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Microsoft quietly locks storage settings behind admin rights in Windows 11

Microsoft has quietly tightened Windows 11’s security model, and the latest change is already raising eyebrows. The Storage settings page — a core part of managing disk space, cleanup tools, and ...
TechRepublic

New Windows 11 Features Arrive This Month, Including Cross-Device Resume

New Windows 11 Features Arrive This Month, Including Cross-Device Resume Your email has been sent Microsoft is proving that Patch Tuesdays don’t have to be boring. The upcoming February 2026 update ...
GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...
Thurrott

New Windows 11 Insider Build Brings File Explorer and Settings Connectors for AI Agents

Microsoft has just released the Windows 11 25H2 preview build 26220.7344 for Insiders on the Dev and Beta Channels. The main change is the public preview of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open ...
Computerworld

Stop typing in the Start menu — use this powerful new Windows launcher instead

Microsoft's secret new Start menu replacement is impressive — and might even be a sneak preview of what's on the way with Windows 12. The Windows Start menu isn’t the best search tool when it comes to ...