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
The Windows 10 Settings app is the latest attack vector Microsoft will use to push you to sign up for a cloud account
By Sean Endicott published
Here we go again Microsoft has started testing a notification in the Windows 10 Settings app that encourages you to use a Microsoft account.
GUNNAR "totally reinvents blue-light-blocking glasses in a way that delivers perfect color rendition… we’re talking 100% perfect!"
By Sean Endicott published
See clearly GUNNAR's latest lenses are built for creators or anyone who values color accuracy.
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 is "within reach of a perfect laptop design," and you can grab it for an incredible price right now
By Sean Endicott published
Super Samsung Savings The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 is an excellent convertible laptop, and right now you can get it for almost half price.
Here's how you can make the Microsoft Store 40% faster with just a few clicks
By Sean Endicott published
Seems faster An update for the Microsoft Store reduces page load times by 40% on average.
I could fix YouTube's ad blocking problem in five minutes but the company won't listen to you or me
By Sean Endicott published
blocked YouTube already has the solution to its ad blocking problem, but the company won't use it.
I hope Microsoft Edge copies this new Google Chrome feature immediately
By Sean Endicott published
Take it now Google Chrome has a new experimental feature that lets you preview your camera and microphone before granting access to those devices to a website.
The latest legendary ThinkPad X1 Carbon is here, but last year's model is a better deal right now
By Sean Endicott published
How much?! The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is one of the best business laptops around, but it is also very expensive. That is, unless you get one at 45% off, which is exactly what you can do right now.
After over two years, Microsoft will let these PCs upgrade to Windows 11
By Sean Endicott published
Block removed Microsoft has lifted a compatibility hold that stopped some PCs from upgrading to Windows 11 for over two years.
"Ridiculous doesn't even begin to cover the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor," and it's now down to its best price ever
By Sean Endicott published
Best price ever This gorgeous gargantuan gaming monitor is down to its best price ever.
Microsoft's latest Copilot coercion forced me through the five stages of grief over the death of the Windows 11 desktop
By Sean Endicott published
enough is enough Windows 11 is now a monetization path for Microsoft and a billboard for the company's services.
Dell's flash sale is over, but this $1,000 XPS 17 discount is here to stay... at least for now
By Sean Endicott last updated
A grand savings A $1,000 discount on the XPS 17 saves you a fortune on a powerful laptop with a 13th Gen Intel Core i9 and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080.
What is Microsoft's mysterious new AI feature for PowerToys?
By Sean Endicott published
🤔🤔🤔 Advanced Paste with Local AI is on the way to PowerToys, though we don't know what it is yet.
Microsoft all but confirms its AI PC and Windows 11 on Arm plans with Build 2024 schedule
By Sean Endicott published
It's almost time! Microsoft Build 2024 is next month, and AI PCs and Windows 11 on Arm are expected to be major focuses at the event. Session titles and descriptions give us a glimpse of what to expect.
Dell flash sale slashes the best XPS 15 deal to an even better price! (Updated)
By Sean Endicott published
Not for long! Dell has a 48-hour flash sale that discounts some of its best laptops by hundreds of dollars. Right now, you can buy an XPS 15 for up to $700 off.
Windows 11 doesn't have enough ads, says Microsoft's latest plan to force more ads onto your PC
By Sean Endicott published
Adding ads Windows 11 may soon feature more ads within the Start menu. Microsoft is testing an option that would promote apps within the Recommended section of the Start menu.
Thank the heavens, you'll soon be able to add emojis to your Windows 11 screenshots
By Sean Endicott published
👀👀👀 The Windows 11 Snipping Tool should soon support adding emojis to images. The feature has been spotted in testing alongside some other handy features.
"Microsoft’s security culture was inadequate and requires an overhaul" says Cyber Safety Review Board following a "cascade of security failures"
By Sean Endicott published
A cascade of errors
"Cracking prices," said my editor when he saw these OLED laptop deals. "To get a new Core Ultra laptop that cheap already is absolutely nuts."
By Sean Endicott published
How much?! You can get the Core Ultra-powered ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED and its stunning display starting at $599.99.
Microsoft just took one of its best security features from Authenticator and added it to Outlook for Android
By Sean Endicott published
Simple sign in You can now use Outlook on Android to sign into your Microsoft account on another device.
Microsoft claims Snapdragon X Elite PCs like Surface Pro 10 will beat M3 MacBook Air and have 'faster app emulation than Rosetta 2'
By Sean Endicott published
Promises promises Tech giants continue to hype up the Snapdragon X Elite.
The secret behind the Windows 11 Copilot key is that it isn't a new key at all
By Sean Endicott published
Old school Tapping the Copilot key on a PC actually uses a keyboard combination that relies on IBM-era hardware.
Is Apple about to 'invent' Xbox Kinect? The latest Apple rumor comes from another abandoned Microsoft concept.
By Sean Endicott published
Here we go again Apple may release an Apple TV with a built-in webcam, according to a recent report. The rumor has our news writer sad about the discontinued Kinect and the death of Skype on Xbox.
Microsoft News Roundup: Elon Musk on AI ending humanity, Xbox leadership shake-up, and Windows 10 updates costing a fortune
By Sean Endicott published
All the news! The prospect of AI ending humanity was only one big news story from this week.
Intel XeSS and Arc graphics just took a big step toward catching up to NVIDIA DLSS
By Sean Endicott published
level up ⬆️ Intel unveiled a new version of its XeSS upscaling technology this week. Better AI models and other optimizations promise big boosts in frame rates and reductions in ghosting and aliasing.