Windows 11 tip: Open PowerShell or CMD in any folder with one click

As a Windows 11 user, there might be times when you want to execute a Command Prompt action directly in a specific folder, ...

How to stop internet results in Search for Windows 11

To stop web results through Windows Search using the Registry on Windows 11 Pro and Home, use these steps: Right-click the newly created key, select New, and choose the "DWORD (32-bit) Value" option.

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

A core group of early Microsoft developers and business leaders reunited this week, 40 years after releasing Windows 1.0, ...
The Verge

Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,’ starting with the taskbar

AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...
The Verge

As Windows turns 40, Microsoft faces an AI backlash

Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. is a senior editor ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft tries to head off the “novel security risks” of Windows 11 AI agents

Microsoft has been adding AI features to Windows 11 for years, but things have recently entered a new phase, with both generative and so-called “agentic” AI features working their way deeper into the ...