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Microsoft is finally making it easier to enable hidden and experimental Windows 11 features

Taras Buria — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:01 +0000

At long last, Microsoft is making it easier for Windows 11 Insiders to enable or disable in-development, experimental features. Read more...

[Deal Alert] Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC now 60% off

Neowin Deals — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:02 +0000

One-time purchase of classic 2024 desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for PC. For Mac also at 20% off, limited time deal. Read more...

State of Decay 3 rises from the dead six years after reveal with playtests

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:30:02 +0000

It was 2020 when Undead Labs announced State of Decay 3, and it looks like the studio is finally getting ready to show off the Xbox title to fans. Read more...

A Windows 11 setting is getting a slight visual overhaul, and USB fixes with latest builds

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:33:26 +0000

Microsoft has released a new Canary Builds, 29560.1000 and 28020.1803, for Windows 11 Insiders with improvements like bug fixes and new features. Read more...

Windows 11 gets haptic feedback for mice and trackpads, Xbox mode, and more in new builds

Taras Buria — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is rolling out new Windows 11 preview builds with a new mouse/trackpad feature, Xbox mode, and more. Read more...

Project Hail Mary, but Grace is stuck with two Outlooks and both don't work

Usama Jawad — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:02:01 +0000

From lunar flyby to IT support, Artemis II astronauts report Outlook failures, proving even deep space isn't safe from Microsoft's software bugs. Read more...

Microsoft is working on a bunch of useful upgrades for Teams

Usama Jawad — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:36:01 +0000

Teams is quietly redesigning how chats appear and behave, introducing subtle tweaks that could dramatically change how you navigate conversations daily. Read more...

A popular Linux distro now has higher system hardware requirements than Windows 11

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:10:01 +0000

If you thought running Windows 11 was hard on your PC and that you should switch to Linux, this popular Linux distro may not be an option anymore. Read more...

Microsoft begins force-updating users to the latest Windows 11 version

Taras Buria — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:40:01 +0000

If your PC is running Windows 11 version 24H2, get ready for some forced updates to a newer release. Read more...

Browser Choice Alliance slams Microsoft for latest shady Edge tactic

Usama Jawad — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:50:01 +0000

A browser coalition, involving Google, blasts Microsoft's Edge push, warning Windows 11 tests quietly nudge users back to Edge and undermine real choice. Read more...

People are furious that Microsoft is killing off Publisher

Usama Jawad — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:22:04 +0000

Microsoft's Publisher shutdown sparks fury as users face locked files, forced migrations, and what many call another careless kill-off. Read more...

Microsoft to strip AI-generated recaps from Loop in surprising move

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:46:01 +0000

In a rare reversal of its AI-everywhere strategy, Microsoft is retiring a key Copilot feature in Loop. Discover what this means for your workflow and why the change is happening. Read more...

Windows 11 continues dominating gaming audience

Taras Buria — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:38:02 +0000

Valve has released the latest results of its monthly Hardware & Software Survey, showing Windows 11's continuous dominance among gamers. Read more...

Microsoft confirms outage as some Microsoft 365 services go down

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:50:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that certain M365 services have gone down as they have been hit by an outage. The company is investigating and has released some preliminary details. Read more...

Microsoft adds useful warning about upcoming mandatory Windows 11/10 update installation

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has added a new helpful indicator so that you can tell whether a mandatory Windows 11/10 update is installed or not. Read more...

Six Assassin's Creed games join Free Play Days on Xbox this weekend

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:02:01 +0000

The Free Play Days promotion of Xbox has been taken over by Assassin's Creed games this time, bringing in Valhalla, Origins, Unity, and more. Read more...

Microsoft releases MAI-Transcribe-1, the most accurate transcription model in the world

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:46:02 +0000

Microsoft's MAI-Transcribe-1 model currently leads the FLEURS benchmark in 11 core languages and outperforms competitors like OpenAI's Whisper-large-v3 and Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash. Read more...

Microsoft tests new way to make Edge default Windows 11 browser over Chrome & Firefox

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:30:01 +0000

Microsoft is testing an interesting new way to make Edge become your favorite and hopefully default browser on Windows 11. Read more...

After Windows 11, Microsoft addressing "key" issues on one of its most powerful native tools

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:26:01 +0000

Not only Windows 11, Microsoft says it is also committing to improving one of the best more powerful native tools on Windows 11. Read more...

