Windows 11
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Windows 11 Insiders Get Live Audio Device Meters and Driver Fix in Experimental Builds
Microsoft has quietly released two experimental Windows 11 Insider builds, one of which introduces a long-awaited live audio monitoring tool and a critical stability fix for HD Audio drivers. The...
Windows 11 26H2 Hits the Experimental Channel as Microsoft Arms IT With Governance Tools
Microsoft officially dropped Windows 11 version 26H2 into the Windows Insider Experimental channel on June 19, 2026, alongside fresh Beta and Experimental builds. The release arrives not as a full...
Microsoft Acknowledges Windows 11 June 2026 Update Bug: Recycle Bin Shows $Rxxxxx Filenames
A critical glitch in the latest Windows 11 security updates causes the Recycle Bin to reveal internal system filenames when users try to delete files, Microsoft admitted on June 18, 2026. The flaw,...
PC Manager: Microsoft’s Free Windows Utility Remains Geographically Restricted in 2026
Microsoft’s free PC Manager utility, launched with fanfare as a globally available tool in January 2024, remains stubbornly off-limits for Windows users in many parts of the world more than two...
Microsoft Readies DirectX Dump Files for September 2026, Overhauling GPU Crash Diagnostics on Windows
Microsoft is set to introduce DirectX Dump Files, a new crash-diagnostics system that will give developers and enthusiasts dramatically richer data about GPU hangs and crashes on Windows. The...
LTT Benchmarks Prove Xbox Mode for Windows 11 Saves RAM but Delivers Zero FPS Gains
When Linus Tech Tips finally got their hands on Microsoft’s heavily teased Xbox Mode for Windows 11, the PC gaming world held its breath. Would this be the performance panacea that turns a bloated...
KB5094126 Glitch Exposes Recycle Bin’s Hidden Filenames in Confirmation Dialog
Microsoft has confirmed that the June 9, 2026 security update KB5094126 is causing an unusual and confusing bug in Windows: when users attempt to permanently delete files from the Recycle Bin, the...
Microsoft Confirms: June 2026 Security Updates Cause Recycle Bin to Display Internal $R Filenames
Microsoft has officially acknowledged a bizarre bug introduced by its June 9, 2026 security updates that causes the Windows Recycle Bin to leak internal file names. Instead of showing the friendly...
Stop OLED Burn-In on Windows 11: Essential Display Tweaks You Need Now
Microsoft’s Windows 11 offers a suite of built-in settings that can dramatically extend the life of OLED displays, but many users leave these protections disabled by default. Static elements like...
Microsoft Design Lead Teases Simpler, Faster Windows 11 Right-Click Menu Redesign
Microsoft is planning another overhaul of the Windows 11 right-click context menu, according to a recent signal from a senior design lead. Marcus Ash, a principal design manager at Microsoft,...
Taskbar Duel: Windows 10's Classic Efficiency Still Outruns Windows 11 in 2026, Say Power Users
Nearly five years after Windows 11's launch, a vocal segment of the Windows user base still swears by the classic taskbar found in Windows 10—and it's not just nostalgia. As of June 2026, community...
Windows 11’s Media Player Ramps Up RAM Usage to 377MB—and Still Lacks Essential Codecs
Third-party testing has revealed that Microsoft’s modern Windows 11 Media Player idles at nearly 377 MB of RAM—over triple the 103 MB consumed by the legacy Windows Media Player under identical...