Windows 11

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The Windows 11 conversation is mostly about day-to-day usability tweaks and user experience, including power-mode performance settings and personal desktop/quality impressions. There’s also a historical/version-curiosity thread (Windows 1.0/3.1/12 background) and broader Windows lifecycle context (10 end of support).

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Key Takeaway Users are actively testing and debating practical Windows 11 settings—especially performance/power behavior—alongside reflections on Windows quality and version history.

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Windows 11’s Start menu gets deeper customization as Microsoft keeps refining the shell

Microsoft is rolling out new Windows 11 preview changes that let users enable or disable major Start menu sections, including pinned apps, recommendations now labeled “Recent,” and the All Apps list. The update also allows a fully blank Start menu state, or a nearly blank one with only the Pinned section left in place. neowin.net

The build that introduces these options is 26300.8553, released on May 29, 2026. It marks another step in Microsoft’s effort to address long-running complaints about Windows 11’s Start menu and taskbar behavior. neowin.net

Windows on Arm is also getting a new flagship push with Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra, which uses Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark chip and up to 128GB of unified memory. The device pairs that platform with a 15-inch mini-LED PixelSense Ultra display, a large haptic touchpad, and “all-day battery,” and it is set to ship this fall. xda-developers.com

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● Performance settings — Are there any major performance differences between the balanced and best performance settings in the new power mode options inside the sett r/windows

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Top 3 signals · Users are actively testing and debating practical Windows

WCCFTech · 3h ago

Microsoft Treats Apple Users As Second-Class Citizens, Stripping Office 2019 Of Any Utility While Windows And Microsoft 365 Customers Remain Unscathed

XDA-Developers · 2h ago

Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead

XDA-Developers · 4h ago

I tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead

Briefing Findings · Users are actively testing and debating practical Windows

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Test balanced vs best performance on Windows 11 on your hardware and compare real-world benchmarks. r/windows

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How to find licensed windows cd rom games from the 90s/2000s. For example disney activity center, spongebob operation krabby patty, monsters wreck Room arcade XDA Developers
Reseller claimed Windows Server 2025 Datacenter "isn't VMware compatible," then tried to flip me to 6x Standard. Sanity check? XDA Developers
Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead XDA-Developers
Microsoft Treats Apple Users As Second-Class Citizens, Stripping Office 2019 Of Any Utility While Windows And Microsoft 365 Customers Remain Unscathed windowscentral.com

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Broader Windows 11 coverage · not part of the Users are actively testing and debating practical Windows story

XDA-Developers · 2 articles

WCCFTech · 1 article

Microsoft Treats Apple Users As Second-Class Citizens, Stripping Office 2019 Of Any Utility While Windows And Microsoft 365 Customers Remain Unscathed

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Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space

Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, allowing users to remove unused AI components and potentially reclaim significant disk space.

6h ago Sayan Sen

windowscentral.com

Microsoft drives developers toward native Windows apps at Build 2026

Microsoft wants more WinUI 3 apps across Windows 11, and Build 2026 shows how developers can get there with new tools, agents, and hardware.

6h ago Sean Endicott

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Level1Techs Forum 5 articles

Tracking: Why is Windows 11 software so incompatible with Mac hardware? / I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps

Why is Windows 11 software so incompatible with Mac hardware? I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps

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The Microphone Enhancement option is missing from the microphone properties in Windows 11 ASUS B850G Motherboard: Unable to Boot into Windows 11 Due to a Locked PIN How can I password protect a folder on Windows 11?

Neowin 3 articles

Tracking: Microsoft is making an important security change in Windows soon / Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space

Microsoft is making an important security change in Windows soon Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space

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Microsoft outs new Windows 11 native command-line utility. Revolutionizes native app making.

XDA-Developers 2 articles

Tracking: Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead / I tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead

Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead I tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead

PCWorld 2 articles

Tracking: Microsoft is quietly testing a Windows 11 button to uninstall AI bloat / Windows 11 Pro plus 10 hours of training is $20 through June 14

Microsoft is quietly testing a Windows 11 button to uninstall AI bloat Windows 11 Pro plus 10 hours of training is $20 through June 14

Phoronix 2 articles

Tracking: Microsoft Announces Coreutils For Windows: Derived From Rust Coreutils / COSMIC Desktop's Frosted Glass Is Giving Windows Aero Vibes

Microsoft Announces Coreutils For Windows: Derived From Rust Coreutils COSMIC Desktop's Frosted Glass Is Giving Windows Aero Vibes

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Tracking: Are there any major performance differences between the balanced and best performance settings in the new power mode options inside the settings app for windows 11? / When Windows is ACTUALLY GOOD

Microsoft should use this screen to decide what windows auto installs

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