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

52 points by zdw 10 months ago | 44 comments

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.

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.

Microsoft new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly(windowslatest.com)

603 points by Adam-Hincu 4 months ago | 395 comments

Windows Latest article reporting that Microsoft's new Outlook for Windows is far slower than Outlook Classic, taking about 10 seconds for actions like opening mail from notifications.

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

54 points by nsoonhui 9 months ago | 35 comments