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Windows 11 Insider Builds Introduce Start Menu Phone Hub, Settings Overhaul, and Share Pinning
Microsoft shipped five Insider builds across the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels during the first two weeks of August 2025, each delivering targeted refinements that push Windows 11 further toward a...
Xbox App on Arm: Insiders Can Now Download and Play Games Locally, Fueled by Prism Emulator Boost
Windows on Arm just took a giant leap toward becoming a legitimate gaming platform. Microsoft is rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, lets Windows Insiders download,...
Xbox PC App Preview Unlocks Local Game Downloads on Arm Windows 11 Devices
Microsoft has quietly turned on local game downloads for Arm-based Windows 11 PCs in the Xbox PC app preview, ending the forced cloud-only play that has frustrated users since the first Snapdragon...
Microsoft Breaks Cloud-Only Barrier: Xbox App Brings Local Game Downloads to Arm Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, allows Arm-based Windows 11 PCs to download and play games locally—no longer confined to cloud streaming. The...
Microsoft’s David Weston: Why Keyboard and Mouse Will Feel Alien in Windows 2030
David Weston, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Enterprise and OS Security, recently painted a future where Windows listens, sees, and acts like a digital coworker—and where the...
Windows 11 Build 27919 Merges Search Settings Into One Privacy Hub
Microsoft has streamlined Windows Search configuration by merging the former “Search permissions” and “Searching Windows” pages into a single, modernized hub under Privacy & security. The...
Microsoft Closes Windows 10 Beta Channel, Announces $30 Extended Security Updates for Consumers
The Windows 10 Beta channel is dead. On November 14, 2024, Microsoft shipped Build 19045.5194 to both the Beta and Release Preview rings, bluntly informing Insiders that it was the final preview...
Windows 11 Build 26120.5742 Moves More Settings Out of Control Panel
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (KB5064075) for the Beta Channel continues the long, slow migration of legacy Control Panel functions into the modern Settings app....
Windows 11 Canary Build 27919 Debuts Unified Search Settings, Patches File Explorer Crash
Microsoft pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27919 to the Canary Channel on August 8, 2025, delivering a revamped search settings experience that consolidates previously scattered options into...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Drop with AI Snap Layouts, Rollback-First Patching, and Settings Overhaul
Microsoft pushed a trio of Windows 11 Insider preview builds to the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels late this week, packing experimental AI-powered windowing, a new update resilience system, and a...
No More Clicking? Microsoft's Radical Windows 2030 Plan Wants You to Just Talk
Microsoft’s top security executive paints a picture of Windows in 2030 where clicking and typing feel like relics — and the community is already debating whether the company can pull it off. In a...
Windows 11 Update Deep Dive: Enhancements in Accessibility, AI-Powered Search, and Collaboration
Windows 11’s update cadence has become synonymous with the relentless pace of modern computing: always evolving, always iterating. For longtime users and new adopters alike, Microsoft’s latest...