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Windows 11 Build 26220.5790 Adds Fluid AI Dictation and Secondary Camera Effects for Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5790 (KB5065779) to the Dev Channel on September 5, 2025, packing a trio of AI-driven enhancements for Copilot+ PCs alongside targeted fixes...
Windows 11 Insider Preview Adds Native Clipboard Sync for Android Keyboards via Link to Windows
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Dev build has quietly surfaced a feature that instantly syncs your PC’s clipboard to an Android phone—and it works with any keyboard, including Gboard and...
Windows 11 Dev Channel 26220.5770 Packs Excel Table Conversion and Braille Viewer—With Strings Attached
Microsoft has dropped a fresh Dev Channel build for Windows 11 Insiders that puts a major productivity upgrade front and center: the ability to convert on-screen tables directly into Excel...
Snapdragon-Only: Windows 11’s Click to Do Ties Screen Tables to Excel, EEA Blocked
Microsoft is shipping a new AI-driven feature in the latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds that lets users grab any on-screen table—whether in a document, Teams call, or screenshot—and fling...
Windows 11 Insiders Gain AI-Powered Screenshot-to-Excel Conversion, Gated to Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5770 to the Dev Channel on August 29, packing a handful of productivity and accessibility upgrades that put AI-driven text actions and a...
Microsoft Tests Android-to-PC Spotify Handoff for Windows 11 Insiders
Microsoft has flicked the switch on a long-anticipated cross-device feature: Windows 11 can now hand off an active Spotify session from your Android phone to your PC with a single click. The...
Windows 11 Preview Brings Apple Handoff-Style Spotify Resume from Android to PC
Microsoft is rolling out a new Android-to-PC handoff feature to Windows Insiders that lets you pick up a Spotify track exactly where you left off on your phone—with a single click on the desktop...
Microsoft Tests Handoff That Resumes Spotify from Android on Windows 11 with One Click
Windows 11 Insiders on the Dev and Beta channels can now move a listening session from their Android phone to a PC with a single click, no copy‑and‑paste, no manual app hunting. The feature,...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Add One-Click Spotify Handoff from Android to PC
Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 feature to Insiders that can hand off music playback from an Android phone to a PC with a single click. The capability, spotted in the latest Dev and Beta...
Microsoft Rolls Out Cross-Device 'Resume from Your Phone' to Windows 11 Insiders, Spotify First
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new cross-device continuity feature called "Resume from your phone" to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels, starting with Spotify as the first supported...
Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5761 Tests Cross-Device App Resume: Spotify Handoff Arrives First
Microsoft has started testing a new cross-device continuity feature in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093), part of the Dev Channel flighting for version 25H2. The feature, which...
Microsoft Tests One-Click Spotify Handoff from Android to Windows 11 in Latest Insider Builds
Microsoft has started testing a new cross-device continuity feature in Windows 11 Insider builds that lets users seamlessly resume Android app sessions on their PC with a single click, starting with...