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The Power of Defaults Has Failed Us (Premium)

We've all heard about the so-called power of defaults, where making one option the default…

First Rust Code Shows Up in the Windows 11 Kernel

Recently, we learned that Microsoft will rewrite parts of the Windows kernel using the memory-safe…

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Stardock Announces Groupy 2

Stardock today announced Groupy 2, which brings a universal tab experience to nearly all apps…

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Windows 11 Insider Builds 22621.1755 and 22624.1755 Land on the Beta Channel

Microsoft has released today the Windows 11 Insider builds 22621.1755 and 22624.1755 for Beta Channel…

Patch Tuesday Arrives, Brings One New Windows 11 Feature

It's Patch Tuesday, and you know what that means, Week B fans: it's time for…

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Report: Microsoft May Let Windows 11 Users Pin Widgets to the Desktop

Microsoft is reportedly planning to allow Windows 11 users to pin widgets on the desktop,…

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Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga G3 First Impressions

I've reviewed several different ThinkBook designs over the years, but the ThinkBook 14s Yoga G3…

New Windows 11 Insider Builds Bring Facebook Widget and More

Microsoft has just released new Windows 11 builds for Insiders on the Canary, Dev, and…

Windows 11 Photos App Adds New Slideshow and Spot Fixing Tool in Beta

A new update for the Windows 11 Photos app is now rolling out to Insiders…

RunAsRadio 878: Large Language Models and Windows

Richard chats with Paul Thurrott about the role of LLMs in the Windows ecosystem. Paul…

Computex 2016: AMD A-Series Processors, AMD Radeon RX Graphics, and Zen

AMD Revenues Tumble 9 Percent on PC Market Downturn

Microprocessor maker AMD reported that it earned a net loss of $139 million on revenues…

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We’re All Beta Testers Now (Premium)

With Windows 11, Microsoft is using a technology called Controlled Feature Rollout (CFR) to turn…

Tip: Use WingetUI if Command Lines Aren’t Your Thing

I recently wrote about the wonders of the Windows Package Manager (winget), but command-line tools…

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Microsoft Finally Gave Us What We Wanted … But With Windows 10 (Premium)

Ever wonder what the opposite of continuous innovation might look like? Well, it would look…

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What (Else) Usage Share Reveals About Microsoft Edge (Premium)

I saw a headline stating that Safari usage had surpassed that of Microsoft Edge, but…

Microsoft is Rewriting Parts of the Windows Kernel in Rust

Microsoft vice president David Weston revealed this week that Microsoft will follow Linux and rewrite…

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