Microsoft tests a movable Taskbar in Windows 11, restoring a key customization feature many users missed

Windows 11 Build 26300.8493 introduces the ability to move the Taskbar and resize icons, reversing a major launch-day ...

Microsoft reverses course on Edge password handling but denies users were ever at risk

After a researcher exposed that Edge was dumping passwords into memory, Microsoft is rolling out a fix while maintaining the ...

Microsoft cancels Claude Code licenses, shifting developers to GitHub Copilot CLI — a move likely driven by financial motives

Warren reports that Claude Code gained vast popularity among Microsoft employees over the past six months, which has ...

Microsoft fixes annoying BitLocker lockout — but only for Windows 11, leaving Windows 10 stuck

Windows 11 25H2 users get a BitLocker bug fix, while Windows 10 remains stuck with recovery headaches until Microsoft rolls ...

Microsoft and its partners are rebuilding how Windows 11 talks to hardware to save your PC from itself

One of the pillars of the Windows K2 initiative is to improve OS, driver, and app At the WinHEC 2026 (Windows Hardware ...
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ON THIS DAY: Microsoft offers an olive branch for users of 'Non-Genuine' Windows PCs to get a Windows 10 upgrade

Microsoft’s decision to offer full Windows 10 upgrades to non‑genuine PCs marked a rare moment of outreach — and a major shift in how the company thought about Windows adoption. When you purchase ...

“This is still very insane to see”: Halo: Campaign Evolved is stocking PS5 shelves in GameStop

Over on Reddit, one fan, u/Maxkid1995, spotted that GameStop is stocking its shelves with placeholder cases showing Halo: ...

Xbox Game Pass' Subnautica 2 blew up the Steam charts in minutes at its Early Access launch — it's peaked at nearly half a million concurrent players

Subnautica 2 has finally arrived on Xbox, PC, and Xbox Game Pass, and has already become a colossal hit on Steam alone. It's ...

Major Windows 11 performance upgrades set to rollout within weeks, Microsoft confirms: New 'Low Latency Profile' improvements confirmed to "accelerate app lau…

Windows 11's highly anticipated Low Latency Profile performance feature is now in the final round of testing, with rollout ...

"Project Saluki": A new Xbox Game Pass tier has been unearthed, alongside a curious "Positron" potential disc-to-digital program — and it could be huge

The newest Xbox Game Pass tiers appear to be specifically targeting the lucrative Chinese market, and is Microsoft also ...

"Not a preload issue": Xbox responds as 'Forza Horizon 6' PC files leak in full a week before launch — and pirates already cracked it (UPDATED: Microsoft responds)

It's a potentially multi-million dollar error. Playground Games uploaded fresh pre-load files to Steam, albeit without ...

Microsoft nearly solved one of folding phones’ worst problems: New patent reveals spring-loaded hinge design for canceled Surface Duo 3

Microsoft has explored a next-gen folding phone design that included a spring-loaded button for popping open the device ...