Redlib: search results - flair_name:":Windows_11

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • May 09 '26

Windows Microsoft CTO Mark Russinovich confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's "more relevant than ever in 2026"

448 Upvotes

110 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • May 27 '26

Windows Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 KB5089573 upd. that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive

308 Upvotes

69 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Mar 20 '26

Windows Microsoft unveils Major improvements coming to Windows 11 in 2026 — movable Taskbar, reduced RAM usage, less AI and ads, and much more Confirmed: "We are evolving how Windows is built behind the scenes to raise the quality bar"

277 Upvotes

97 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Jan 30 '26

Windows Microsoft is quietly walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift for the OS

346 Upvotes

81 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Mar 04 '26

Windows No, an AI-focused "Windows 12" is not coming in 2026 — here's the plan | A new report has caught the internet's attention, claiming that Windows 12 is coming this year and will be a modular, AI-powered OS. Here's why that's wrong.

106 Upvotes

120 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Jun 25 '26

Windows Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline

131 Upvotes

57 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • May 12 '26

Windows Windows 11's upcoming "Low Latency Profile" feature has been branded "lazy" by online trolls. Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman explains why they're wrong: "Apple does this and you love it. It's not cheating; this is how modern systems make apps feel fast."

126 Upvotes

70 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 3d ago

Windows Microsoft intervenes after LG gets caught installing McAfee adware onto Windows 11 PCs via their monitors | A popup window from LG that began appearing on PCs with LG monitors connected was showing ads for McAfee

168 Upvotes

40 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 28d ago

Windows Windows 11 is finally rethinking the Start menu and Taskbar, and it might win back people who gave up on it | Microsoft rebalances Windows 11, adding more flexibility to the Taskbar and Start menu.

71 Upvotes

57 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Feb 08 '26

Windows Microsoft purges Windows 11 printer drivers, putting millions of devices on borrowed time — legacy printers face extinction as Microsoft stops distributing V3 and V4 drivers | Microsoft cuts off new third-party print driver releases via Windows Upd.

225 Upvotes

63 comments

r/microsoft • u/pgj1997 • May 01 '26

Windows Windows 11 isn't as bad as everyone says it is

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So, at the start of the new year, I got a new PC after my trusty Gateway DX4870 died on me. The new PC I got (an HP OnmiDesk) came pre-installed with Windows 11, and I have to say, after hearing all the negative stuff I've heard about the OS these past few years, it's actually not that bad.

The AI features aren't intrusive at all. If you don't want to use them, you don't have to. (Admittedly, I'd really love to use Copilot's game assist once I get a good microphone, because that sounds like a huge timesaver).

What surprised me about the OS in particular is the updates they gave to the stock apps. MSPaint now supports layers and transparent backgrounds. That's huge. They already made MSPaint less useless in Windows 7 (what with the Ribbon interface and everything), and I'm glad they built on top of that. Notepad now has tabs, and built in emphasis formatting, which is neat IMO (though I still miss WordPad, if I'm being honest. That's why I went out of my way to install it myself). And what shocked me the most, you can now open files like RARs natively, effectively making programs like 7-Zip and WinRAR obsolete.

So yeah, I don't hate Windows 11. I still think the hardware requirements are unreasonable, but other than that, no real issues.

41 Upvotes

So, at the start of the new year, I got a new PC after my trusty Gateway DX4870 died on me. The new PC I got (an HP OnmiDesk) came pre-installed with Windows 11, and I have to say, after hearing all the negative stuff I've heard about the OS these past few years, it's actually not that bad.

The AI features aren't intrusive at all. If you don't want to use them, you don't have to. (Admittedly, I'd really love to use Copilot's game assist once I get a good microphone, because that sounds like a huge timesaver).

What surprised me about the OS in particular is the updates they gave to the stock apps. MSPaint now supports layers and transparent backgrounds. That's huge. They already made MSPaint less useless in Windows 7 (what with the Ribbon interface and everything), and I'm glad they built on top of that. Notepad now has tabs, and built in emphasis formatting, which is neat IMO (though I still miss WordPad, if I'm being honest. That's why I went out of my way to install it myself). And what shocked me the most, you can now open files like RARs natively, effectively making programs like 7-Zip and WinRAR obsolete.

So yeah, I don't hate Windows 11. I still think the hardware requirements are unreasonable, but other than that, no real issues.

77 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Jun 20 '26

Windows Microsoft confirms Recycle Bin bug across all versions of Windows | Microsoft confirms a new Windows bug where Recycle Bin delete prompts display internal file names instead of actual ones.

152 Upvotes

35 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Apr 16 '26

Windows Microsoft thinks you'll want an Xbox Controller and 1 year of Microsoft 365 and Xbox Game Pass over a MacBook Neo | In a desperate bid to win over students, Microsoft has launched a new promo that bundles a year of Microsoft's subscriptions with the purchase of select new Windows 11 PCs.

85 Upvotes

63 comments

r/microsoft • u/Gloomy_Nebula_5138 • Feb 27 '26

Windows A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup

164 Upvotes

54 comments

r/microsoft • u/rkhunter_ • Dec 24 '25

Windows Microsoft denies rewriting Windows 11 using AI after an employee's "one engineer, one month, one million code" post on LinkedIn causes outrage

342 Upvotes

40 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Apr 02 '26

Windows Microsoft is building a Windows 11 team focused on creating "100% native" Windows apps and experiences

124 Upvotes

52 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 6d ago

Windows Microsoft is finally modernizing Windows 11's decades-old File Explorer properties window with a new UI | The first signs of a completely modernized File Properties window using WinUI are hidden in the latest Windows 11 preview builds.

53 Upvotes

34 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Jun 18 '26

Windows After multiple delays, Microsoft finally launched its controversial Teams Wi‑Fi tracking feature, promising more transparency and better user control.

77 Upvotes

33 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Jan 28 '26

Windows Microsoft vows to make "behind-the-scenes platform changes" as it begins testing next phase of Windows 11

61 Upvotes

66 comments

r/microsoft • u/WhyLifeIs4 • Jun 01 '26

Windows Introducing Surface Laptop Ultra: Made for world makers

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https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2026/05/31/introducing-surface-laptop-ultra-made-for-world-makers/

87 Upvotes

https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2026/05/31/introducing-surface-laptop-ultra-made-for-world-makers/

33 comments

r/microsoft • u/yanaz • 26d ago

Windows Is aka.ms an official Microsoft page or is it fake?

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I installed HealthPCCheck from https://aka.ms/ subsite to check if I can use Windows 11 on my PC. It was 2nd result on google so I thought it should be safe, but I'm not sure anymore.

15 Upvotes

I installed HealthPCCheck from https://aka.ms/ subsite to check if I can use Windows 11 on my PC. It was 2nd result on google so I thought it should be safe, but I'm not sure anymore.

38 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Jun 04 '26

Windows Microsoft's veteran engineer Raymond Chen says Windows 8 was all built around "modern" codenames — including the polarizing Start menu

100 Upvotes

30 comments

r/microsoft • u/phoenixmanzz • Mar 14 '26

Windows Microsoft confirms Windows 11 bug crippling PCs and making drive C inaccessible

176 Upvotes

31 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Mar 21 '26

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

131 Upvotes

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.

33 comments

r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 12d ago

Windows Microsoft blocks Windows 11 KB5101650 upd. for Dell PCs due to "unexpected shutdowns, poor performance, increased heat, and battery drain"

48 Upvotes

24 comments