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Windows 11 Build 26052: Copilot Taskbar Icon Now Animates on Copy, Accepts Drag-and-Drop Images
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052 to the Canary and Dev channels, bringing a set of Copilot enhancements that make the AI assistant more deeply integrated into daily...
Windows 11's AI Future Takes Shape at IFA 2025 as Acer and Lenovo Battle with Copilot+ PCs
BERLIN — The AI PC revolution roared into IFA 2025, where Acer and Lenovo planted their flags with a new wave of Copilot+ systems that promise to make on-device artificial intelligence a daily...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Add Full-Screen Subscription Reminder, Sparking Adware Concerns
Microsoft is testing a full-screen renewal prompt in Windows 11 that appears when a Microsoft 365 subscription lapses, and early reactions from Insiders are far from welcoming. The new...
Microsoft Locks Auto SR AI Upscaling to Copilot+ PCs in Latest Windows 11 Preview
Microsoft shipped a significant update to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel on Tuesday, headlined by the expansion of its Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) AI upscaling technology to...
Windows 11 Build 26220.6682 Delivers Major Narrator Overhaul, Cautious AI Refinements
Microsoft dropped a new Windows 11 Insider preview build on the Dev Channel, and while it doesn't introduce flashy new apps, it packs meaningful upgrades for anyone who relies on screen readers to...
Surface Laptop 7 Shatters Battery Records with 23-Hour Runtime in Copilot+ Push
Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet. With the Surface Laptop 7, the company’s seventh-generation flagship achieves a staggering 23-hour local video playback runtime in controlled tests—nearly...
Lenovo Exec: Every PC Will Be an AI PC Within 5 Years—But Killer Apps Are Missing
The PC industry is hurtling toward a future where every new laptop and desktop sold will carry a neural processing unit (NPU) and run AI workloads locally. That's the audacious forecast from Luca...
Windows 11 September Update Packs 4GB of AI Models You May Never Use
Microsoft's September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5065426, build 26100.6584) landed with a mix of visible UI refinements, long‑awaited fixes, and a fresh wave of hardware‑gated...
Microsoft Tests AI Image Editing in Windows 11 File Explorer—Privacy Questions Remain
Windows Insiders on the bleeding-edge Canary channel are discovering a new context menu that puts generative AI image edits—including background removal, object erasing, and Bing Visual...
Microsoft's Latest Dev Build Brings Fluid Voice Dictation and Multi-Camera AI Effects to Copilot+ Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5790 (KB5065779) to the Dev Channel this week, packing new on-device AI experiences that target the voices and cameras of Copilot+ PC owners....
Windows 11 Insider Build 26120.5790: AI Dictation, Expanded Camera Effects, and Intel Rollout Priority
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5790 landed in the Beta channel on September 5, 2025, packing two practical AI upgrades for Copilot+ PCs and a File Explorer change that has already divided...
Leaked Intel Points to an AI-Obsessed Windows 12 with Modular Core PC and Mandatory NPUs
Microsoft engineers have locked onto a radical blueprint for the next version of Windows—one that could finally break free from the traditional desktop paradigm by weaving artificial intelligence...