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Windows 11 Users Want Folder Sizes, Smoother Virtual Desktops, and Custom Menus in Microsoft Feedback Push
Rudy Huyn, a Microsoft partner architect for Windows and the Store, took to X this week with a straightforward question: “What do you miss most in Windows?” The responses, pouring in during the...
AI’s Uneven March: Anthropic Index Maps Global Gaps as Microsoft Adds Claude to Copilot
Anthropic dropped a trove of real-world AI usage data on September 15, mapping where and how people across 150 countries use its Claude assistant—and the picture is one of breakneck adoption...
Microsoft's Click To Do Arrives on Copilot+ PCs—Here's What You Can Actually Do With It
Microsoft's new Click To Do overlay, now rolling out to Copilot+ PCs, turns any on-screen content into actionable items—summarizing text, extracting emails, or searching visually—using a mix of...
Xbox Gaming Copilot Goes Live on Windows 11: How to Use the AI Game Coach
After months of quiet testing with Xbox Insiders, Microsoft is flinging open the doors to its Gaming Copilot. Starting today, the AI-powered helper is rolling out to Windows 11 users...
Microsoft's Paint App Now Hides a Secret AI Test Lab—But You Can't Sign Up Yet
Microsoft has quietly begun inviting Windows 11 users to join a new opt-in program called Windows AI Labs, designed to let early adopters test experimental AI features directly inside native apps...
Paint's New 'AI Labs' Sign-Up Hints Microsoft Is Opening On-Device AI Tests to All Windows 11 Users
Microsoft has quietly inserted a “Microsoft AI Labs” sign-up prompt into the Settings menu of its Paint app on Windows 11, inviting users to register for experimental AI features without...
Ask Copilot What to Wear, Buy the Look — Microsoft’s AI Now Doubles as a Personal Stylist
Microsoft’s AI assistant just got a wardrobe. As of mid-September 2025, Copilot can now suggest complete outfits and let you purchase items directly within the chat interface, thanks to a...
MinterEllison’s CEO Uses Copilot for ‘Every Task’—and Lawyers Are Reclaiming 5 Hours a Day
Virginia Briggs, the chief executive of one of Australia’s largest law firms, doesn’t start her day without consulting Microsoft 365 Copilot. By her own account, she deploys the AI across...
Microsoft’s Windows 365 Cloud Apps Public Preview: Stream Single Apps, Not the Whole Desktop
Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 365 Cloud Apps on September 18, 2025, pushing the service into public preview with a clear message: not every worker needs a full Cloud PC. The new capability...
Free Local AI Comes to Notepad on Copilot+ PCs in Latest Windows Insider Build
Microsoft has given Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels a triple treat this week: new generative AI features inside Notepad that can run entirely on-device, a native project file...
Microsoft Accidentally Reveals 'Windows AI Labs' Program in Paint, but Backend Remains Offline
On September 18, some Windows 11 users encountered an unexpected pop-up in Microsoft Paint: "Try experimental AI features in Paint: Sign up for Windows AI Labs programme for Paint in Settings." The...
Paint Update: .paint Project Files and Opacity Slider Now in Insider Testing
Microsoft is giving Windows 11’s built-in Paint app its most significant workflow upgrade in years. Starting this week, Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels can save layered compositions...