interface beyond handhelds to select-market desktops, laptops, and...
Windows 11's hidden Focus Sessions: How to use the built-in Pomodoro timer
Windows 11 ships with a feature so stealthy that many users have yet to discover it, even two years after its debut. Buried inside the innocuous Clock app is Focus Sessions, a full Pomodoro-style...
ACEMAGIC K1 Mini PC Drops to $400: i5-12600H & Triple Display Before Prime Day
Amazon has dropped the ACEMAGIC K1 Windows 11 Pro mini PC to $399.98, carving $180 off its $579.99 list price—a 31 percent discount that lands just before Prime Day. The sale puts a 12th Gen Intel...
KB5083769 update blocks VSS snapshots in Acronis, Macrium, UrBackup on Win11 24H2/25H2
Microsoft's April 14, 2026 security update KB5083769 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 has triggered a wave of backup failures, leaving businesses and home users unable to create reliable system...
Windows 11 Xbox Mode Launches April 30: Console UI for PC Gaming
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new Xbox Mode for Windows 11 on April 30, 2026, delivering a controller-optimized, full-screen interface that transforms PCs into console-like gaming machines. The...