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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How to manually configure a VPN on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak last updated
Privacy On Windows 11, you can set up and manage VPN connections without third-party clients, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

Get started with Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
How-to Copilot is more than just an app on Windows 11, and in this guide, I'll outline the steps to get started with the AI chatbot and actions with the app and the integration across the desktop.

Microsoft is testing AI-powered tools in File Explorer
By Sean Endicott published
Windows 11 Microsoft is adding AI features to File Explorer in Windows 11. If you're in the Insider Program, you can try them early

Windows 11 is getting its own Handoff feature between Android and PC
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Microsoft has revealed that it's bringing "Cross Device Resume" to Windows 11, which will let apps seamlessly sync between Android and PC.

Qualcomm launches Adreno Control Panel for Snapdragon X Elite PCs
By Zac Bowden published
Snapdragon Snapdragon X Elite devices are getting a new Adreno Control Panel app that will let users and developers tweak the GPU for enhanced performance in certain games.

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.

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.
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