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Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'

… These tools are now “more relevant than ever in 2026,” as parts of Windows 11 and PowerToys , respectively, reckons the CTO. Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News , or add us as a preferred source , to get our latest news, analysis, & reviews in your feeds. TOPICS Mark Tyson News Editor

May 8, 2026 · Mark Tyson

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Jensen Huang says Nvidia wants to 'reinvent the single most important tool of humanity' with RTX Spark — Nvidia CEO touts support of 'literally every computer maker in the world' for its agentic AI PC platform

… In a response to a question posed by analyst Ryan Shrout, Huang said that the decision to develop and introduce a new PC platform with RTX Spark isn't fundamentally about business concerns like the potential margins involved, and that "we don't really have to choose between solving one problem or a… …

Jun 2, 2026 · Jeffrey Kampman
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Microsoft launches Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery for remote rollback of faulty updates — no user action or OEM intervention will be needed to handle broken drivers delivered via Windows Update

… Importantly, Microsoft notes that “recovery is delivered through the existing Windows Update infrastructure — no new client agent or partner tooling is required.” That should help CIDR work well with what we’ve already got and for it to become an established standard. …

May 13, 2026 · Mark Tyson
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