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Microsoft's 2017 Mixed Reality Blitz: Fall Creators Update, Surface Book 2, and the $399 VR Gamble
Microsoft set out to reshape the personal computing landscape on October 17, 2017, when it launched the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update alongside a coordinated fleet of Windows Mixed Reality headsets...
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 Windows 10 PCs: The Q4 2017 Launch That Redefined Always-Connected Computing
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf delivered a clear message to investors in April 2017: the first ARM-based Windows 10 PCs would launch in the fourth quarter. The statement, made during the company's Q2...
Microsoft Silently Removes Permanent App Update Toggle from Windows Store, Forces Timed Pauses
Microsoft has quietly removed the ability to permanently disable automatic app updates in the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 and 11 for many consumer users. Instead, the Store now only offers...
Microsoft Relocates Copilot to Taskbar’s Bottom-Center with Alt+Space Trigger, Stirs Shortcut Conflicts
Microsoft has yanked Copilot out of the Windows sidebar and dropped it into a floating, bottom‑center quick view that hovers right above the taskbar — and it comes with a new Alt + Space shortcut...
10 Hidden Windows Features That Instantly Boost Productivity and Lock Down Security
Most Windows users spend years staring at the same taskbar, the same Start menu, and the same handful of shortcuts without ever discovering the OS powers that lie just one keystroke away. Microsoft...
When 'Windows 9' Headlines Stole the Show: Inside the Real Fall Creators Update
In the aftermath of Microsoft’s Build 2017 keynote, one news outlet made a jarring mistake: it announced the imminent arrival of “Windows 9 Creators Fall Update” in September. That error,...
Why Windows 10 S Was Never Really About Chromebooks — It Was Microsoft’s 3 Billion Device Moon Shot
When Microsoft took the stage in May 2017 to introduce Windows 10 S and the Surface Laptop, the official narrative was straightforward: a simplified, cloud-powered Windows experience built to...
Surface Laptop Arrives as Microsoft’s Bid for Premium Education, Rattling OEMs
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop landed in May 2017 as a departure from the experimental 2-in-1s that defined the Surface brand—and that calculated shift toward a classic clamshell design immediately...
Microsoft Retires 'Turn Off' Option for Store Updates, Enforces Temporary Pauses
Microsoft has quietly removed the ability to permanently disable automatic app updates in the Microsoft Store, forcing Windows 10 and 11 users to choose between accepting constant updates or relying...
400 Million Devices and a 3D Gamble: What Windows 10 Creators Update Really Delivered
On April 11, 2017, Microsoft began rolling out the Windows 10 Creators Update to a user base that had already swelled to 400 million active devices, according to company figures verified by The...
Alcantara, Windows 10 S, and a Phantom Snapdragon: The Surface Laptop Leaks That Defined Microsoft's Education Play
The laptop that landed in Twitter feeds worldwide on May 1, 2017 didn’t have a name yet. Renderings circulated by prolific leakers like WalkingCat and Evan Blass showed a sleek clamshell in four...
Microsoft Delivers Fall Creators Update Without Timeline as Mixed Reality Headsets Face Steam Delays
When Microsoft began rolling out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update in mid-October 2017, it delivered a suite of creative tools and mixed reality magic—but the Timeline feature that had been hyped...