Microsoft promised a bold new era for Windows—but years later, many of its most hyped features have quietly stalled, vanished, or failed to impress.

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories about new features for Windows 11, botched driver updates, upcoming PowerToys features, and more.

The Windows 11 non-security feature preview update for February just landed, and it's the first in a while that includes a ...

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The latest version of Windows 11 ISO is called the Validation OS 2601 release, with the ISOs hosting the 26100.7705.260126-1049 prefix. It contains numerous improvements such as the ability to manage ...

Windows 8 is remembered most for its oddball touchscreen-focused full-screen Start menu, but it also introduced a number of under-the-hood enhancements to Windows. One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a ...

A new Xbox Ally update has just landed, and according to Windows Central's own Jez Corden, it has brought a fresh new soundscape to the handheld console's UI. Quick Xbox Ally update! Not sure if this ...

Zorin OS Hits 2 Million Downloads as Windows 10 Support Ends Your email has been sent If your older PC is suddenly feeling unloved by Microsoft, you’re not alone ...

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Forward-looking: When wildfires sweep through the dry hills outside Los Angeles, homes can be lost in moments. A California startup imagines a different outcome: as embers fall and nearby brush ...

The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth. Linux has been making gains in no small part because of Microsoft Windows' blunders. Users and governments have been losing trust in Windows and ...