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Microsoft Teams logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on April 9th, 2024 (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Microsoft Teams can now transcribe your swear words exactly as you said them

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps Microsoft is giving Teams admins control over profanity filtering, allowing meeting transcripts to include uncensored language.

Apps
Windows 11 desktop running on a OnePlus Open foldable smartphone with the Start menu open.
Windows 11 on a foldable phone just feels right, too bad it's only a passion project

By Sean Endicott Published

Windows 11 A developer got Windows 11 working on a foldable, and the result feels like a glimpse of a road Microsoft never took.

Windows 11
Ask Copilot text box on the Taskbar
Microsoft says Copilot is coming to Windows 11's Search UI this year, but promises it'll be optional

By Zac Bowden Published

Windows 11 Microsoft will add Copilot integration to Windows 11's new search experience later this year, but the company promises it'll be opt-in instead of opt-out.

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Start11 v3 on Windows 11 showing a custom Start menu with a user profile, search bar, system monitoring widgets, pinned apps, storage usage indicators, and a command entry field.
Start11 v3 gives Windows 11 a Mac-like makeover, and I love it

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps Start11 v3 brings Start menu widgets, Taskbar Islands, and app grouping to Windows 11 in a major update for desktop customization.

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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025.
Xbox and PC prices are out of control, and Microsoft clearly knows it

By Cale Hunt Published

Opinion When no one can afford to upgrade, where do they get the upgrades?

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Outlook Client Hero
Microsoft is tackling Outlook's search problem, and it wants your feedback

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps Microsoft revamped Outlook search with better ranking, improved performance, and a new feedback system that lets users rate results.

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A laptop sits on a wooden coffee table, displaying Windows Task Manager’s Memory page; books and a sofa frame the quiet home setting.
Does Windows 11 26H2 actually use less RAM? I tested to find out.

By Cale Hunt Published

Windows 11 Microsoft just revealed a more responsive Windows 11, but what does that feel like in the real world?

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Surface Go 4 with Windows 11
Microsoft details how it's made Windows 11 optimized for 8GB RAM PCs

By Zac Bowden Published

Windows 11 Windows 11 has gained a number of improvements and optimizations designed specifically for devices with 8GB RAM, and it's all already rolling out.

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Two ASUS ProArt P16 laptops under purple lighting: one closed showing the ProArt logo lid, and one open displaying an illustrated desktop background.
Microsoft’s AI strategy has a surprising place for low-spec Windows PCs

By Sean Endicott Published

Windows 11 Microsoft's latest AI roadmap shows a future where Windows PCs handle more AI locally instead of relying entirely on the cloud.

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Windows 11 new speed test tool built-in the Quick Settings interface.
Microsoft used AI to help build Windows 11's new speed test

By Sean Endicott Published

Windows 11 Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 speed test tool is also an early example of how the company wants to use AI during development.

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