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Windows 11 AirPods 15% seconds faster

Microsoft rolls out a big Windows 11 Bluetooth upgrade, and AirPods now pair up...

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If you've got AirPods, you should consider installing Windows 11's October 2026 Update, as it ships with the Bluetooth upgrade.
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Windows 11 26H2 doesn't allow to name a folder CON, a rule that dates back to DOS

Why Windows 11 still won’t let you name a file CON, and Microsoft’s explanation...

Abhijith M B - 0
CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1 and LPT1 are still reserved device names in Windows 11 because batch files and scripts depend on them. Microsoft's docs say NUL.txt and even COM¹ are off-limits, but on Windows 11 26H2, File Explorer let us create NUL.txt.
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Bing Wallpaper app for Windows 11 borderline malware

Windows 11’s Bing Wallpaper app now acts like adware, opening Bing when you click...

Mayank Parmar - 0
Microsoft said it would reduce ads in Windows 11, but its popular wallpaper app, was recently updated with adware-like behavior.
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Windows 11 will now have three ways to view your photos, because apparently one...

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Windows 11's Photos app is being renamed Photo Viewer and now only opens and edits single images, while the web-based OneDrive Photos becomes the new Photos app with a Gallery for PC, OneDrive and iCloud pictures. I tried both on my Insider PC, and counting File Explorer's Gallery, that makes three.
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How Windows 95 code survives inside Windows 11

Why Windows 11 still ships with Windows 95’s memory manager hidden inside it

Abhijith M B - 0
SimCity read memory after freeing it, so Microsoft made Windows 95 detect the game. Years later, Raymond Chen revealed that Microsoft recompiled Windows 95’s heap manager into a compatibility fix called EmulateHeap, and you can still find it in Compatibility Administrator on Windows 11 26H2.
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Google anti competitive practices

Google now wants Windows 11 users to ditch Edge for Chrome, and gets away...

Mayank Parmar - 0
"Choose Chrome, the browser built by Google" is a new message that pops up when you browse Google.com in Microsoft Edge.
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Ex-Apple engineer says Surface Laptop Ultra has him Windows curious

Ex-Apple engineer of 12 years may ditch his Mac for Windows 11, says “on...

Abhijith M B - 0
Fernando spent 12+ years building Apple products and is now testing a $5,899.99 Surface Laptop Ultra with 128GB of memory. Former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky and Windows 95 lead Brad Silverberg weighed in on NVIDIA’s RTX Spark plan, comparing it to the DirectX and OpenGL fight of the 90s.
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Why Windows 11’s core system files still have DOS-era names

Microsoft explains why Windows 11 still uses MS-DOS file names, and why it can’t...

Abhijith M B - 0
The 8.3 rule dates back to CP/M, a 1974 operating system MS-DOS tried hard to stay compatible with. On Windows 11 26H2, Program Files still answers to PROGRA~1, and Chen warns that one DLL loaded under two names can end up as two separate copies in memory, which is why Microsoft keeps the old names.
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Windows 11 ReFS USB drive removable

Windows 11 will block ReFS on USB drives, even as Microsoft bets big on...

Mayank Parmar - 0
Microsoft says it won't allow ReFS on USB drives on Windows 11, and it makes you wonder what happened to the big ReFS bet.
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Microsoft's last major Windows Secure Boot certificate expires October 19

Windows 11’s last Secure Boot deadline hits Monday, Microsoft reveals what happens to your...

Abhijith M B - 0
The certificate that signs the Windows boot loader is the last 2011 Secure Boot certificate to expire. We explain what Windows UEFI CA 2023 replaces, what each Windows Security message means, why some older PCs are stuck and how Microsoft is still pushing the update after June.
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Microsoft is killing a pointless extra process that slows Windows 11 app launches, but...

Abhijith M B - 0
Spotted in Release Preview build 26200.9807, the change routes Edge launches straight to the running browser. We explain how Windows launches single-instance apps today, what Microsoft's developer docs say about the new path, and tested Edge before and after the update.
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“Not usable yet”: Windows 11’s new taskbar can’t auto-hide or resize, says Microsoft’s former...

Mayank Parmar - 0
Mikhail Parakhin, former Windows boss, has called out Microsoft for still shipping an "unusable" Windows 11 taskbar experience.
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Windows 11 20% faster

“Up to 20% more responsive”: Windows 11’s big update makes even 8GB RAM PCs...

Abhijith M B - 0
The numbers come seven months after Microsoft promised to fix Windows 11's memory use, as RAM prices push PC makers back to 8GB laptops. We explain what the 2GB and 200MB figures mean, how Microsoft measured them, and why 8GB still locks you out of Copilot+ features.
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Outlook Classic new UI

Microsoft wants to change Outlook Classic’s UI to look more like New Outlook, and...

Mayank Parmar - 0
Microsoft may have a new idea to push you to switch to New Outlook if you haven't yet: make Outlook Classic more like New Outlook.
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Project Odeon, Microsoft's test Settings app for Windows 11 in the Microsoft Store

Windows 11 could kill Control Panel faster, as Microsoft quietly tests Settings in the...

Gareth Smith - 0
Microsoft is testing Project Odeon, a Store app that copies Windows 11 Settings, with a preview mode, dummy account and helper tools for tasks like renaming a PC. I installed it on an Insider PC, and it could let Microsoft ship Settings fixes faster and finally speed up the Control Panel migration.
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