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Microsoft Delivers One-Click Spotify Resume from Android to Windows 11 in New Insider Builds
Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels received a substantial new build this week, headlined by a feature that finally closes the gap between phone and PC for millions of Spotify users....
KB5064093 Beta Build Puts Battery Percent on Windows 11 Lock Screen, Debuts Spotify Cross-Device Resume
Microsoft’s latest Beta Channel flight, KB5064093 (build 26120.5761), landed on August 22, 2025, with a trio of quality-of-life upgrades that punch above their weight: a redesigned battery icon...
Windows 11 Quietly Tests Handoff-Style Android-to-PC Resume—Starting with Spotify
Microsoft just took a page from Apple’s playbook, and then tried to erase it. During its Build 2025 developer conference, the company demoed a new Cross-Device Resume feature that mirrors Apple’s...
Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.5761 Fixes Dark Mode Dialogs, But Rollback Error Persists
Microsoft has dropped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) into the Beta Channel for version 24H2, and the most immediately visible change is one users have begged for: dark-mode...
Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.5761 brings Apple Handoff-style Resume for Android and windowed screen recording
Microsoft has pushed a new Windows 11 Insider preview build to the Beta Channel, packing a cross-device Resume feature that mimics Apple Handoff for Android apps, alongside long-awaited Snipping Tool...
Windows 11 Beta Bridges Android-PC Gap with Spotify Resume, Refines Copilot+ AI
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) to the Beta Channel on August 22, delivering a slate of incremental but tangible improvements that span cross-device...
Microsoft Clarifies the Five Types of Updates Windows Insiders Receive—and How to Decode Them
Windows Insiders have long sifted through a jumble of KB numbers, build strings, and vague update labels, but Microsoft’s latest guidance finally imposes order on the chaos. The company has...
Microsoft Launches Native COPILOT Function for Excel, Embedding Generative AI in the Grid
Microsoft has quietly slipped one of its most consequential AI experiments into the very cells of its billion-user spreadsheet program. The new =COPILOT() function, now rolling out to Microsoft 365...
Windows 11 Beta 22635 Tests Category and Grid Start Menu Alongside Drag-to-Share Tray
Microsoft's latest Insider build for Windows 11, 22635.4950 (KB5052078), delivers a two-pronged productivity upgrade: a redesigned Start menu with app grouping and a new drag-to-share tray that...
KB5064071 Brings Freeform Selection to Click to Do and Window Recording to Snipping Tool
Microsoft this week pushed cumulative update KB5064071 to both Dev and Beta channels of the Windows Insider Program, delivering a set of refined features and fixes that include new selection modes...
Hidden Flags Unveil Dark Mode for Windows 11 File Operation Dialogs in Latest Insider Builds
Microsoft is finally taking aim at one of Windows 11’s longest-running visual inconsistencies: the jarring white file operation dialogs that flash across a dark-themed desktop during copy, move, or...
Windows 11 Beta 26120.5751: Phased AI Rollouts and Steady Fixes Anchor 24H2
Microsoft pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5751 to the Beta Channel on August 15, 2025, advancing the company’s dual-track strategy for version 24H2: stabilize the operating system...