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windowslatest 41h ago 60°

Just upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft warns Windows 10 LTSC holdouts it’s time to move on

Microsoft is done with Windows 10 LTSC holdouts, tells them to just upgrade to Windows 11 already, ahead of end of life.
windowslatest 31h ago 52°

Microsoft confirms it accidentally installed new OneDrive app on Windows 11 PCs, and there’s no easy way to remove it yet

Microsoft told Windows Latest that it accidentally shipped the AI-powered OneDrive Photos app on Windows 11 more broadly than it should have.
windowslatest 6h ago 44°

Microsoft reveals why Windows 11 won’t get Liquid Glass-style UI, even though Windows Vista did it first with Aero

March Rogers explains why Windows 11 won't get more transparency controls, citing usability, accessibility, and a developer community already filling the gap with Windhawk. Windows actually did glass effects first with Vista's Aero back in 2007, before Microsoft dropped them in Windows 8.
windowslatest 6h ago 40°

Microsoft gives in to backlash, will let Windows 11 users remove OneDrive Photos AI app without breaking synced files

Microsoft is backing down on OneDrive Photos, and you'll soon be able to remove it without also removing the OneDrive sync client.
windowslatest 30h ago 38°

Windows 11 is a memory hog, even Microsoft’s Weather uses 1.2GB of RAM, 5x more than macOS Weather

Windows 11's Weather app is actually MSN Weather, a WebView2 web wrapper that uses over 1.2GB of RAM sitting idle, nearly 5x what Apple's native Weather app uses on macOS. It also shows ads styled to blend in with real forecast data, on an OS you already paid good money for.
windowslatest 38h ago 34°

Microsoft admits Windows 11 needs to be faster and drop ads, and some fixes are already shipping

Asked if Microsoft could make Windows run faster, Scott Hanselman replied, "Yep. On it." Windows 11 is getting speed gains from RAM optimization, the Low Latency Profile CPU boost, and a shift to WinUI, alongside ad removal from Search, Widgets, and the Photos app.
windowslatest 8h ago 22°

Microsoft says it’s committed to improving Microsoft 365 by shutting Publisher down, and you have 2 months to save your files

Microsoft is shutting down Microsoft Publisher on October 1, 2026, and it's now reminding everyone that it's finally time to move.