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TL;DR: Microsoft plans to enhance Windows 11 by creating fully native apps built entirely on the WinUI framework, improving performance and responsiveness. A new team led by Rudy Huyn will focus on ...

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Microsoft has given up on its VR/AR efforts in Windows long ago, with one key piece still standing in Windows 10 and 11. However, its days are also numbered, as Microsoft is killing it too. The list ...

Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all ...

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10. Although they gave users ample time to switch to Windows 11, millions still rely on Windows 10 and cannot upgrade to the new OS ...

If you’ve been following our coverage for the last few years, you’ll already know that 2025 is the year that Windows 10 died. Technically. “Died,” because Microsoft’s formal end-of-support date came ...

Windows 11 has been on the market long enough that it should feel like a clear upgrade, yet in everyday use it still struggles to dislodge Windows 10 from the top of the PC world. From stability ...

Making the begrudging change from Windows 10 to Windows 11? Join the club. Windows 10 officially lost support on October 14th, 2025, so with the exception of the IT-oriented ESU version, everyone has ...

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