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.

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.

Microsoft asking us to buy new Windows 11 PCs is wasteful(xda-developers.com)

20 points by josephcsible 2 years ago | 7 comments

Update and shut down no longer restarts PC, 25H2 patch addresses decades-old bug(windowslatest.com)

95 points by taubek 11 months ago | 57 comments

Microsoft is killing Skype(windowscentral.com)

632 points by thund 1 year ago | 582 comments

Windows Central news article reporting that a hidden string in a Skype for Windows preview suggests Microsoft will shut down Skype in May.

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

52 points by zdw 10 months ago | 44 comments