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February 28
- Windows 11’s February Insider update adds new features — but which ones actually matter? Here are the 11 biggest.
February 26
- Windows 11’s new Start menu is here, and the community reaction is basically “why is this worse?”
- Lead an undead horde in 'Countless Army' — a reverse tower defense game now on Xbox
- Are exclusives back? Windows Central readers react to the new Xbox CEO's strategy — "It might just be too late"
February 25
- Xbox fans are seriously wrestling with Phil Spencer’s legacy — and Asha Sharma now has to walk straight into the ring. Here's what they're saying.
- Teams’ invasive Wi‑Fi tracking sparks backlash as users say Microsoft crossed a line — “There must be a team at Microsoft tasked with making Teams worse”
February 24
- Windows 11 keeps adding new features — but two of them feel like classic “Microsoft, please stop” moments
- What is G2A.COM? The marketplace explained - safety, legitimacy and best deals
February 23
- A farewell to Phil Spencer, he who saved Xbox — and salutations to Asha Sharma, who will steer Xbox through its toughest era
February 22
- Highguard failed because it didn't use what made ARC Raiders great — and if it did, it might have had a better chance
February 21
- Newly named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared her gamertag — so what is she playing and why does it matter?
- Microsoft claims "2026 is the moment" for AI PCs, but its essay-length beginner explanation only creates more confusion — Is it any wonder adoption is slow?
- Xbox’s leadership shift proves it: the gamer era is over, AI runs the show now
- I tried Winhance to debloat and optimize my Windows 11 PC, and I wish I'd done it sooner
February 20
- Have a need for speed? Dell's new XPS 14 boasts 50% faster integrated graphics than previous gen
- The game industry's core issues go beyond Xbox, and PlayStation's shutdown of Bluepoint proves it's far more widespread
- Battlefield 6 Season 2's new Contaminated map is rad, and so is the Little Bird — I wanted more content, but what's here is fantastic
February 19
- We’re not the only ones saying it: Windows 11 desperately needs a single privacy toggle
February 18
- Microsoft needs to bring back the annual Windows event and stop acting ashamed of the platform
February 17
- Some users report Windows 11’s February update, KB5077181, is failing to install and causing a range of system issues
- Pathologic 3: The Xbox Play Anywhere "time-travel plague simulator" your therapist warned you about
- Black Ops 7 is finally giving Call of Duty fans exactly what they’ve wanted for years
- I want consoles to disappear — not out of spite, but because gaming deserves a future that isn’t chained to aging hardware every seven years
- Microsoft is on a win streak with nostalgia games — Who thought we'd have new Age of Empires 2 and Diablo 2 expansions in the same week?
- I'm sick of being told to "just not use" Microsoft's AI — I'm already paying for it and so are you
- AppControl has replaced Task Manager on all my PCs — Why can't Windows match the level of hardware and software monitoring from a free app?
February 13
- Windows 11 is testing new 2026 features — and some of them are already changing how the OS feels
- Diablo 4 developers chat War Plans, the overhaul of Skill Trees and the "Heaven and Hell" relationship between Warlock and Paladin
February 12
- 'Quarantine Zone: The Last Check' is the most viral game on Xbox right now — and you can play it on PC Game Pass
- Windows 11 users are celebrating — and roasting — Microsoft for bringing back classic taskbar features
- This new Xbox and PC JRPG is so good it puts Pokémon on notice
- The longest battery life of a 14” laptop? Dell XPS 14 myths busted
February 11
- Diablo 2 developers on servicing the "millions of players" still playing the classic, releasing Reign of the Warlock on Steam, and working with Rahul Kohli
- Tired of Edge’s busy New Tab? Someone finally made a cleaner version with this new extension
- ARC Raiders finally gets the PvE focus it needed — but real problems still remain
- Blizzard turns 35, and the studio says it’s ready to rebuild and move forward
February 10
- "Windows Gaming Edition" or something else? Microsoft has been laying the foundation for a gaming-focused OS for years — here's what it could look like.
February 9
- 5 reasons Linux actually beats Windows 11 (yes, we said it)
February 8
- 5 amazing open-source apps that everyone should use on Windows 11 — but not the ones you might be thinking of
February 6
- Windows 11 locked me out of Notepad via Microsoft Account bugs — is the 'Thin Client' era ruining my 27 blissful years of PCs?
February 5
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone devs on making one of the biggest live-service games in the world — "Some teams see launch as the finish line. For us, it’s the starting gun"
- 5 more TOP recent ID@Xbox greats — Ever wanted to be an egg, or quarantine potential zombies? This list is for you.
- Windows 11 beats Linux for most people — here are 4 reasons why, whether fans like it or not
- Helldivers 2's new Bastion tank absolutely rules — it's amazing and awful all at once, and my new favorite stratagem for spilling Automaton oil
February 4
- Lost on Diablo 4’s story? This recap gets you ready for Lord of Hatred
February 3
- The best Xbox games coming in February include Resident Evil, Yakuza, Dragon Quest, and more — the choices are stacked
February 2
- If the next Xbox is a PC, Microsoft needs to prove it can avoid Windows’ biggest problems
- User reactions make it clear Microsoft’s real AI problem on Windows 11 isn’t the tech — it’s trust
February 1
- Cortana’s gone, Copilot isn’t filling the gap, and Microsoft still can’t decide what Windows’ assistant should be
- 8 new Windows 11 features expected to arrive with the February 2026 update — Patch Tuesday isn't flashy, but it'll deliver (some) meaningful changes