Windows
- Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gamingwww.tomshardware.com Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gaming
No more Steam for Windows 7 8 holdouts.
- Microsoft may rebrand its Windows AI features under "Windows Intelligence," following in Apple's footstepswww.windowscentral.com Microsoft may rebrand its Windows AI features under "Windows Intelligence," following in Apple's footsteps
References to something called "Windows Intelligence" has been spotted in the latest Windows 11 builds.
- Windows 11 reaches 35% market share, but Windows 10 still leads by a wide marginwww.techspot.com Windows 11 reaches 35% market share, but Windows 10 still leads by a wide margin
Microsoft's Windows 11 is finally gaining significant traction in the market, nearly three years after its initial release. According to recent data from Statcounter, Windows 11 reached...
- Microsoft: Windows Server 2025 now generally available alongside System Center 2025www.neowin.net Microsoft: Windows Server 2025 now generally available alongside System Center 2025
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows Server 2025, its latest LTSC Server OS release. System Center 2025 should be available too.
- You can now try Microsoft’s more modern Windows Hello UIwww.theverge.com You can now try Microsoft’s more modern Windows Hello UI
Windows 11 is getting a more modern security experience.
- Microsoft will charge Windows 10 users $30 per year for security updateswww.tomshardware.com Microsoft will charge Windows 10 users $30 per year for security updates
Microsoft's ESU is now officially available for businesses.
- Windows 11 no longer lets you remove devices from Phone Link, and Microsoft doesn't seem to knowwww.xda-developers.com Windows 11 no longer lets you remove devices from Phone Link, and Microsoft doesn't seem to know
Microsoft denies Windows users freedom in Phone Link, leaving them stuck with connected devices.
- Microsoft will end Windows 10 support in exactly one yearwww.tomshardware.com Microsoft will end Windows 10 support in exactly one year
Ironically, Windows 10 remains the most widely used operating system worldwide
- Undeletable 8.63GB cache emerges in latest Windows 11 24H2 update — checkpoint updates were the culprit, and Microsoft is working on a fixwww.tomshardware.com Undeletable 8.63GB cache emerges in latest Windows 11 24H2 update — checkpoint updates were the culprit, and Microsoft is working on a fix
Microsoft is aware of the issue and promises to release a patch.
> Microsoft is aware of the issue and promises to release a patch.
- Microsoft will add new Windows passkey features, including third-party provider supportwww.neowin.net Microsoft will add new Windows passkey features, including third-party provider support
Microsoft announced plans to add new passkey features in future Windows updates, including an API that will allow support for third-party passkey providers.
- Update on Recall security and privacy architectureblogs.windows.com Update on Recall security and privacy architecture
Overview As AI becomes more integral to Windows, Microsoft is doing more with AI on the edge with the power of a 40+ TOPS Neural Processing Unit on Copilot+ PCs. This enables lower latency, better battery life for AI intense tasks, use of AI
- Windows App now available on all major platformstechcommunity.microsoft.com Windows App now available on all major platforms
Windows App is now generally available on Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and web browsers, and in preview on Android.
- Anyone else getting warnings for the latest ExplorerPatcher?
seems microsoft flagged it as malware https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues/3670
- PowerToys Release v0.84.0github.com Release Release v0.84.0 · microsoft/PowerToys
In the v0.84 release cycle, we focused on adding a new utility (PowerToys Workspaces), Advanced paste custom actions feature, stability, and improvements. Installer Hashes Description Filename s...
> ## Highlights > > * New utility: PowerToys Workspaces - this utility can launch a set of applications to a custom layout and configuration on the desktop. App arrangements can be saved as a workspace and then relaunched with one click from the Workspaces Editor or from a desktop shortcut. In the editor, app configuration can be customized using CLI arguments and "launch as admin" modifiers, and app window sizes and positions can be updated as desired. This is our first public version of Workspaces and we are excited for you to try it out for yourself! Make sure to file issues you encounter on our GitHub so the team can continue to improve the utility. > > * Known issues - the team is actively working on fixing these: > > * Apps that launch as admin are unable to be repositioned to the desired layout. > * Border of "Remove" / "Add Back" app button in editor is not clearly visible on light themes. > > * Added Awake --use-parent-pid CLI argument to attach to parent process. Thanks @dend! > > * Added custom actions - user-specified pre-defined prompts for the AI model. Additionally, actions (both standard and custom) are now searchable from prompt box and Ctrl + number in-app shortcuts are now applicable for first 9 search results. > > * Ported all C++/CX code to C++/WinRT as part of a refactor and upgrade series aimed at enabling AOT (Ahead of Time) compilation for enhanced performance and reduced disk footprint.
