Latest articles by Sean Endicott
The Surface Laptop 8 is the only laptop with Windows 11's new advanced haptics
Deals The Surface Laptop 8 features impressive battery life and premium performance, but its support for Windows 11's advanced haptics changes how computing feels.
Black Ops 6 joins 51 new titles in Xbox ‘Stream Your Own Games’ library
XBOX Xbox's "Stream Your Own Games" library has expanded with 52 new titles. Game Pass subscribers who own these games can now stream Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and a bunch of indie classics.
New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro for Business ship with Snapdragon X2 chips
Surface The Snapdragon X2-powered Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 for Business are officially available. Here is what you need to know.
Windows 11 now lets you pause updates indefinitely
Windows 11 Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 introduces Point-in-time Restore, a new tool to pause updates, Widget improvements, and much more.
Windows Movie Maker still beats Clipchamp in one critical way
Apps Microsoft’s Clipchamp now requires OneDrive syncing to edit video projects. Windows Movie Maker never would have betrayed me like this.
Snapdragon X PCs are one step closer to being gaming laptops
Gaming Qualcomm's Snapdragon Control Panel update brings direct NPU driver access, a redesigned game library, and optimized settings to Snapdragon X PCs.
Where to buy the new Snapdragon X2 Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
Deals Microsoft just launched its upgraded Surface Pro and Surface Laptop featuring Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 chips.
Make any site dark mode with Edge’s new Web Remix tool
Browsing Microsoft Edge is testing a new "Web Remix" feature in Canary builds that allows users to force any website into dark mode without needing third-party extensions.
Windows Wrap: Why a 4-pixel change to Windows 11 is actually a massive deal
Windows 11 Microsoft is testing a slightly larger search box in Windows 11. While it sounds minor, it signals a massive commitment to fixing the OS's infamous design inconsistencies.
Microsoft reports a 25% emissions surge tied to AI expansion
Microsoft While some claimed Microsoft emissions hit 34 million metric tons, the raw data shows actual emissions were much less. It was still a 25% increase, but there's important context missing.
Why I prefer Windows 11’s new Cloud Rebuild over a recovery USB
Windows 11 Cloud rebuild offers a frictionless, USB‑free way to rescue an unbootable PC, and Microsoft was smart enough to keep the other recovery options, too.
Inside Microsoft's new AI-driven Windows security patch factory
Windows 11 Microsoft is deploying a massive multi-agent AI system called MDASH to defend Windows.
Is Copilot enough to shift the balance between Microsoft Forms and Google Forms
Apps Microsoft Forms has added Copilot chat, offering suggestions, smarter edits, and clearer insights.
I lost out on this Microsoft Teams feature before it even shipped
Apps Microsoft has paused development on new minimized views that would have made multitasking easier.
Microsoft launches official Rewards feedback portal
Microsoft Microsoft has launched a dedicated feedback portal for its Rewards Program, giving people a clearer way to submit ideas, vote on suggestions, and follow progress on changes.
This 3KB notepad app proves modern Windows apps are bloated
Apps Former Windows engineer Dave Plummer built a working notepad app that's just 2,686 bytes. The app illustrates how bloated modern software has become.
Microsoft sued over "unreasonable and excessive noise" from datacenter
AI Fairwater, Wisconsin is home to one of the most powerful datacenters in the world, but many local residents claim the site emits too much noise.
Massive Windows 11 bug swallows up to 500GB of storage
Windows 11 A bloated file related to app permissions is gobbling up hard drive space, but Microsoft's latest update addresses the issue.
This file explorer keeps shipping features Microsoft hasn’t matched
Apps A third‑party file explorer just added Tree View, better multi‑pane controls, and cleaner navigation, once again beating Microsoft’s own File Explorer.
Microsoft lays off 4,800 workers, denies AI is to blame
Microsoft Close to 2.1% of the company's workforce is affected, with the vast majority of cuts hitting Xbox and gaming divisions.
Microsoft Teams adds simple toggles to disable meeting AI
Apps Microsoft simplified the controls for Copilot, Facilitator, and Intelligent Recap, giving licensed meeting organizers a clear way to turn off meeting AI.
Windows Wrap: Windows 10 lives on as Sony ditches discs and Microsoft moves on from two Surface PCs
Surface Microsoft extended Windows 10 support, retired two Surface PCs, and explored disc‑to‑digital for Xbox as Sony ended physical discs and deleted purchased movies.
Microsoft Edge now supports Google account sign-ins
Apps You no longer have to use a Microsoft account to keep your browser data synced in Edge. The latest update adds support for standard Google logins on Windows and macOS.
