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Microsoft is adding skills and third-party shopping plugins to Copilot — Windows and AI want to help you spend more money

Published by craig on March 1, 2024

Microsoft is adding third-party plugins and additional skills to Copilot, and is also adding some new features to Windows 11 for Snap layouts, creativity and…

Your next Windows update may not require a reboot — “Hot Patching” is reportedly coming to Windows 11 shortly

Published by craig on February 25, 2024

Microsoft is reportedly testing a new Windows update procedure called hot patching that will enable the installation of security updates without a restart. Microsoft hopes…

Preview version of Microsoft OS/2 was sold for $650 on eBay

Published by craig on February 25, 2024

eBay user finds and sells a “holy grail” for OS/2 collectors: a real prerelease Software Development Kit for OS/2, which Microsoft and IBM developed. Powered…

Windows 10 Installed in possible record 104 seconds – witness the fast and furious speedrun with Tiny10

Published by craig on February 19, 2024

Windows developer and tinkerer NTDev has optimized one of his tiny10 install disks so that it could install from zilch to the Windows 10 desktop…

Controversial benchmarking website goes behind paywall — Userbenchmark now requires a $10 monthly subscription

Published by craig on February 18, 2024

Infamous for its rants about AMD and leaking early hardware samples, Userbenchmark will now be charging users to run its benchmark tool. Powered by WPeMatico…

Google proposes users of older Windows 10 PCs to migrate to ChromeOS Flex — 600 devices certified

Published by craig on February 16, 2024

Want to keep your old Windows 10 PC, but maintain support after October, 2025? Google says to use ChromeOS Flex. Powered by WPeMatico Go to…

The Canadian government wants to ban Flipper Zero-type hacker tools to combat car theft (Updated)

Published by craig on February 13, 2024

Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry wants to ban devices such as Flipper Zero, as a means to combat car theft. Powered by WPeMatico…

The next, AI-focused version of Windows is Windows 11 24H2 — not Windows 12

Published by craig on February 10, 2024

Microsoft has subtly confirmed that Windows 12 will not be coming out this year. All of its new Canary and Dev Channel Insider Preview Builds…

Qualcomm CEO says that the next version of Windows is due in mid 2024 – place your bets on Windows 11 24H2 or Windows 12

Published by craig on February 5, 2024

Qualcomm’s CEO alludes to the “next version of Windows” with a launch date in the middle of the year. Powered by WPeMatico Go to Source…

Microsoft axes WordPad after 28 years of duty – Windows 95 stalwart has been removed from the new Windows 11 Canary Build

Published by craig on January 29, 2024

WordPad has been a pre-loaded word processor since Windows 95 but the latest Windows 11 Insider Version shows it will finally removed, as was promised…