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.

Lenovo ThinkPad laptop with Windows 11 using a top-mounted Taskbar

Lenovo ThinkPad laptop with Windows 11 using a top-mounted Taskbar

Windows 11's forced internet requirements

Want to set up Windows 11 without an internet connection? Tough.

Fedora running on WSL in Windows Terminal on Windows 11.

WSL is already pretty fantastic, and Microsoft is going to keep making it better.

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.

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.

Windows 11 podcast teaser

Windows 11 Tease

Windows 11 update KB5079473

Windows 11 update KB5079473

Windows 11 update in Settings app

Windows 11 update in Settings app

Windows 11 file Explorer

Windows 11 file Explorer

Windows Update

Windows Update

Windows 11 UI with option to specify user directory

Windows 11 UI with option to specify user directory

Windows 11

This is the moment Windows fans have been hoping would come.

Windows 11 Start Logo

Adding the option to move the Taskbar on Windows 11 will serve as an act of good faith to users.

Microsoft Teams on Windows

Some users cannot sign in to Microsoft Teams (free) and other Microsoft apps on Windows 11.

Microsoft Edge Windows Central

Microsoft Edge Windows Central

Windows 11 version 26H1

Windows 11 version 26H1

Windows 11

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

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

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