38 stories tagged windows-11, newest first.
168 points by khalidkhair | 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.
38 points by telestew | 39 comments
Microsoft Windows Blogs post announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1619 in the Canary Channel, including new features such as freeform rotation in Paint.
81 points by bj-rn | 42 comments
Windows Central news article reporting that Microsoft and PC makers are dropping the Copilot+ PC branding, with new Surface PCs no longer using the name.
21 points by theanonymousone | 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.
570 points by akyuu | 505 comments
Notebookcheck news article reporting that Windows 11's built-in Weather app can consume more than 1 GB of RAM, far more than Apple's macOS Weather app.
603 points by Adam-Hincu | 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.
475 points by josephcsible | 329 comments
Windows Central article on a Reddit discussion where Windows 11 users complain about Microsoft account requirements and the loss of local account options.
318 points by bundie | 230 comments
Neowin opinion piece arguing Microsoft is renaming rather than removing Copilot from Windows 11; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
673 points by breve | 522 comments
Windows Central news article reporting that some Microsoft employees are pushing to drop Windows 11's mandatory Microsoft Account requirement during setup.
877 points by h0ek | 663 comments
Opinion blog post by Sam Bent criticizing Microsoft's promise to fix Windows 11 after years of adding ads, forced Copilot integrations, and bloatware.
337 points by andreynering | 503 comments
Windows Insider blog post announcing Notepad and Paint updates rolling out to Canary and Dev Channel Insiders on Windows 11, including Markdown support in Notepad.
413 points by 01-_- | 323 comments
Windows Central article reporting that Microsoft confirmed a botched Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update may leave some PCs unable to boot.
505 points by blacktulip | 299 comments
Windows Central article reporting Microsoft confirmed it will hand BitLocker encryption recovery keys stored in the cloud to the FBI under a valid legal order.
782 points by smurda | 721 comments
Notebookcheck opinion column in which the author describes switching his main desktop from Windows 11 to Linux (Artix) and urges readers to do the same.
360 points by taubek | 294 comments
Neowin news report that Microsoft has quietly removed the official phone-based method for activating Windows 11/10 without an internet connection.
767 points by todsacerdoti | 572 comments
Xe Iaso's blog note announcing a switch from Windows 11 to Fedora Linux as their main desktop OS in 2026, criticizing Microsoft's recent Windows changes.
447 points by firefoxd | 418 comments
Blog post by Ibrahim Diallo complaining that Microsoft won't let him dismiss Windows 11 upgrade prompts on a laptop that lacks TPM 2.0.
545 points by jinxmeta | 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.
365 points by DearAll | 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.
819 points by WaitWaitWha | 352 comments
It's FOSS News article reporting that YouTube removed tutorials on bypassing Windows 11 requirements, citing a 'risk of physical harm' policy.
348 points by jjbinx007 | 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.
433 points by trinsic2 | 286 comments
Blog post by Scott Larson arguing that Windows 10's retirement reflects Microsoft's shift toward user surveillance in newer Windows versions.
473 points by josephcsible | 668 comments
The Verge news article reporting that Microsoft is closing workarounds that let users set up Windows 11 with a local account instead of a Microsoft account.
1304 points by yett | 282 comments
Blog post by Silent investigating how a 20-year-old latent bug in GTA San Andreas began causing breakage under Windows 11 24H2, tracing the true root cause.
486 points by redbell | 248 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that Microsoft removed its documentation on switching to a local account in Windows 11, though most workarounds still function.
526 points by doctorshady | 478 comments
How-To Geek opinion article arguing that Windows, with its ads and imposed features, no longer feels like the user's own computer.
376 points by retskrad | 212 comments
Windows Experience Blog post from Microsoft giving an update on the Recall preview feature for Copilot+ PCs, including changes to its release plans.
526 points by zadjii | 388 comments
Microsoft Windows Command Line blog post announcing Sudo for Windows, letting users run elevated commands from an unelevated console in Windows 11 Insider Preview.
319 points by marcodiego | 328 comments
Phoronix review benchmarking Ubuntu 23.10 against Windows 11 on an HP Z6 G5 A workstation with the 96-core AMD Threadripper PRO 7995WX, finding ~20% better Linux performance.
542 points by Fischgericht | 185 comments
Heise Online article (Google-translated from German) warning that the new Outlook app transfers users' IMAP/SMTP access credentials to Microsoft servers.
664 points by extr0pian | 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.
323 points by pjmlp | 204 comments
The Verge article criticizing Microsoft for using malware-like Windows 11 pop-ups to push users away from Google Chrome and toward Bing.
322 points by pjerem | 295 comments
Microsoft Windows Blogs post announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531 for the Dev Channel, including changes like system components opening links in the default browser in the EEA.
482 points by _dain_ | 280 comments
Julio Merino's blog post expanding on his viral Twitter thread comparing app launch speed on an old Windows NT 3.51 machine versus a modern Windows 11 computer.
727 points by TonyTrapp | 412 comments
A tweet showing the Windows 11 context menu in UK English labeling zip compression as 'Compress to postcode file' due to a mistranslation.
328 points by itvision | 172 comments
Neowin news article reporting a senior Microsoft executive's statement that the Windows 11 kernel will soon boot with Rust code inside.
376 points by LinuxBender | 166 comments
The Register article on Microsoft testing ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu and seeking user feedback, with mixed reactions from users.
514 points by Amorymeltzer | 398 comments
Blog post on birchtree.me about Windows 11 design and annoyances; the page failed to load with a Cloudflare 522 connection timeout error.