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After 40 years, Notepad on Windows 11 is finally getting this basic feature
By Colton Stradling published
Count? Microsoft figured out how to add a character count to Notepad with the latest Windows 11 Canary and Dev Channel builds.

A 30-year Windows developer at Microsoft explains how the 'USB Cart of Death' featuring 60 daisy-chained USB devices taunted developers with BSODs
By Kevin Okemwa published
USB Cart of Death Veteran Microsoft Software Engineer David William Plummer recently touched base with Raymond Chen, a 30-year Windows developer at Microsoft, talking all things USB Cart of Death and more.

Windows gets free advertising from the Las Vegas hotel Fontainebleau
By Colton Stradling published
WIndows powered It's always fun to see the proverbial man behind the curtain, in this case, the Hotel Fontainebleau displayed a Windows desktop powering its giant LED sign.

The Microsoft bucket has many holes: Every recent leak from Xbox, Surface, Windows, and beyond
By Zachary Boddy published
Leaks Galore Microsoft has been hit with a deluge of leaks and exposures in the last few weeks, revealing its plans for Xbox, Surface, and more. Here's a list.

I used AI to expand these iconic Windows wallpapers — and the results are surprisingly less cursed than I expected
By Ben Wilson published
Ultrawide Bliss Generative AI can expand the edges of my most beloved Windows XP wallpapers with a shockingly low amount of hallucinated horrors beyond our comprehension.

Microsoft reports 20% decrease in revenue for Surface and Windows products
By Cole Martin published
Revenue down Microsoft's earning reports for Q4 2023 look bleak for Windows OEM and Surface devices.

Microsoft and Meta expand their AI partnership with Llama 2 on Azure and Windows
By Kevin Okemwa published
Llama 2 Microsoft announced its extended partnership with Meta. The Llama 2 family of large language models (LLMs) will now be supported on Azure and Windows.

Microsoft Teams Phone just made vacations better for executives
By Dan Rice published
Teams Phone users who are Microsoft 365 Insiders now have access to new features that make delegation easier than ever.
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