Microsoft is reviewing its approach to artificial intelligence in Windows 11 following sustained criticism from users over the placement and scope of AI ...

The company may scale back its AI features or remove branding from apps like Notepad and Paint.

The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve ...

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...

Smart App Control is stopping some Windows 11 built-in apps from working, and locking ROG Ally users out of device software.

Microsoft may be backing away from the idea that Windows 11 needs an AI feature in every corner of the interface. A new report from Windows Central claims internal Windows teams are shifting focus ...

Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

Microsoft’s PowerToys team is contemplating building a top menu bar for Windows 11, much like Linux, macOS, or older versions ...

Hitting 1 billion monthly active users should be cause for celebration in Redmond. These days, though, it feels like every one of them is complaining. Does Microsoft have what it takes to address the ...

Microsoft’s troubled start to 2026 includes the controversial renaming of Microsoft 365 to Microsoft 365 Copilot, security ...

Microsoft is getting ready to improve Windows 11’s ability to resume Android apps on a PC. The software giant first ...

Microsoft is rolling out an update to its Paint app, introducing a 'colouring book' feature that generates colouring pages from simple text prompts.