Microsoft promised a bold new era for Windows—but years later, many of its most hyped features have quietly stalled, vanished, or failed to impress.

On February 24, 2026, we published an article about how a fake Zoom meeting “update” silently installs monitoring software, documenting a campaign that used a convincing fake Zoom waiting room to push ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Windows 11 preview builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918 introduce a built-in taskbar network speed test, native Sysmon support for advanced threat detection, faster resume-from-sleep ...

New Windows 11 Insider Build Fixes Taskbar, File Explorer Bugs Your email has been sent Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7859 (KB5077223 ...

Microsoft is planning to bring back the ability to move and resize the Taskbar on Windows 11 as part of its effort to improve sentiment around the OS this year. When you purchase through links on our ...

Portland, OR — When homeowners plan a custom-built home, window treatments are usually the last thing on their minds. After all, who thinks about curtains, drapes, shades, and blinds before the ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – A neighborhood resident reportedly left a note with threatening language on a classroom window of one Ann Arbor elementary school late Friday afternoon. Administrators with Ann Arbor ...

Rod Hershberger, co-founder of PGT Custom Windows and Doors and current MITER Brands board member, was recently recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Argus Foundation. Hershberger ...

Here’s how the new taskbar is supposed to work: Why this is important: This update signals a shift in how we’ll use our PCs. No longer will real-time AI be tucked behind apps. Instead, it’s becoming ...

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 ...

Microsoft has announced a new capability coming soon to the Taskbar that will let AI agents appear as app icons offering glanceable information about automated tasks. When you purchase through links ...