- Microsoft says its Recall uninstall option in Windows 11 is just a bugwww.theverge.com Microsoft says its Recall uninstall option in Windows 11 is just a bug
Recall won’t be available until October for Windows testers.
- Windows 11 is now the most popular OS for PC gamingwww.theverge.com Windows 11 is now the most popular OS for PC gaming
Windows 11 usage is heading in the right direction, finally.
> Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has passed Windows 10 usage for Steam users for the first time since its launch in 2021. Windows 10 has been holding strong in recent years, despite Microsoft’s plans to end support for Windows 10 in October 2025. There are now signs that Windows 11 adoption is finally heading in the right direction for Microsoft.
> Steam hardware survey data for August puts Windows 11 usage at 49 percent, an increase of more than 3 percent over the previous figure in July of nearly 46 percent. Windows 10 usage has dipped by around 3 percent to 47 percent, while macOS and Linux Steam usage has largely remained the same during August.
- Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panelarstechnica.com Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel
The Settings app has taken over, but Control Panels aren't going anywhere yet.
- Microsoft to host CrowdStrike and others to discuss Windows security changeswww.theverge.com Microsoft to host CrowdStrike and others to discuss Windows security changes
Microsoft’s Windows security summit kicks off next month.
- [META] This community's direction, moderators
Hello! I created this community with the thought of posting all things Windows. After switching to Linux full-time on May 2022 my interest to post Windows-related things obviously waned. Interesting to see how this community has become more active in the recent months.
I am regardless interested about the direction of this community. Do you think this community requires some rules? If there are any users interested in becoming moderators, they can also apply here. I have been thinking of making a meta post about this community for some time.
- Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soonwww.neowin.net Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon
After mulling over it for close to 14 years, it seems Microsoft is finally ready to kill off the Windows Control Panel soon. An official confirmation has been posted on its website.
- Windows Critical Vulnerability: CVE-2024-38063www.cybermaxx.com Windows Critical Vulnerability: CVE-2024-38063
Threat Alert: A critical vulnerability has been identified in the Windows TCP/IP Stack that allows for unauthenticated RCE.
> A critical vulnerability has been identified in the Windows TCP/IP Stack that allows for unauthenticated RCE. No user interaction is required, making this a zero-click vulnerability. This vulnerability affects all supported versions of Windows and Windows Servers.
> This remote code vulnerability enables an unauthenticated attacker to repeatedly send IPv6 packets, that include specially crafted packets, to a Windows machine which could enable remote code execution. Microsoft has released urgent security patches and recommends to install these asap.
> It has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.8. With a low complexity to exploit, can be performed unauthenticated and exploited remotely. Successful exploitation leads to SYSTEM level execution on the target endpoint.
From CVE 2024 38063
> The following mitigating factors might be helpful in your situation: Systems are not affected if IPv6 is disabled on the target machine.
- Seelen-UI: The Fully Customizable Desktop Environment for Windows 10/11 with a windows tiling manager included.github.com GitHub - eythaann/Seelen-UI: The Fully Customizable Desktop Environment for Windows 10/11 with a windows tiling manager included.
The Fully Customizable Desktop Environment for Windows 10/11 with a windows tiling manager included. - eythaann/Seelen-UI
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/39812390
- Microsoft is finally removing the FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11www.theverge.com Microsoft is finally removing the FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11
The arbitrary limit is finally being removed.
> Microsoft is planning to remove the 32GB size limit for FAT32 partitions in Windows 11. While FAT supports volumes up to 2TB, Windows has had a 32GB arbitrary limit in place for nearly 30 years.
> The limit is only being removed from the format command line right now, so the existing format dialog box will continue to have the FAT32 size limit unless Microsoft finally decides to update this Windows feature it has forgotten about for decades.
Announcement: Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27686 (Canary Channel)
- Windows 11 Start Menu is getting a new layout to list your appswww.ghacks.net Windows 11 Start Menu is getting a new layout to list your apps - gHacks Tech News
Windows 11 Start Menu will soon get be updated to automatically place your apps in folders on the All Apps page.
- Microsoft Store is finally getting proper app changelogs, separate downloads page, and morewww.neowin.net Microsoft Store is finally getting proper app changelogs, separate downloads page, and more
Microsoft announced a big update for the Store app on Windows 11. It finally has proper changelogs for app updates, separate downloads and library pages, new badges, and other changes.
- PowerToys 0.83 is out with big updates for Awake and improvements for other moduleswww.neowin.net PowerToys 0.83 is out with big updates for Awake and improvements for other modules
PowerToys 0.83 has just landed. The latest update for Microsoft's set of advanced tools for Windows 10 and 11 users features a reworked Awake module and plenty of fixes for other utilities.
