Windows

Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system on the planet, holding a whopping 74% of the global desktop PC market as of 2023. The majority of those computers are running Windows 10, arguably Microsoft’s best version of the hugely successful OS so far.
Plenty of users are still rocking older systems with versions like Windows 7, Vista, and even the historically beloved Window XP. If you’ve ever touched a computer (and we don’t know how you’d be reading this if you hadn’t), chances are you’ve experienced at least one iteration of Microsoft’s long-running software.
Now Windows 11 is here, and Windows 12 is slated to arrive soon(ish) - so naturally we’re covering everything Windows-related on a weekly basis. Below, you’ll find everything related to Microsoft’s flagship operating system - news, tips, analysis, and more.
Latest about Windows

Find Windows 11’s settings too confusing? Microsoft has an answer – and it unsurprisingly relies on AI
By Darren Allan published
Windows 11 gets an AI agent for changing settings (in testing) with Copilot+ PCs, and I’m keen to see how accurate and useful this proves.

Microsoft shows us discarded Windows 11 Start menu designs – and I’m so glad they were chucked in the bin in favor of the revamp we’re getting
By Darren Allan published
Are you happy with Windows 11’s major Start menu redesign? Microsoft has shown off other concepts that were abandoned, and they’re a love or hate thing.

Windows 11 gets more AI upgrades we didn’t ask for – as Copilot pops up on the desktop and Microsoft Store
By Darren Allan published
Like it or not, you’re getting more ways to use Copilot in Windows 11 in the form of shortcuts on the desktop, and AI helping to sell you stuff in the Microsoft Store.

Fed up with irrelevant results cluttering up your Windows 11 searches? I certainly am, and it looks like the situation’s going downhill from here
By Darren Allan published
Windows 11 search could soon be clogged up with more unwanted results when you’re trying to find something in the OS.

Can’t upgrade to Windows 11? This Linux project wants to save your old PC from the scrapheap when Windows 10 support ends
By Darren Allan published
Windows 10 runs out of support in October 2025, and you should already be thinking about your next move. Realistically, could that mean a shift to Linux?

Windows 11’s big Start menu revamp is real – Microsoft has shared a first look at the redesign, and I’m very glad to see it
By Darren Allan published
Fed up with Windows 11’s Start menu? Microsoft has confirmed that a redesign is coming, and it looks promising even at this early stage.

Microsoft has a big new AI settings upgrade for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs – plus 3 other nifty tricks
By Darren Allan published
Remember all those promises Microsoft made, many moons ago, about changing Windows 11 settings by using AI? It looks like this is finally happening.

Windows 11 could soon get a nifty new privacy feature that tells you when people are sneakily looking at your laptop screen
By Darren Allan published
Do you worry about people looking at the contents of your screen when you're using your laptop in public? Windows 11 might soon be able to warn you.

Microsoft has fixed a bug in Windows 10 that broke part of the Start menu – and the reason why this happened might annoy you
By Darren Allan published
At this stage in the game, why is Microsoft making changes to Windows 10 that could throw a wrench in the works? To promote Microsoft accounts, that’s why.

Been hiding from Windows 11 24H2 due to the fuss about all the bugs? There’s nowhere to run now as Microsoft’s made the update compulsory
By Darren Allan published
Microsoft’s most recent version of Windows 11 has come under fire for being overly bug-ridden, but it’s now inbound for everyone, ready or not.
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