Since its release in the fall of 2021, Microsoft’s Windows 11 has received an “annual feature update” in the second half of every year. These feature updates sometimes include new Windows features and ...

Microsoft plans Windows 11 “secure by default” mode with signed apps only and Android-style permissions for files, camera, ...

Windows 11 26H1 for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite processor and Windows on Arm, and Windows 11 26H2 for everyone else. And ...

Microsoft has released an all-new version of Windows 11, 26H1, that is designed only to support the Snapdragon X2 and unnamed ...

Scared of losing Windows gamers to SteamOS, Microsoft has identified gamers as a "cohort" it wants to win in 2026, and believes that it can take lessons learned in handhelds and with NPUs and apply ...

As AI agents and autonomous apps multiply, Microsoft is resetting Windows’ default trust model, requiring user consent and ...

Microsoft has announced Windows 11 26H1, but it's not for existing PCs. Instead, it will ship on devices with Snapdragon X2 ...

Microsoft has announced comprehensive changes to the Windows security architecture that, at first glance, sound like progress ...

More prompts when apps and agents roam around a user's system Updated Microsoft is introducing a raft of Windows security features that users and administrators alike might assume are already part of ...

Microsoft wants to introduce smartphone-style app permission prompts in Windows 11 to request user consent before apps can ...

Microsoft has announced Windows Baseline Security Mode and User Transparency and Consent, bringing smartphone-style ...

Microsoft today announced two transparent, consent-first initiatives that it says will help restore user trust in Windows.