Zac Bowden is a Senior Editor at Windows Central and has been with the site since 2016. His expertise is in exclusive coverage about Windows, Surface, and hardware. He's also an avid collector of rare Microsoft prototype devices, and was fortunate enough to daily drive both the fabled Lumia McLaren and Microsoft Band 3, along the Surface Mini and even Surface Neo. Keep in touch with him on Twitter and Threads!
Latest articles by Zac Bowden

Lenovo’s rollable screen laptop flopped on Fallon, sparking debate about unfinished tech
By Zac Bowden published
Lenovo Linus Tech Tips was invited onto The Tonight Show to demo cool tech that was unveiled at CES 2026, but one device from Lenovo failed to show off its party trick.

X / Twitter knocked offline as major outage impacts service
By Zac Bowden published
X A major outage has taken X offline for millions of users, with people reporting they are unable to access the website or the app.

Microsoft Copilot 'Reprompt' exploit let attackers steal user data with a single click
By Zac Bowden published
Copilot Varonis Threat Labs has published a report detailing a now-patched security exploit in Microsoft Copilot, allowing attackers to silently steal user data with a single link.

Windows 11 January 2026 OS updates are now rolling out
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 The first Windows 11 OS update for 2026 is now rolling out with important fixes — including one that impacts battery life on PCs with an NPU

Microsoft releases first Windows 11 preview build of 2026
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Microsoft's first new preview build of Windows 11 for 2026 is packing a handful of Copilot additions, along with a new mobile Resume feature and more.

Hidden File Explorer button threatens to be yet another Copilot shortcut
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 A new Copilot button might be making its way to the File Explorer app on Windows 11, if a newly discovered hidden button is anything to go by.

Lenovo is the new Surface with its unique hardware designs
By Zac Bowden published
Lenovo As Microsoft pulls back on Surface, Lenovo steps up as the Windows ecosystem's new innovator. With fresh hardware ideas and crazy designs, Lenovo is my new favorite Windows OEM right now.

Dell finally admits that consumers don't actually want AI PCs
By Zac Bowden published
Dell Dell is the first hardware maker to openly admit that the recent AI PC push from Microsoft and its partners isn't working.

Windows 11 version 26H1 will launch exclusively on Snapdragon X2 devices this spring
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 The first PCs with version 26H1 will begin shipping in the spring period, but you'll only find it on PCs powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 platform.

ASUS unveils new ZenBook S14 and S16 laptops with improved performance and battery life
By Zac Bowden published
Laptops The ASUS ZenBook S14 and ZenBook S16 have been refreshed for 2026, now rocking the latest silicon from Intel and AMD, an updated lid design, and improved performance and battery life.

Microsoft is slowly turning Edge into another Copilot app
By Zac Bowden published
Microsoft Edge The latest Edge preview builds now feature an updated UI that borrows the design language that first debuted in Microsoft's Copilot app.

Windows 11’s 2025 problems are piling up faster than Microsoft can fix them
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 From broken updates to forced features, Windows 11’s 2025 problems show a platform in crisis — and users deserve better.

Leaked dual-screen version of Windows Phone can now be installed on Surface Duo
By Zac Bowden published
Surface Andromeda OS was Microsoft's dual-screen version of Windows designed for the Surface Duo that was scrapped in 2018, and for the first time ever you can now try it on a real device.

Mozilla confirms Firefox will evolve into an AI browser, and nobody is pleased
By Zac Bowden published
Apps Mozilla's new CEO has confirmed that Firefox will evolve into an AI browser over the next three years, and the internet is not happy about it.

These great laptops all have at least 32GB of RAM
By Cale Hunt, Zac Bowden last updated
Laptops Not everyone needs 32GB of RAM in their laptop, but if you’re focusing on creative apps or other intense multitasking jobs, it will make a big difference.

Latest Windows 11 Canary Channel build plays catch up with Dev Channel
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Microsoft's latest Canary Channel build for Windows 11 Insiders brings forward a number of features that were already in testing in the Dev and Beta Channels.

Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini X: A true Mac Mini competitor
By Zac Bowden published
Review Lenovo's first Snapdragon-powered mini PC is a winner with a clean design, quiet performance, and Copilot+ capabilities all housed into a small, premium chassis.

Windows 11 on Arm PCs can now run even more x86 apps and games
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Microsoft has released an update for its Prism emulator that adds support for x86 apps that require AVX and AVX2 extensions, such as Ableton Live 12.

The last Windows 11 feature drop for 2025 is here
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 The Windows 11 December 2025 Security Update is now rolling out, and alongside it comes a number of new features and changes to round off the year.

Microsoft promises performance upgrades for gamers on Windows 11 in 2026
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Windows 11 is set to gain a number of important improvements for gamers next year, all designed to allow games to run better and compete with SteamOS.

Windows 11's File Explorer will finally hide AI actions when you don't want them
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 An upcoming change now in preview will remove AI actions from the right-click menu when disabled or when there are no AI actions that apply.

Microsoft details new update framework for app updates on Windows 11
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Windows 11 will soon be able to update apps in a more consistent and reliable manner with new unified update orchestrator platform that developers can opt-in to.

Windows 11's "open with" menu will soon recommend app downloads
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 An upcoming change to Windows 11 will see the "open with" interface recommend apps from the Microsoft Store when dealing with files with no default app set or unknown extensions.
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