The latest Windows 11 Insider build hides more AI upgrades than you think

The latest Windows 11 Insider build quietly adds fresh tools, UI tweaks, and more AI features that hint at where the OS is ...

How to turn your Raspberry Pi into the ultimate chess trainer

Picochess is a chess program for the Raspberry Pi that you can use to carry out analyses, train openings, and master games.

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

A core group of early Microsoft developers and business leaders reunited this week, 40 years after releasing Windows 1.0, ...
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Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Redesigned Start Menu to All Windows 11 Users

Microsoft has just released the November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11, which bring a redesigned Start Menu and a couple of other new features to the versions 25H2 and 24H2 of the OS.
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Every Windows Startup & Shutdown Sound

Microsoft has released many versions of their Windows PC operating system over the years, with most featuring their own unique startup and shutdown sounds. This video showcases every chime used in the ...
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Windows 10 Consumer ESU Program Licenses Will Support 10 PCs

Microsoft is being a bit more generous than expected with the consumer version of its Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10. In a support document spotted by Windows Central, the ...