Microsoft has patched a high-severity security vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed specially crafted Markdown links to launch local or remote programs – without triggering standard Windows security warnings. The flaw tracked as CVE-2026-20841 was fixed as part of the February 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, which we release monthly. While exploitation required a user to open…
Microsoft’s aggressive push to embed AI throughout Windows 11 may finally be hitting the brakes. Following sustained backlash from power users and the wider Windows community, the company is now reconsidering how — and where — artificial intelligence should appear inside the operating system. According to an exclusive report from Windows Central, internal teams at…
If moving files on your Windows 11 PC feels slower than it should, you’re not imagining things. File transfer performance depends on more than just your computer’s raw power—it’s affected by storage type, ports, system settings, and even background processes. The good news is that several easy tweaks can noticeably speed things up. 1. Use…
Windows 11 is not a bad operating system. In fact, by most technical measures, it is faster, more secure, and more consistent than its predecessor. The platform has benefited from years of under-the-hood work, and for many users, it runs just fine day to day. And yet, frustration around Windows has rarely felt higher. Spend…
If your PC suddenly feels sluggish, it’s easy to assume your SSD is wearing out. That’s exactly what I thought when apps started launching slower and file operations felt laggy. But after a few targeted Windows-level checks, my system performance bounced back-no reinstall, no replacement drive. The biggest surprise was TRIM being disabled. TRIM allows…
Windows updates are supposed to improve stability and performance, but in practice they often do the opposite. One update runs fine, the next introduces stutter, latency, or sudden slowdowns. The problem is not a single bug. It is how frequently Windows updates change system behavior in ways that are hard to predict and even harder…
Windows’ built-in copy function works well enough for small files. Problems start when transfers involve tens or hundreds of gigabytes, or thousands of files. At that point, File Explorer often slows to a crawl, stalls on “Calculating time remaining,” or fails partway through with little clarity on what actually copied. The issue is not storage…
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523 (KB5072043) to the Dev and Beta Channels, based on version 25H2. The update introduces several Copilot-related additions to the taskbar, expands accessibility controls in Narrator, tweaks input and widgets, and delivers a long list of fixes. The same build is available in both channels for now,…
As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10. This means if you are still using Windows 10, your PC or laptop is no longer protected by regular security updates, which means no bug fixes, no feature updates, and, in fact, no technical support was provided by them. To avoid system… Read…
For a long, long time, Windows looked like Windows. The version numbers and features changed, but the basic structure of the computer didn’t. With Windows 8, Microsoft tried to completely change things… and we know how that went over. So Windows, by and large, went back to being Windows. And people were mostly grateful for…
