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4 new features available on the Windows 11 Insider Program during the first half of August 2025

During the first half of August 2025, Microsoft released five Insider builds for Windows 11 version 25H2 and 24H2 with various visual changes and improvements, including porting more Control Panel features to the Settings app.

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This Windows 11 feature drove me nuts. Microsoft's finally fixing it — sort of

As part of a new Windows 11 developer build, Microsoft is finally (sort of) fixing the most frustrating feature — it's Second-chance out-of-box experience (SCOOBE).

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft gives you another reason to hook up your Windows 11 PC and Android smartphone - it's a security feature that could come in seriously handy

Windows 11 has a new Phone Link feature that impressed me - the ability to lock the PC remotely with an Android device.

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Microsoft says Black Screen of Death better 'aligns with Windows 11's visual style' - but I think the new crash screen is missing a key detail

Windows 11's Blue Screen of Death is now black and more streamlined - but I'm worried the simplification goes too far.

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I use this stylish retro mini PC as a living room indie games portal, and it's effectively a tiny Xbox that rivals handhelds

The Ayaneo AM02 is a mini PC that looks like a futuristic NES, performs like a high-end handheld, and can act like a tiny Xbox using Windows 11.

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‘You did say how much you loved Vista’ – Microsoft’s most hated operating system pops up in Windows 11’s weirdest glitch ever

Microsoft confirms bug with Windows 11 playing Vista startup sound by accident, but there’s more to this than meets the ear.

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7 accessibility features in Windows 11 that make life easier for everyone

Windows 11 includes many accessibility features that anyone can use to improve productivity, including special customization settings and plenty more.

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Can’t upgrade your laptop to Windows 11? Asus joins Microsoft’s campaign urging you to buy a new Copilot+ PC, and I’m not sure that’s wise

Buy a new Copilot+ PC, Asus urges us, sweeping some vital issues under the computing carpet.

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12 apps every Windows 11 power user should install on a new PC

I'm highlighting 12 must-have apps that every Windows 11 power user should install on a fresh setup.

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Microsoft has second thoughts over a surprisingly controversial Windows change

Microsoft shoved Windows 11 features into Windows 10, and then instantly regretted it. This isn't the best way to convince folks to jump to Windows 11.

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The Xbox Game Bar for Windows 11 is becoming extremely good — It's time to give Microsoft credit where it's due

After years of graft, Microsoft's Xbox apps on Windows 11 PCs and gaming handhelds are becoming increasingly hard to criticize.

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How to prevent your PC from locking automatically on Windows 11

On Windows 11, you can prevent the system from locking itself automatically, and in this guide, I'll show you how to complete this configuration.

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Windows 10 support is ending — but End of 10 wants you to switch to Linux

End of 10 is encouraging people with Windows 10 PCs to install Linux and skip buying new Windows 11 PCs.

Tom’s Hardware

This app fixes the Windows 11 Start menu, and it now works with Snapdragon PCs

Windhawk's latest update adds full ARM64 support, letting Windows on Arm users customize the Start menu and more with community mods.

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Windows 11 is about to get a nifty shortcut for copying out all the text from an image

Got an image on your monitor that you want to extract the text from? Windows 11 is about to make that process dead easy.

Tom’s Guide

15 top Windows 11 tips everyone needs to know

I reviewed Windows 11 and have used it for years—here are my top 25 tips for making the most of it.

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7 features in Windows 11 I wish were enabled by default

On Windows 11, Microsoft makes many default configurations, but at least these seven features should also be considered to be enabled by default.

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How to check apps draining the most battery on Windows 11

Is your laptop's battery not lasting as long as it should? It could be an app, and here's how to check which app is draining the battery on Windows 11.

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How to recover files in Windows 11

We show you how to recover files in Windows 11 by either checking your Recycle Bin, or finding them in your file history backups.

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Microsoft changes Windows 11’s Start menu for the better (gasp) while introducing nifty new file sharing options

Windows 11 appears to be getting a Start menu change that I like (shock, horror).

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Bill Gates says he'd "hide from the press" if former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer traded "the new and hot OS" for Windows 10

In a recent interview with Bill Gates, Mark Cuban compared The Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to Microsoft trading Windows 11 for Windows 10.

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7 new Windows 11 features and more big changes coming in 2025 that you'll actually care about

Microsoft is working on several new features for Windows 11 in 2025. Let's take an early look at them.

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Windows 11 hits a new market share milestone as Windows 10's death looms on the horizon

Global market share data suggests that Windows 11 hit 36.65% overall OS version market share in January 2025, as Microsoft starts warning users of Windows 10's imminent "demise."

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How to shut your PC down at a specific time on Windows 11 and 10

On Windows 11, you can power off a computer automatically at a specific time using PowerShell, Command Prompt, Run, shortcut, batch file, and Task Scheduler, and in this guide, I'll explain all the different methods.

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Microsoft's Windows dark mode has been embarrassingly incomplete for nearly a decade

It's been almost 10 years since Windows gained a dark mode, and it's still broken and incomplete in the latest version of Windows 11.

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