Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop", and six months later it has given up(windowslatest.com)

21 points by theanonymousone 1 month ago | 6 comments

Windows Latest article reporting that Microsoft attempted to ban the derisive term "Microslop" in its Copilot Discord community and gave up six months later.

First Rust code in the Windows 11 kernel(thurrott.com)

179 points by wojtczyk 3 years ago | 122 comments

Microsoft denies rewriting Windows 11 in Rust using AI(windowslatest.com)

52 points by zdw 10 months ago | 44 comments

Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update(windowslatest.com)

54 points by nsoonhui 9 months ago | 35 comments

Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper(windowslatest.com)

365 points by DearAll 11 months ago | 332 comments

Windows Latest article reporting that Meta replaced the native WhatsApp app for Windows 11 with a WebView-based wrapper that uses about 1GB of RAM.

Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders(windowslatest.com)

545 points by jinxmeta 11 months ago | 486 comments

Windows Latest article reporting that Windows 11 will add an experimental background AI agent with access to personal folders, which Microsoft warns poses security risks.

Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users(ctrl.blog)

664 points by extr0pian 3 years ago | 388 comments

Ctrl.blog post by Daniel Aleksandersen arguing that Microsoft still forces Edge on Windows 11 users through system components that ignore the default browser.

Windows 11's Patch Tuesday nightmare gets worse(windowscentral.com)

413 points by 01-_- 9 months ago | 323 comments

Windows Central article reporting that Microsoft confirmed a botched Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update may leave some PCs unable to boot.

Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features(xda-developers.com)

930 points by haunter 5 months ago | 571 comments

XDA Developers article explaining how Linux gaming performance is improving as Windows API behaviors are implemented as Linux kernel features.

Why Windows 11 still ships with Windows 95's memory manager hidden inside it(windowslatest.com)

168 points by khalidkhair 6 days ago | 108 comments

Windows Latest article explaining how Windows 11 still includes the EmulateHeap compatibility shim that gives old apps Windows 95's heap memory manager.

Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel with massive speed gains(xda-developers.com)

1130 points by felineflock 7 months ago | 402 comments

XDA Developers article on Wine 11 changing how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, with large performance gains.

YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs(old.reddit.com)

348 points by jjbinx007 1 year ago | 318 comments

A Reddit r/DataHoarder thread about YouTube removing videos that show how to perform nonstandard Windows 11 installs; the page was blocked by Reddit's network policy.