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If Microsoft wins this UK court case it might spell the end of second-hand Windows licenses
By Jacob Fox published
News Microsoft's defence is to do with "non-program" parts of the OS.

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'
By Stevie Bonifield published
news You can have Copilot generate your formulas in Excel now, but it doesn't sound ready for prime time.

It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
By Dave James published
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.

Microsoft is finally rolling out its controversial Recall feature that screenshots everything you do (again), but only for select users
By Stevie Bonifield published
news Microsoft's recalled Recall feature is un-recalled once again.

The last thing I ever want to do is 'Learn more' or have you 'Remind Me Later': Microsoft is pushing fullscreen ads for Windows 11 laptops to people still using Windows 10
By Ted Litchfield published
news Another win for Linux Guy accelerationism.

Microsoft's word-soup has made Windows 11 updates noticeably quicker via the 'parallel processing of component manifests' complementing 'the parallel hydration of newly serviced components using reverse and forward differentials'
By Nick Evanson published
news In plain speak: it's making better use of your PC's hardware, and it's really working for me.

Microsoft softens language about killing off the Control Panel, but it's still clearly gonna kill off the Control Panel
By Ted Litchfield published
And you know what? For once I'm not outraged with the Windows UI "innovation" of the moment.

I was shocked to find out the Windows 10 desktop background wasn't computer generated, but a picture of lasers being shot through an actual window
By Ted Litchfield published
news My appreciation for a desktop background I immediately switched out has grown exponentially.
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