Pocket-lint - Microsoft

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:24:44 GMT

Microsoft is currently in the process of rolling out its latest Windows 11 version 25H2 update to eligible PCs, and, alongside this platform upgrade, the company is also trickling out a variety of user-facing changes and improvements to the operating system.

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Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:14:39 GMT

I have fond memories of acclimating myself with Windows Me (Millennium Edition) back on my family's home computer in the early 2000s. At a time when boxy, beige PC monitors and towers ruled the roost, I was growing increasingly enamored by the wondrous Microsoft Paint and by the shere scale of information available when surfing the net via Internet Explorer.

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Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:10:05 GMT

The Windows operating system is now officially over forty years old. With decades of feature updates under its belt, it's no wonder that present-day Windows 11 is jam-packed with useful tools, utilities, and quality-of-life considerations. Of course, while some features are well-known and appreciated by PC fans around the world, others are relatively more obscure by contrast.

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Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:56:56 GMT

Modern Windows 11 computers -- particularly those powered by ARM-based Snapdragon processors -- are quite the endurance champs. When compared to laptops and tablets from just a few short years ago, modern PCs are able to crunch numbers without generating too much heat, and without burning through all available battery life in a single sitting.

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Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:54:27 GMT

In its never-ending quest to improve the user experience of the Windows 11 operating system, Microsoft is continuing to tinker with one of the most important aspects of the entire user interface: context menus. In a recent Insider Preview Build 26220.7271 for the Dev and Beta Channels of the Windows Insider Program, Microsoft has outlined some changes it's making to streamline the menu that pops up when right-clicking on the desktop and within File Explorer.

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Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:58:03 GMT

When I first bought my Surface Laptop 3 back in 2019, it ran like a champ. Even with the thermal constraints of working within a thin-and-light notebook chassis, its fairly ample 16GB of RAM memory and its 10th generation Intel Core i5-1035G7 processor were enough to keep performance snappy and consistent.

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Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:11:49 GMT

As an avid PC user, I'm always on the lookout for novel new pre-release features as they make their way into Microsoft's Windows Insider Program. In some cases, the company announces upcoming features in an official capacity, while other times, it takes enthusiasts to sift through new releases in order to uncover hidden additions to the operating system that may or may not ever make it to release.

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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:39:20 GMT

Over the years, Microsoft has reigned in the security profile of its Windows operating system to a substantial degree. Gone are the days of installing third-party antivirus software suites nonnegotiably, and so too are the days of computer worms and Trojans running amok on seemingly every other person's PC.

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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:05:30 GMT

Aside from the Start Menu, the taskbar is arguably the most recognizable user interface element of the entirety of the Windows operating system. Debuting in Windows 95 as a streamlined method for managing currently running programs, subsequent software updates bolstered its capabilities in a number of ways.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:40:31 GMT

Over four years into the lifespan of Windows 11, Microsoft is finally re-implementing one of its predecessor's best features: Agenda view. The tool, which plugs directly into the Windows Shell's calendar flyout, synchronizes upcoming events for quick glanceability, while also integrating with Outlook for virtual meeting links and the like.

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