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Reçu — 26 mars 2026 Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

Can Apple threaten Microsoft’s grip on the business-centric enterprise sector? Macs become 6‑year investments, boasting fewer crashes and instabilities than Windows PCs

A new report reveals that Macs might be considered more of an asset investment, with a 6-year lifespan compared to Windows PCs' 3-year lifespan.

An office worker with a Blue Screen of Death error on a Windows PC.

A new report reveals that Macs might be considered more of an asset investment than Windows.

Microsoft’s leadership exodus deepens as diversity chief departs — is the company’s “AI-powered transformation” to blame?

An internal memo reveals Microsoft’s HR restructure with new leaders, departures, and AI priorities reshaping employee experience.

A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

An internal memo reveals Microsoft’s HR restructure with new leaders, departures, and AI priorities reshaping employee experience.

Reçu — 25 mars 2026 Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

"We never got to finish": Ex-Windows chief reveals Microsoft could have already improved Windows 11 by now — cutting memory and storage demands by 20%

A former Windows leader recently discussed a project that promised a 20% reduction in Windows 11’s memory and storage usage.

Start menu in Windows 11

A former Windows leader recently discussed a project that promised a 20% reduction in Windows 11’s memory and storage usage.

Microsoft could be OpenAI's biggest partner and most substantial IPO risk — raising investor concerns over future valuation

OpenAI’s IPO faces risks from its reliance on Microsoft, Musk’s lawsuits, and soaring compute costs, raising investor concerns about its $730B valuation.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an OpenAI DevDay event.

OpenAI’s IPO faces risks from its reliance on Satya Nadella's Microsoft.

Microsoft’s latest AI hire frees Mustafa Suleyman to chase superintelligence and build in‑house AI models

Microsoft’s latest hire clears the runway for AI chief Mustafa Suleyman to focus on superintelligence and in‑house models.

Mustafa Suleyman, of Microsoft AI, and Ali Farhadi, former chief executive officer of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)

Mustafa Suleyman and Ali Farhadi.

Microsoft shuts down another Windows 11 registry hack — native NVMe SSD support has changed but Insiders still have options

Microsoft has changed the Windows 11 nvmedisk.sys registry ID that unlocked native NVMe performance, ending a popular SSD speed trick for power users.

WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD held with Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD in front of a red brick wall

Microsoft has blocked a popular SSD speed trick for power users.

Reçu — 21 mars 2026 Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

Apple's cheap MacBook runs basic Windows 11 apps with great single-core performance — but Parallels struggles where it matters

The MacBook Neo runs single-core productivity apps in a Windows 11 virtual machine better than a more expensive Dell, but that's about all.

Apple MacBook Neo and Dell 14 laptops on a wooden desk

The MacBook Neo runs single-core productivity apps in a Windows 11 virtual machine better than a more expensive Dell, but that's about all.

Hi Microsoft, Windows 11 doesn't have two Start menus — Copilot is playing you

Copilot’s AI visuals misfired, showing Windows 11 with two Start menus and raising doubts about the reliability of its output.

Windows 11

Windows 1 1 only has one Start Menu. We know that. You know that. Copilot, it seems, did not.

Someone hacked Windows 98 onto a year 2000 Internet appliance just because they can

A clever hack revives Windows 98 on a locked‑down internet appliance, but it's not what you'd call a practical PC.

Workers put together copies of Microsoft's Windows 98 at the packaging line.

Who said Windows 98 can't still be fun in 2026?

Reçu — 19 mars 2026 Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

Microsoft is reportedly considering suing OpenAI after Amazon’s $50B deal shakes their “exclusive” partnership

Microsoft weighs legal action against OpenAI and Amazon over a $50 billion cloud deal, which could test Azure’s exclusivity.

Google and Microsoft logos on landscape split over AI

Google and Microsoft logos on landscape split over AI

Should tired workers be banned from using Microsoft Copilot on Friday afternoons? "AI fatigue" could lead to lazy mistakes

Analyst firm Gartner suggests banning Microsoft Copilot on Friday afternoons, warning that tired workers may miss AI mistakes and risk productivity.

Mid adult businessman covers his face with his hands while seated at his desk, expressing a moment of stress or contemplation in a startup office paired with the Microsoft Copilot AI logo

Analyst firm Gartner suggests banning Microsoft Copilot on Friday afternoons, warning that tired workers may miss AI mistakes and risk productivity.

Microsoft won't force this Copilot app onto your PC's Start menu in Windows 11 — a temporary setback for Microsoft 365 plans

Microsoft has paused plans to auto‑install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows 11 PCs, but it didn't explain why.

The Microsoft 365 Copilot logo appears on a smartphone screen in the Apple app store

Microsoft has paused plans to auto‑install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on certain Windows 11 PCs.

Reçu — 17 mars 2026 Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

Microsoft banned this malicious extension — Google promoted it anyway

Google promoted a Chrome extension that secretly ran malware for a year, even after Microsoft Edge banned it, exposing millions of users.

Google Chrome on Windows

Chrome seemingly promoted a malicious extension for a year after Edge banned it.

Microsoft's "most significant change to the Windows keyboard" in 30 years gets a slap in the face from a daring developer

Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs ship with a dedicated Copilot key. This free app restores the lost Ctrl key and fixes Microsoft’s controversial change.

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Copilot key.

Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs ship with a dedicated Copilot key. This free app restores the lost right Ctrl (menu) key and fixes Microsoft’s controversial change.

Reçu — 16 mars 2026 Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

Samsung laptop owners lose their C:\ drive on Windows 11 with "access denied" errors — as Microsoft removes the offending app

A critical Windows 11 bug has been traced to the Samsung Galaxy Connect app, prompting Microsoft to pull the app from its Store to stop new installs.

Samsung Galaxy Connect app shown on the Microsoft Store, displayed on a computer monitor

A critical Windows 11 bug has been traced to the Samsung Galaxy Connect app.

Sam Altman wants to turn AI into a utility — and meter “intelligence” like electricity

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts AI will shift from subscriptions to utility billing, charging by usage like power or water.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seen on a mobile device screen.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seen on a mobile device screen.

Reçu — 14 mars 2026 Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

Yes, you can run Windows apps on the MacBook Neo — but Parallels Desktop warns of 8GB memory constraints

Apple’s MacBook Neo can technically run Parallels, but the reality of Windows performance on Neo may disappoint.

Parallels Desktop mockup on MacBook Neo

Apple’s MacBook Neo can technically run Parallels, but the reality of Windows performance on Neo may disappoint.

Still running Firefox on Windows 7? Mozilla has your back (for now) but admits it's risky without "official support from Microsoft"

Firefox just extended support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 by six months, giving systems that refuse to die more time to get updates.

The Firefox application appears on a smartphone screen

Firefox just extended support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 by six months.

OpenAI must match Microsoft’s size in 4 years to hit a $1 trillion IPO valuation — but it's still losing ChatGPT users to "QuitGPT"

OpenAI’s trillion‑dollar dream is under pressure as Pentagon deals spark backlash and QuitGPT drains millions of users from ChatGPT.

The ChatGPT app by OpenAI is shown on a cell phone

OpenAI’s trillion‑dollar dream is under pressure as Pentagon deals spark backlash.

Is Microsoft's recent return-to-office policy ruining Seattle's traffic? Highway travel speeds slow to a crawl during rush hour

Microsoft’s return-to-office policy aligns with Seattle's gridlocked traffic, with commute speeds dropping to just 5% during rush hour.

A Microsoft office in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Microsoft’s return-to-office policy aligns with Seattle's gridlocked traffic.

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