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Windows users are flocking to Zorin OS — Linux momentum is real
By Adam Hales published
News Zorin OS 18 has passed 2 million downloads in under three months, with around 75% coming from Windows users as Windows 10 reaches end of life and hardware limits push more people toward Linux.

Windows Wrap: XPS is back from the dead and Lenovo stole Surface's crown
By Sean Endicott published
Windows From the HP EliteBoard G1a to the return of the Dell XPS, CES 2026 delivered wild hardware. Meanwhile, Microsoft denied rumors of 22,000 layoffs.

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.

MacBook finally gets touch (kind of) — 13 years after Windows 8
By Sean Endicott published
Computing MacBook users are resorting to a $139 snap-on digitizer to get touch support—a "new" feature Windows laptops standardized over a decade ago.

Microsoft: Layoff rumors are "100% made up," says Frank Shaw
By Sean Endicott last updated
Microsoft A report claimed that Microsoft would likely cut thousands of jobs in January, but the company's chief communications officer says the report is "100 percent made up."

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.

Why Microsoft’s old Office rebrand is trending again
By Sean Endicott published
Apps A year-old Microsoft 365 Copilot rebrand is suddenly trending as new posts spread outdated information, revealing growing frustration with Microsoft’s AI push.
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