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Xbox Mode for Windows 11 Goes Live April 30, Bringing Controller-First Full-Screen Gaming to 24H2
Microsoft flipped the switch on April 30, 2026, beginning the long-awaited rollout of Xbox Mode for Windows 11. The feature, first teased at the October 2025 Surface event, transforms a standard...
Xbox Mode Hits Windows 11 April 30: Console UI, Auto SR & Game Bar Upgrades
Microsoft began rolling out the highly anticipated Xbox mode to Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, bringing a console-inspired gaming interface previously reserved for handhelds to laptops and...
Loyens & Loeff Deploys Copilot in Regulated Legal Work With Governance-First Security
Loyens & Loeff, a leading Benelux law firm, has become one of the first in the highly regulated legal industry to deploy generative AI at scale, rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to all 1,600...
Xbox Mode Launches on Windows 11, Bringing Console-Like Gaming to PCs
Microsoft began rolling out Xbox mode for Windows 11 on April 30, 2026, marking a significant step toward blending the console and PC gaming experiences. The long-anticipated feature delivers a...
Windows 11 24H2/25H2 April Update Adds Policy to Auto-Remove Default Store Apps via Intune
Microsoft shipped its April 2026 non-security preview update for Windows 11, and the headliner for IT administrators is a new dynamic policy that controls removal of built-in Store apps. Available on...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Hits 20M Paid Seats, 5M Added in Q1 2026
Microsoft announced on April 29, 2026, that its Microsoft 365 Copilot generative AI assistant has crossed the 20 million paid enterprise seat milestone. CEO Satya Nadella told investors that paid...
Microsoft launches Agent 365 runtime protection April 30, 2026, with AI security posture management in Defender for Cloud
Microsoft dropped a broad set of security announcements on April 30, 2026, headlined by a new runtime protection layer for AI agents across its ecosystem. The releases span Microsoft Agent 365,...
Microsoft Reports 8.3 Billion Email Phishing Threats in Q1 2026, QR Codes and CAPTCHAs Surge
Microsoft's threat intelligence teams detected approximately 8.3 billion email-based phishing threats in the first quarter of 2026, a staggering volume that underscores the accelerating scale of...
Intel April 2026 Drivers Fix Bluetooth Audio Stutter on Shared 2.4GHz Wi‑Fi
Intel has released its April 2026 wireless driver package, version 24.40.0, alongside Bluetooth driver 24.40.0.3, targeting a long-standing nuisance for Windows 11 users: stuttering Bluetooth audio...
Switch to Files: Dual Pane, Tags, Git & FTP Over File Explorer
Microsoft's File Explorer has been the default file manager for Windows since Windows 95, but after three decades, its core design still reflects a single-pane, tree-based approach that hasn't...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Pledges Windows “Fundamentals” to Regain User Trust After AI Backlash
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used the company’s April 29, 2026 earnings call to make a rare direct appeal to disgruntled Windows and Xbox users, admitting that AI missteps have eroded trust and...
Windows Tops 1.6B Devices and Bing Hits 1B Users in AI-Powered Growth Surge
Microsoft’s fiscal third-quarter earnings call on April 29, 2026, delivered two striking milestones: Windows now commands more than 1.6 billion monthly active devices, and Bing has crossed the 1...