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Windows 11 is now the most popular OS for Steam users worldwide, though it took longer than Windows 10 did
By James Bentley published
News It was a long-fought battle.

Microsoft might be planning to let AI loose on your local video and audio files with Windows 11 'intelligent media search'
By Andy Edser published
news What, all of them?

The Windows 11 dev build has an accessibility feature to use a single webcam across multiple apps at the same time but it may get more use as a streaming tool
By James Bentley published
News Hurray! It may just become easier to see more of your face at a time.

Microsoft closes another door for bypassing the TPM 2.0 requirement in Windows 11
By Nick Evanson published
news It's only in the beta versions of Windows at the moment but it won't be long before it's fully rolled out.

You can finally pick different power modes for battery or plugged in with the latest Windows 11 Insider build, ending the tyranny of one power setting for all
By Andy Edser published
news Best battery life when mobile, best performance when plugged in to the wall. Yes please.

Once the apple of Microsoft's eye, Paint 3D will be fully killed off in favour of its elder sibling Paint
By Nick Evanson published
news Few people wanted it when it was first launched, fewer people used it over the years, and now very few people will miss it.

Shareholders sue CrowdStrike over consequences of catastrophic worldwide IT outage and I don't think an Uber Eats voucher will cut it this time
By Jacob Fox published
News The company's share price has dropped by tens of billions.

Things I've missed: Windows 11 lets you 'End Task' from the taskbar, but you have to turn it on yourself
By Andy Edser published
News Well, there's a useful little feature hiding itself away.
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