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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.

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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.

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Microsoft says it’s listening to Windows 11 feedback, but skepticism is louder than ever

Microsoft pledges to fix Windows 11, but users remain skeptical. Performance promises face a growing trust problem across the community.

Windows 11 logo and icons in an image representing user feeedback

A growing number of Windows 11 users say Microsoft’s promise to “listen” still feels hollow. The company insists feedback matters, but the community remains skeptical after years of slow fixes and confusing changes.

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"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.

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I'm excited about 3 big changes coming soon to your Windows 11 PC — signals of Microsoft's much-needed course correction

Windows 11 is getting Taskbar fixes, smarter updates, and a toned-down Copilot. Here's why these changes finally matter.

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

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

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Microsoft quietly announced upcoming WSL upgrades, including a "more streamlined first-time setup and onboarding"

Amid the raft of promised changes Microsoft has recently made regarding Windows 11 was nestled a small but interesting update on the future of WSL.

Fedora running on WSL in Windows Terminal on Windows 11.

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

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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.

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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.

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Windows 11's latest bug fix proves why the option to pause updates forever needed to arrive yesterday

Microsoft’s emergency fix for the Windows 11 sign-in bug is here, but the damage to user trust remains. This latest bug shows why Microsoft needs to let people pause updates forever.

Windows 11 update in Settings app

Windows 11 update in Settings app

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Microsoft Admits Windows 11 Needs Fixing — Big Changes Are Coming

A Rare Move: Microsoft Finally Listens to Users After years of criticism, Microsoft has finally acknowledged what many users have been saying: 👉 Windows 11 needs serious improvement. From performance issues to frustrating updates, the company is now promising a major shift in priorities—and it could change everything. ⚡ Focus #1: Faster Performance One of […]

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Microsoft promises to speed up context menus, folder navigation, file transfers, and search on Windows 11

As part of Microsoft's big plan to address quality issues on Windows 11, the company has confirmed that it's working on fixing performance of menus, folders, and search in File Explorer.

Windows 11 file Explorer

Windows 11 file Explorer

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People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop Windows 11's mandatory Microsoft Account requirements during setup

Microsoft's big sweeping set of improvements coming soon to Windows 11 don't address its controversial Microsoft account requirements, but that might soon change.

Windows 11 UI with option to specify user directory

Windows 11 UI with option to specify user directory

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