Sean Endicott
Sean Endicott is the news writer at Windows Central, a website focusing on Microsoft, Windows 11, PCs, and gaming. He’s covered these topics for almost a decade, including the launch of three major versions of Windows as well as dozens of product launches from industry leaders such as Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS, and Razer.
Sean focuses largely on daily news coverage of major companies within the industry. His role consists of writing articles about breaking news, covering content from press releases, and coordinating coverage of embargoed materials.
In addition to his news coverage, Sean communicates with developers to share news on the latest applications for Windows 11 as well as Microsoft’s applications on Android, iOS, and the web.
Sean studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and worked in local television before joining us in the world of online news. You can find him on Twitter @Sean_Michael_UK.
If you're a fan of American football, or even if you're not, Sean's keen to tell everyone about the sport and how he uses Microsoft Teams to do film study with the youth team he coaches.
Latest articles by Sean Endicott
Snapdragon X Elite PCs aren't built for gaming, but this Baldur's Gate 3 demo is impressive
By Sean Endicott published
Take a look! Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite is powerful enough to run demanding programs in emulation.
I don't own a single PC game, but I'm thrilled for this Microsoft Edge gaming feature
By Sean Endicott published
Save some RAM Microsoft has a new Edge feature in testing that limits how much RAM the browser can use. You can set the option to restrict RAM access at all times or only when playing a PC game.
Microsoft says this single key is the difference between an AI PC and just a PC with AI
By Sean Endicott published
What's a computer? Microsoft has an official definition of what makes a device an AI PC. Unsurprisingly, systems need to have a CPU, GPU, and an NPU, but one requirement is a bit shocking.
Microsoft paused the latest update of Edge, but it's not because of Copilot
By Sean Endicott published
Pause Microsoft had to stop the rollout of an Edge update recently, and we know now the reason behind the pause.
Google optimizing Chrome for Windows 11 on ARM could be the shot in the arm Snapdragon PCs need
By Sean Endicott published
FINALLY Google Chrome has been optimized for Windows 11 on ARM, promising better performance for the world's most popular browser.
It took our editor three years to find a better gaming keyboard than this, and a limited-time discount brings it to its best price ever
By Sean Endicott published
Old but gold The Razer Huntsman V2 Analog is still a solid gaming keyboard today, despite launching in 2021. You can buy it right now at its lowest price ever.
Lenovo's Yoga 9i 2-in-1 is 'just short of a masterpiece,' and the price on the 4K OLED model just dropped AGAIN
By Sean Endicott last updated
Deal Lenovo's Yoga 9i 2-in-1 is one of the best Windows laptops you can buy. And right now, you can buy it for over 20% less than its retail price.
This 'temporary' Windows code is old enough to be a US Senator
By Sean Endicott published
If it ain't broke The format drive UI on Windows has remained unchanged for 30 years.
Eppie is here to save you from the terrible new Outlook app, and it fully supports Proton Mail too
By Sean Endicott published
Epic Eppie Finebits just announced Eppie, an email client with full support for Outlook, Gmail, and Proton Mail. Eppie is in beta, and you can test it if you have the Finebits AppPack.
Intel showdown: Why the best Surface Pro 9 deal is a better purchase than a Surface Pro 10 for business
By Sean Endicott last updated
Save on Surface A Surface Pro 9 deal at Best Buy discounts $540 off the device. That bundle also includes a Surface Pro Keyboard, which is a must-have accessory for the versatile 2-in-1.
The Dell XPS 14, our Editor in Chief's favorite laptop of 2024, is already on sale, and you can save big on the XPS 16 as well
By Sean Endicott published
New hotness Dell's futuristic XPS 14 and XPS 16 launched earlier this year, but you can already save up to $510 on a flagship Ultrabook as part of Dell TechFest.
The XPS 17 is 'perfect as a work laptop, family laptop' but this $700 discount on the PC ends soon
By Sean Endicott last updated
Dell deal The Dell XPS 17 is a large laptop that builds on years of impressive PCs from Dell. Right now, you can save up to $700 on the XPS 17 as part of Dell TechFest.
Best Buy will give you $20 for free if you buy these already-great games or gadgets
By Sean Endicott published
Free money You can get a $20 Best Buy promotional certificate when you spend $100 or more on select games, consoles, or accessories.
A built-in NFC reader is one of the only true 'business' features in the Surface Pro 10 for business — here's how Yubico takes full advantage of it
By Sean Endicott published
Secure The newly announced Surface Pro 10 for business has a built-in NFC reader. Yubico and Microsoft worked together to support logging into the PC without a password by using a YubiKey.
Microsoft Copilot is now rolling out to more Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs, and you can try it without signing in
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft just started rolling out Copilot to more devices running Windows 11 and Windows 10. The company also added the option to use Copilot 10 times before having to sign in.
Surface PCs were once glue-filled monstrosities. Now, the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for business have QR codes for parts and markings for tools.
By Sean Endicott published
A simple fix The newly announced Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for business have QR codes to help you find parts and markings to indicate which tools you need to repair the PCs.
Windows Notepad will FINALLY support these basic text editing features
By Sean Endicott published
Check it Microsoft is working on spellcheck and autocorrect support for Notepad on Windows. The app is over four decades old, but it still receives new features.
The best Microsoft 365 deal gets you a full year of access for less than the cost of 8 months
By Sean Endicott published
What a deal! Amazon's Spring Sale isn't just about hardware. You can save $20 on a year of Microsoft 365. That deal gets you access to Microsoft's suite of apps and services for one person on five devices.
How to watch Microsoft announce the next Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
By Sean Endicott published
Tune in This week, Microsoft will announce business-focused versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6. Here' show to watch the announcements live.
Can an Excel spreadsheet with GPT-2 replace Copilot Pro? No, but it shows us how AI works.
By Sean Endicott published
Pack it in A software developer put all of GPT-2 small inside an Excel spreadsheet to illustrate how AI and large language models work.
All these Surface Pro 9 deals are so good it's hard to pick just one (so we didn't)
By Sean Endicott published
So many options Best Buy discounts can save you hundreds of dollars on a Surface Pro 9. There are deals with or without keyboards and on a variety of configurations and colors.
Microsoft cloud services will be blocked in Russia, and Google and Amazon services are next
By Sean Endicott published
Blocked To be in compliance with a new law, Microsoft will suspend its services in Russia. Amazon and Google will take similar steps soon as well.
This $599.99 PC with an RTX 3050 would make a perfect first gaming laptop or system for playing Minecraft on the go
By Sean Endicott published
Gaming on a budget A discount on the Lenovo LOQ 15 brings an already affordable gaming laptop to under $600, making it a great first gaming laptop.
Microsoft NEEDS to copy this new feature from the best File Explorer alternative on Windows 11
By Sean Endicott published
Imitation is flattery A recent update to Files, a third-party file manager on Windows 11, adds a new layout picker that Microsoft should emulate.
The ludicrous clearance sale on Surface Laptop Go 2 is over, but here's a nice alternative from Microsoft's SECRET store
By Sean Endicott last updated
An absurd price Microsoft's secret store sell certified refurbished hardware at a big discount. Right now, you can get a Surface Laptop Go 2 starting at $441.85.