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Trump’s H-1B visa fee: Microsoft panics, memos fly
By Cale Hunt published
Microsoft It was a frantic weekend for Microsoft following Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee announcement, but some of the concern was unfounded due to confusing guidance. Here's what we know so far.

VLC update adds support for Windows 11 on Arm and Windows XP
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 VLCs first official update in years look to come with some needed improvements, including Windows on Arm64 support and fixes for Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Microsoft wants you to trade in your old Windows 10 PC
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows 10 Microsoft is offering users alternatives to rising e-waste concerns, including options to trade in or recycle old PCs as Windows 10 approaches its end of life.

Microsoft is finally bringing native video wallpapers to Windows 11
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Windows Vista Ultimate had a feature called DreamScene that let you set videos as your desktop background. Almost 15 years later, it looks like video wallpapers are making a return on Windows 11.

Windows 11 makes screen sharing a breeze with new Copilot button
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Two new features are now in testing with the latest Windows 11 preview build, one of which adds a shortcut for sharing your screen with Copilot into the Taskbar.

Microsoft celebrates that 90% of the apps people use on Windows on Arm are now native
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Windows 11 PCs powered by an Arm processor are thriving right now, with users spending 90% of their time on an Arm-based PC using natively compiled apps, a huge improvement over how things were just a short time ago.

Should Microsoft launch its own AI-powered wearable devices?
By Zac Bowden published
Podcast Dan & Zac discuss Microsoft's new "Windows 2030 Vision" series, the first of which hints at a potential future "Agentic OS" from Microsoft. What might that look like?

Valve is ending support for Steam on Windows 10, but only for 32-bit based systems
By Zac Bowden published
If you're still using a 32-bit version of Windows 10 in 2025 and like to game on it, we've got some bad news for you. Valve is ending support for the 32-bit client next year.
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