Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to ge…

"The truly funny thing about this color scheme is that all the other Windows 3.1 color schemes are surprisingly rational, ...
The Verge

Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,’ starting with the taskbar

AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...
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Multnomah County launches new anti-burglary task force

Law enforcement agencies across Multnomah County are joining forces to target burglaries, a crime officials say continues to strain local businesses. District Attorney Nathan Vasquez, Portland Police ...
Make Tech Easier

Why PC Manager Is the Only Maintenance Tool You’ll Ever Need on Windows

System maintenance on Windows shouldn’t be a chore or feel complicated. Discover how PC Manager handles everything from one centralized dashboard.
Pocket-lint

3 Task Manager tricks I wish I knew when I bought my first Windows 11 PC

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...

New Windows 10 update reportedly breaks StartIsBack and causes performance and monitor problems

Windows 10 has a new update as part of Microsoft's extended support scheme, but there are reports of this latest release ...
Guru3D.com

Microsoft Tests Autonomous AI Background Agent in Windows 11

Microsoft’s latest Insider build quietly enables an autonomous AI Agent running in a separate environment with persistent background activity, raising questions around performance, privacy, and ...

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

A core group of early Microsoft developers and business leaders reunited this week, 40 years after releasing Windows 1.0, ...
ZDNet

Windows 11 users just got a more convenient way to store passkeys - here's how it works

A new Windows API allows third-party apps to take over passkey management. 1Password is the first password manager to utilize this feature. To enable this option, you need to install the latest ...

Windows 11’s December update fixes taskbar crashes and app stutters

Microsoft confirms several Windows 11 errors that affect the taskbar, app launches, and more. But the update also brings its own problems.
Ars Technica

Microsoft tries to head off the “novel security risks” of Windows 11 AI agents

Microsoft has been adding AI features to Windows 11 for years, but things have recently entered a new phase, with both generative and so-called “agentic” AI features working their way deeper into the ...