Sean Endicott is a News Writer at Windows Central, where he covers Windows 11, Surface hardware, Microsoft 365, AI, apps, and the broader Windows ecosystem. He has been writing about Microsoft since 2017 and has published well over a thousand articles across the site.
His coverage spans breaking news, analysis, feature reporting, and opinion, with a focus on developments across Microsoft’s software and hardware platforms. This includes Windows updates, Surface launches, changes across Microsoft 365, and the company’s increasing focus on AI and services across its ecosystem.
In addition to daily reporting, Sean writes Windows Wrap, a weekly column that collects the most important stories from the week and looks at how they fit together across Windows and the wider PC space.
Before joining Windows Central full-time, Sean worked in journalism and media production after earning a First Class degree in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. He has experience in live production and broadcast environments, which led into covering fast-moving technology news and developments as they happen.
Outside of tech, Sean is an award-winning American football coach based in Nottingham, England. He was named BAFCA Youth Coach of the Year in 2024 and continues to coach youth American football alongside his work covering Microsoft.
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Windows Rising memory costs are forcing Microsoft and others to improve software efficiency after years of increasingly RAM-hungry software.

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Windows Windows 11 Insider builds bring significant accessibility upgrades and new storage tracking tools as Microsoft prepares major changes to Microsoft 365 Family and OneDrive storage.

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Apps A new free utility from a Microsoft engineer shows which apps, AI models, and processes are consuming your GPU resources.

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Windows 11 Microsoft's browser is the first to support Windows 11's accelerated app launches, which can significantly reduce launch times.

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Apps Discord's new Rust-based desktop client uses less memory and power than the Electron app it replaces.

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Apps Microsoft is giving Teams admins control over profanity filtering, allowing meeting transcripts to include uncensored language.

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Windows 11 A developer got Windows 11 working on a foldable, and the result feels like a glimpse of a road Microsoft never took.

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Apps Start11 v3 brings Start menu widgets, Taskbar Islands, and app grouping to Windows 11 in a major update for desktop customization.

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Apps Microsoft has shipped another Excel 2016 update that breaks copy and paste, marking the second consecutive month with the same issue.

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Apps Microsoft revamped Outlook search with better ranking, improved performance, and a new feedback system that lets users rate results.

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XBOX Microsoft revealed all 25 games in its X25 bundle, and the promotion feels tailor-made for anyone considering a gaming handheld.

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Windows 11 Microsoft's latest AI roadmap shows a future where Windows PCs handle more AI locally instead of relying entirely on the cloud.

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Windows 11 Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 speed test tool is also an early example of how the company wants to use AI during development.

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Windows What began as a conversation about a Windows 11 taskbar app turned into a reflection on criticism, product decisions, and how Windows gets better.

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Windows 11 A new app on Windows 11 allows you to move the taskbar by clicking and dragging it or through a right-click menu.

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Surface One of Microsoft's newest Surface Laptop Ultra wallpapers has Star Wars fans seeing the Galactic Senate instead of a grid of screws.

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Accessories McDonald's China turned old Happy Meal toys into a fry-shaped mouse, and now I desperately want one.

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Windows 11 Microsoft is rolling out Cloud Rebuild, a new Windows 11 recovery feature that can reinstall the OS without USB media.

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Apps One of Windows 11's oldest-looking apps is finally getting a redesign to better match Windows 11 and the Settings app.

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Apps Windows 11's system tray is easy to ignore, but one developer just packed it with free apps, games, and practical utilities.

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Accessories Logitech unveiled a developer-themed version of the MX Master 4 packed with coding references, Easter eggs, and Windows 11 haptics support.

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Apps Microsoft is temporarily disabling Copilot in Edge for some users during a migration to a new experience.

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Windows 11 A Windows wallpaper that never shipped on RTX Spark laptops was eventually discovered hidden within Microsoft's Retail Demo Experience files.
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