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Key Takeaway People are treating Windows 11 less as a strict “new OS” and more as an interface to customize—while also comparing it against older Windows eras.
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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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Level1Techs Forum · 4h ago
ASUS B850G Motherboard: Unable to Boot into Windows 11 Due to a Locked PIN
BleepingComputer · 7h ago
Microsoft's Coreutils project brings Linux commands to Windows

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topic framing A headline explicitly shows a personal “Windows 11” desktop.
GPU mention A Windows-PC chapter is described as accelerated by “NVIDIA RTX Spark.”
Windows history scope One headline claims it covers every single version of Windows to exist.

What to Watch

  • Follow r/windows posts for new “Windows 11 desktop” showcases and theme/visual experiments. Ars Technica
  • Watch for more Windows “chapter” announcements tied to NVIDIA RTX Spark on Windows PC headlines. Tom's Hardware
  • Keep an eye on ongoing community threads comparing Windows versions and eras for context on what counts as “standard.” r/windows

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neowin.net

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

Microsoft unveils a new native command-line utility for Windows 11, and also introduces new tools that could radically transform native app development.

1h ago Sayan Sen
windowscentral.com

Project Solara is Microsoft's vision for what the future of computing will be like, and it doesn't include Windows

After Windows Phone, Microsoft is eager to get ahead of the next paradigm shift in computing, and it's betting big on an agentic hardware and software future.

5h ago Zac Bowden
arstechnica.com

Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers

One hardware announcement and several software highlights from Microsoft Build.

7h ago Andrew Cunningham

What each outlet is saying

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Neowin 4 articles

Tracking: Microsoft outs new Windows 11 native command-line utility. Revolutionizes native app making. / Microsoft allegedly has "no idea" about "serious flaw" that blocks new Windows 11 features

Microsoft outs new Windows 11 native command-line utility. Revolutionizes native app making. Microsoft allegedly has "no idea" about "serious flaw" that blocks new Windows 11 features
+2 more Microsoft releases new ISO files for the latest Windows 11 preview builds Get Windows 11 Pro or Home Edition for just $9.97
Tom's Hardware 2 articles

Tracking: Microsoft debuts Surface RTX Spark Dev Box — Nvidia-powered mini-PC helps devs get ready for an agentic Windows / Nvidia's RTX Spark could caplitalize where Qualcomm's Arm-based efforts have not — following the expiration of Qualcomm's Windows on Arm deal, Nvidia stands poised to pick up the slack

Microsoft debuts Surface RTX Spark Dev Box — Nvidia-powered mini-PC helps devs get ready for an agentic Windows Nvidia's RTX Spark could caplitalize where Qualcomm's Arm-based efforts have not — following the expiration of Qualcomm's Windows on Arm deal, Nvidia stands poised to pick up the slack
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New Xbox Ally Windows 11 features TESTED on the last gen ROG Ally Windows Central Windows 11 File Explorer improvements Windows Insider Program Xbox 360 Metro Dashboard UI For Windows 11! ETA Prime Introducing Windows 11 Windows Real Talk on Design, Updates & What’s Next | Inside Windows with Pavan Davuluri Windows NVIDIA RTX Spark Reinvents Windows PCs for the Age of Personal AI NVIDIA

Discussions on the web

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Hacker News · u/paulmooreparks · 

The placeholder name for the Windows 8 experience was "modern"

The placeholder name for the Windows 8 experience was "modern"

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Hacker News · u/tosh · 

What Is Windows K2?

What Is Windows K2?

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Hacker News · u/ankitg12 · 

Windows 11 24H2: Problems with USB scanners that use eSCL

Windows 11 24H2: Problems with USB scanners that use eSCL

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r/Windows11 · u/WPHero · 

Microsoft's Windows 11 CPU boost is rolling out, and here's how to enable it right now

Microsoft's Windows 11 CPU boost is rolling out, and here's how to enable it right now
r/Windows11 · u/dwhaley720 · 

Why is VPN integration in Windows so weird compared to other OSes?

When I install and configure a VPN on Windows, the software typically installs an app and a virtual network adapter to reroute internet traffic, yet Windows doesn't seem to show any indication that this is happening othe…
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