Windows 11 is getting five useful features in 30 days, coming via the June optional update and July Patch Tuesday. Quieter Widgets, a 35-day update pause, Point-in-time Restore, Screen Tint for eye strain, and a big Bluetooth reliability sweep are all on the way.

Windows 11's Low Latency Profile CPU boost is now available for older PCs too. I tested it on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 with a 6th Gen Intel Core i3-6100, no Turbo Boost, and single-channel RAM. Here's what the CPU scheduler actually does on decade-old hardware, and whether it makes a difference.

New Outlook is getting advanced Mail Merge, a new mini calendar, a single view for all your accounts, a reliable notifications experience.

Microsoft quietly confirmed that the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will auto-install on eligible Windows PCs with Microsoft 365 desktop apps.

Windows 11 Insider build 26300.8697 hides a long-awaited toggle to disable web results in Search. We enabled it using ViveTool and tested it hands-on. Search is faster, the UI is cleaner, and local files take over. Here is what the new experience looks like and how to enable it yourself.

Microsoft has confirmed it's removing the popular file-sharing feature Drop from Edge after dropping support for Sidebar and Collections.

The Secure Boot 2011 certificates are expiring, but your old PC will still boot. Most modern PCs already got the 2023 update automatically. For older hardware, Windows 10 users, and unsupported Windows 11 installs, here is what changes and what you should do.

Microsoft has confirmed it's aware of multiple known issues in KB5094126 (June 2026 Patch Tuesday update).

Microsoft Edge is getting a Google account sign-in option, rolling out July 2026. You can already sign into Edge with your Gmail, and sync is on. Combined with plans to drop the forced Microsoft account requirement in Windows 11 setup, Microsoft is clearly easing its MSA grip after years of pushing it on users.

Microsoft reveals Windows 11 26H2 will be a 200KB update, killing major feature releases for the second year.

Microsoft is once again ringing the death knell of Office 2021, this time with an End of Support for Office 2021 reminder.

Microsoft has confirmed a new bug in Windows 11's June 2026 update where Recycle Bin prompts show misleading internal file names.

After five years, Windows 11's taskbar has recovered most of what Microsoft stripped in 2021. I put both taskbars side by side on separate machines, covering repositioning, app labels, Widgets, the notification centre, and where Windows 10 still quietly wins.

Microsoft has confirmed what we reported a little while ago: you'll be able to Bing web results in Windows 11 Start menu search.

After all these years of trying to kill Outlook Classic, Microsoft is still struggling to make the new Outlook work properly work.