Microsoft 365 installs via Windows Store will stop getting updates

Microsoft is retiring the Microsoft Store installation type of Office applications in favour of Click-to-Run. The company will stop issuing[...]

WhatsApp for Windows 11 is switching back to Chromium web wrapper from UWP/native

Meta (more lately Meta AI) has quietly announced that WhatsApp is ditching UWP (WinUI) for a Chromium-based container on Windows[...]

Windows 11 tests “shared audio” to play music via multiple devices, new taskbar animations

Windows 11’s taskbar is getting two notable changes. First, you’ll notice a new animation when you hover over the open[...]

Microsoft says it’s committed to Windows 11 performance upgrade, needs feedback

Microsoft wants everyone, especially those in the Windows Insider Program, to submit feedback under Desktop Environment > System Sluggishness whenever[...]

Windows 11 offers stable and better system drivers, version 25H2 tightens rules

The last few Windows 11 releases have significantly improved the quality of drivers, and the trend is going to continue[...]

Microsoft says Office app (MS Word) will now launch faster on Windows 11

Microsoft says it’s now rolling out a new feature on Windows 11 that will allow Office apps to open faster.[...]

Microsoft says it won’t change Windows 11’s system tray design after users feedback

Microsoft says it no longer plans to release a Windows 11 update with a new and simplified taskbar system tray[...]

Microsoft confirms Windows 10 KB5062554 breaks emoji picker’s search feature

KB5062554, the July 2025 security update for Windows 10, has wrecked some elements of the emoji picker for users. The[...]

Can you get HEVC codec for free on Windows 11?

Not really. While you might find an OEM version of the HEVC codec on the Internet Archive, it doesn’t work[...]

Windows 11 July 2025 update issues confirmed, Microsoft says it falsely claimed fixes

Windows 11 24H2 has a bug where Event Viewer flags a critical Firewall error (Windows Firewall With Advanced Security 2042[...]