Microsoft says downloading New Outlook may be necessary to send emails due to new nasty bug

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:42:02 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that a bug won't let users send any emails. The company has shared multiple workarounds, and using New Outlook for Windows may be the only way to fix it. Read more...

Microsoft confirms a new Teams feature upgrade for admins is rolling out now

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:42:01 +0000

Microsoft recently announced that an upgrade is coming to Teams Admin Center which should make life easier for admins. Read more...

Microsoft drops support for a Windows 11, Mac Teams feature and is removing it soon

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:12:02 +0000

Teams will soon lose a component on Windows 11 and Mac devices. Microsoft has shared guidance on it. Read more...

Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.97

Razvan Serea — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge is a free web browser based on the Chromium Open Source project and other Open Source software. Read more...

Microsoft's Bing Maps receives its largest address data upgrade in years

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:26:01 +0000

With the global integration of TomTom Orbis data now complete, users can now enjoy improved location experiences on Bing Maps, Bing Search, and Copilot. Read more...

Windows 11 is getting new features for Task Manager

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is preparing some useful new features for Windows 11's Task Manager, and you can already try them out. Read more...

Microsoft encourages IT admins to use Intune and "shape how Windows Update behaves"

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:46:01 +0000

Microsoft pushes IT admins to manage Windows Update via Intune, replacing SCCM with policy-driven control. Read more...

Windows 11 is getting movable taskbar, and Microsoft revealed an early look at it

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:08:01 +0000

Windows 11 will soon let you change the taskbar position on the screen. Here is a quick early look at it. Read more...

Logitech MX Master 4 now supports native haptics in Windows 11

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:26:02 +0000

The MX Master 4 mouse now supports native Windows 11 haptic feedback, but there is one interesting twist. Read more...

Microsoft explains why it's blaming users for some buggy, broken, faulty Windows 11/10 PCs

Sayan Sen — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:26:01 +0000

A veteran Microsoft engineer who has worked on Windows for a long time really wants people to reconsider before blaming Windows 11 for broken systems and functions. He has explained why. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Intune for IT admins in March 2026

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:36:01 +0000

From smarter alerts to tighter control across Windows, iOS, and macOS, Microsoft expands Intune in ways IT admins shouldn't ignore. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in March 2026

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:34:02 +0000

A quieter month for Excel, but subtle changes hint at bigger AI-driven shifts ahead as Microsoft continues evolving its productivity tools. Read more...

Samsung SSD software update you must install completely breaks on Windows 11 25H2, 24H2

Sayan Sen — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:18:01 +0000

Various online user reports suggest that a critical software update for Samsung SSDs has been broken for months on the latest versions of Windows 11. Read more...

Windows 11 KB5086672 is out to fix broken feature update

Taras Buria — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:51:04 +0000

Microsoft has released a new out-of-band update for Windows 11 to fix the recently broken feature update. Read more...

Microsoft is simplifying Windows game development with new Xbox PC Remote Tools

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled a new suite of remote tools aiming to streamline the pairing, debugging, and deploying parts of Windows game development. Read more...

[Deal Alert] Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is now 90% off

Neowin Deals — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:00:01 +0000

Experience next-generation cross-platform development & AI-powered collaboration for seamless, efficient programming. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Teams in March 2026

Usama Jawad — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:30:02 +0000

A wave of Teams improvements landed throughout March, bringing subtle but meaningful changes to chat, meetings, and overall workflows. Read more...

UK watchdog to probe Microsoft business software over market dominance concerns

Paul Hill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:10:02 +0000

Microsoft's grip on the UK business software market is under fire. A new investigation could change how Windows, Teams, and Copilot are licensed and used. Read more...

Microsoft formally removes a command line tool from Windows 11 25H2, 24H2, 23H2, Windows 10

Sayan Sen — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:36:02 +0000

Microsoft has formally announced the death of a command-line tool on all versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, as well as Server. Read more...

GitHub Copilot ads in PRs were due to a "programming logic issue", claims Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:28:01 +0000

A quiet GitHub Copilot change sparked backlash from angry developers, forcing Microsoft into damage control and a sudden reversal. Read more...

Microsoft Teams to add a faster way to build automations using slash commands

Paul Hill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:40:01 +0000

Tired of digging through menus? Microsoft is making Teams workflows much easier to discover. Learn how the new slash command shortcut will boost your productivity this spring. Read more...