Windows 11

Launched in October 2021, Windows 11 started a new era as the latest version of Microsoft's official operating system, pre-loaded onto the best laptops and sold separately for custom-built desktop PCs. It continues to receive significant updates, like Windows 11 version 24H2, which is loaded with new features and supports modern hardware like Neural Processing Units (NPUs) to handle local Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing tasks offered by Microsoft Copilot and third-party apps.
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Windows 11 apps will soon integrate with Click To Do
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Microsoft is giving developers access to an API that will enable specific features to appear contextually in Click To Do to get a task quickly started.

Windows 11 gains Model Context Protocol support
By Zac Bowden published
AI Windows 11 is gaining Model Context Protocol (MCP) support with new MCP Registry and MCP Server features, making building agentic AI experiences easier for developers.

Microsoft beats Apple and Google to the punch — waves fee for adding apps to its store
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Individual developers can now sign up and publish their apps on the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 and Windows 11 for free.

Microsoft open sources the Windows Subsystem for Linux
By Zac Bowden published
Linux After years of feedback, Microsoft is finally open-sourcing the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing developers to easily modify the feature.

Get started with Semantic Indexing on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
How-to Windows 11 now comes with Semantic Indexing with AI to make it easier to find files and settings by using a description instead of the actual names.

Microsoft PR won't let any details slip about Windows 12
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows Microsoft isn't letting any information about Windows 12's development slip through the cracks, at least not via its social media manager.

Copilot awakens—Windows 11 adds wake word support for Insiders
By Daniel Rubino published
AI Users can now say “Hey, Copilot” to their Windows 11 PC to use Microsoft’s generative AI bot.

Best Windows on Arm apps
By Zac Bowden last updated
Arm-native apps Got a Windows PC with an Arm processor like Snapdragon X? These are the apps you should download that are Arm64 native!
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