… Related Windows 11's new Canary feature makes setting up power plans a lot easier Global settings actually become global. NPU stat tracking in Task Manager finally arrives on Windows 11's Dev build You can now see a lot more information with it The change comes with Windows 11 Dev build 26300.8142 . …
… Windows 8's loading circle is getting a lot smoother A small change, but a welcome one This change was spotted by PhantomOfEarth over on X , who dug through Windows 11 preview builds for hidden work-in-progress features. …
… The biggest change of this build involves bringing features from the open-source Windows Terminal codebase as built-in features within the Windows Console. …
Simon Batt May 10, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. …
… It comes with two tweaks; first, if you use a Windows Insider build in a K-12 environment, you can now upgrade from Windows 11 Home to Pro Education edition at no additional cost. …
… In a recent Windows build in the Insider Program, users noticed a hidden feature that enables a page in the Settings app called Feature flags . …
… Related 4 ways to use websites as desktop apps on Windows Because desktop apps are just better Microsoft is on the hunt for "100% native" Windows app developers No web apps here In a post on X , Rudy Huyn, Partner Architect at Microsoft, advertised that they're "building a team" to develop Windows … …
… For example, earlier this month, Marcus Ash, the head of Windows Design and Research, reiterated that legacy features like Control Panel and Device Manager are still getting a design refresh, saying that Microsoft is "building out tooling to scale modernizing other dialogs across Windows 11 that we… …
… Once Windows is installed and the drive has a working state on it, any firmware update carries a small but real risk of something going wrong, and the consequences only get larger the longer you've used your build. …
Simon Batt Apr 12, 2026, 11:32 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. …