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This 'temporary' Windows code is old enough to be a US Senator

Despite being implemented as a temporary solution in 1994, the format drive user interface in Windows has not been updated in three decades. The developer behind the feature shared the story of the inception of the format drive dialog.

Windows Central

An Xbox gaming handheld could be more powerful and useful than PlayStation Portal

Xbox boss Phil Spencer talks more on a possible Xbox handheld console.

Microsoft once again merges Windows and Surface teams under new boss — and that's good news

Windows is moving back under the same team that handles hardware, after briefly being moved under Microsoft's new AI organization last week.

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Eppie is here to save you from the terrible new Outlook app, and it fully supports Proton Mail too

Finebits just announced Eppie, an email client with full support for Outlook, Gmail, and Proton Mail. Eppie is in beta, and you can test it if you have the Finebits AppPack.

Windows Central

A bit of Windows UI from 1994 still lives in Windows 11

The disk format dialog box has remained almost unchanged for 30 years.

Tom’s Guide

The disk 'Format' dialog in Windows was only meant to be a temporary solution but it's still chugging along, 30 years later

Who'd have thought something cooked up one 'rainy Thursday morning' could have such longevity?

PC Gamer

3 things Xbox's rumored handheld console needs to do to succeed

Xbox is rumored to be developing more than one Xbox handheld console prototype according to Windows Central's Jez Corden.

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macOS isn’t perfect – but every day with Windows 11 makes me want to use my MacBook full-time

I always preferred Windows to macOS, but Microsoft is doing a good job of making me hate Windows 11.

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Windows Users Give Copilot the Thumbs Down And A Kick to the Bin

Windows 11 users are furious about Microsoft forcing the AI helper Copilot on them, calling it useless and demanding its removal.

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I still use a Windows XP app from 2003 to clean up my hard drive and I'll never stop

No matter how many tools and settings Microsoft adds to Windows 11, I'll always fall back on WinDirStat when I'm running low on storage.

Windows Central

Capcom announces how it's going to fix Dragon's Dogma 2's biggest issues

Capcom has announced that they plan to implement several changes to Dragon's Dogma 2 through post-launch updates and patches. We have the full rundown of updates that Capcom has in store for the game right here.

Windows Central

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite will run Windows games 'just fine' using x64 emulation

Qualcomm says Windows games should work on its anticipated Arm laptops, x86 emulation and gaming should run perfectly on these devices without porting.

Windows Central

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 360 is the Windows MacBook Air I always wanted — here’s why

The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 360 improves key elements of its convertible formula to make this a true adversary to the 15-inch MacBook Air.

Tom’s Guide

The best Microsoft Teams accessory around might actually be your Apple AirPods

Could your AirPods be the most unexpectedly useful accessory for a Microsoft Teams call?

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How to open HEIC files in Windows 11

If you have an iPhone and a Windows computer, you know the ecosystems don't always mesh flawlessly. With an HEIC file extension, however, opening your iPhone photos on Windows 11 is pretty easy.

TechRadar

Now is the perfect time for Microsoft to resurrect Windows 8 - for one simple reason

Windows 8 - or the spirit of it, at least - could be the perfect thing for the current generation of portable PCs.

Tom’s Guide

Snapdragon X Elite laptops could have a big advantage over the latest MacBooks

“Your game should already work,” Qualcomm tells developers in a major boost to Windows Ultrabooks.

TechRadar

Microsoft is pushing out Copilot AI to more Windows 11 users – ready or not – and Windows 10 will follow shortly

If you haven’t got Copilot on your desktop yet, odds are you will have the assistant soon.

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Surface Laptop 6 vs Surface Laptop 5: Here are the biggest upgrades

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 offers some decent upgrades over its predecessor, but is it worth the upgrade?

PC Gamer

The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware, but it was just Microsoft's latest attempt to try and fool me into using Bing

This should be illegal.

TechRadar

Microsoft’s Notepad goes from a simple text editor to a mini-Word thanks to spell check and autocorrect - but could it lose its charm?

Microsoft's Notepad sees significant feature updates, introducing spell check and autocorrect, sparking user discussion about whether the simple text editor is all that simple.

Tom’s Hardware

Unlike Apple's chips, Qualcomm's X Elite Arm CPU will run Windows games just fine using x64 emulation — native ARM64 code will give best performance

Qualcomm, in a victory for Arm CPU architecture and especially itself, point toward competent gaming performance in x86 applications on its upcoming X Elite-based laptops.

TechRadar

Windows 11 is getting a controversial Windows 10 feature that some people accuse of being pointless bloat

A love-or-hate Windows 10 feature is coming to Windows 11 – although it has been improved in one respect.

TechRadar

Microsoft reveals cause of widespread Windows Server issue

Did the March 2024 update break your Windows Server? Apart from downgrading, you’ll need to wait days for a fix.

Windows Central

Microsoft Copilot is now rolling out to more Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs, and you can try it without signing in

Microsoft just started rolling out Copilot to more devices running Windows 11 and Windows 10. The company also added the option to use Copilot 10 times before having to sign in.

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