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Windows 11 Photos App Gets AI-Powered Auto Categorization for Screenshots, Receipts, and More
Microsoft is revolutionizing photo management on Windows 11 with a new AI-driven feature in the Photos app that automatically categorizes images into specific groups like screenshots, receipts,...
Windows 11 25H2 enablement package cuts upgrade to a tiny download, resets support clock for all users
Microsoft's Windows 11 version 25H2, slated for release in 2025, represents a significant shift in how feature updates are delivered, focusing on efficiency and stability through an enablement...
Windows 11 Copilot Integration Deep Dive: Share with Copilot and In-Context Translation Features
Microsoft is pushing the boundaries of AI integration in Windows 11 with new experimental features spotted in the latest Insider Preview builds, including a "Share with Copilot" shortcut in the...
Windows 11’s Latest Preview Lets You Set Videos as Your Desktop Wallpaper — Here’s How It Works
Microsoft quietly built native video wallpaper support into the latest Windows 11 preview builds, allowing users to set a video file as their desktop background for the first time since the Windows...
Windows 11 Tests Yet Another Copilot Button, This Time in Taskbar Previews
Microsoft has slipped a new “Share with Copilot” button into the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview, as first reported by The Verge. The button materializes when you hover over an open app’s...
Microsoft Races to Patch File Explorer Freezes and Vanished Audio in Windows 11 Build 27950
Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27950 to the Canary Channel on September 19, delivering a package of surgical repairs for some of the most disruptive bugs testers have hit in...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27950 fixes taskbar preview drift and screen flicker, but Arm64 risks remain
Microsoft has shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27950 to Canary Channel testers, targeting a trio of persistent pain points: taskbar previews that drift away from app icons after a display...
Windows 11 Insider Builds 26220.6690 and 26120.6690: Copilot Invades the Taskbar and a New Account Hub Arrives
Microsoft dropped a new Insider preview on September 19, pushing KB5065786 to the Dev Channel as Build 26220.6690 and to the Beta Channel as Build 26120.6690. The update concentrates on three fronts:...
Microsoft Gave Windows Search an AI Brain, But You'll Need a Copilot+ PC to Use It
Microsoft shipped a Windows 11 Insider preview build this week that finally makes the operating system’s search understand what you mean, not just what you type. The long-awaited semantic search...
Microsoft’s Latest Insider Build Tests a One-Stop Account Hub for Windows 11
Microsoft dropped a fresh batch of Windows 11 Insider builds on September 19, 2025, and one update—identified as KB5065786—signals a deeper, more deliberate integration of Microsoft Account...
Windows 11 Dev Build 26220.6690: AI Translation Arrives, But Hardware Hiccups Linger
On September 19, Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6690 (KB5065786) to the Dev Channel, packing two new Copilot-driven features and a handful of urgent fixes. The most notable...
Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.6690 Fixes File Explorer Crashes and Update Errors
Microsoft pushed a new Beta Channel build to Windows Insiders on September 19, 2025, delivering a round of critical reliability fixes alongside incremental AI feature rollouts. Build 26120.6690...