Catch up with this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap with stories about Microsoft fixing Windows 11, emergency updates, gaming news, and more.

Engineers are now focusing on performance, reliability, and the overall Windows experience. Engineers are now focusing on performance, reliability, and the overall Windows experience. is a senior ...

Microsoft and OpenAI may have a notoriously rocky relationship but as OpenAI experiences never-before-seen revenue growth, Microsoft, one of its major investors, is benefiting greatly. When the ...

Microsoft’s Patch Fixes Are Breaking Windows, Forcing a Second Emergency Update Your email has been sent Microsoft’s own fixes have become its biggest problem, forcing the company to issue a second ...

Bottom line: At its core, Windows 11 26H1 is a transitional build rather than a headline release. It lays the groundwork for processor and architecture support that has yet to arrive, setting the ...

Microsoft's first new preview build of Windows 11 for 2026 is packing a handful of Copilot additions, along with a new mobile Resume feature and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

If you were already skeptical — if not livid — about Microsoft’s ongoing campaign to drown Windows 11 with useless AI features, you’re really going to hate this video. In a 30 second clip uploaded ...

Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has typically offered a few ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has quietly discontinued telephone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the last method to activate Windows without an internet connection. Users calling the ...

Before Microsoft shipped the Surface Duo with Android, it was meant to run a custom version of Windows called Andromeda OS, built specifically for dual-screen devices. That plan was quietly scrapped ...

Microsoft Issues New ‘Critical‘ Windows 11 Update Amid Broader Upgrade Push Your email has been sent While attention in the Windows ecosystem has recently ...