Windows 11

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The current Windows 11 chatter is mostly practical and experiential: users compare performance/power settings, share personal Windows 11 desktops, and discuss broader Windows quality and UI expectations. There’s also curiosity/nostalgia around Windows versions and compatibility, plus some unrelated-but-technology-adjacent Windows interface effects and Windows app-building tools.

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Key Takeaway Expect Windows 11 discussion to center on how to optimize power/performance settings and what “good Windows” looks like in real everyday use.

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Windows 11 tuning UI nostalgia Personal desktops windows 11 26h1 bromine

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Windows 11 tuning UI nostalgia Personal desktops

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Windows 11’s Start menu gets deeper customization as Microsoft keeps refining the shell

Microsoft is rolling out new Windows 11 preview changes that let users enable or disable major Start menu sections, including pinned apps, recommendations now labeled “Recent,” and the All Apps list. The update also allows a fully blank Start menu state, or a nearly blank one with only the Pinned section left in place. neowin.net

The build that introduces these options is 26300.8553, released on May 29, 2026. It marks another step in Microsoft’s effort to address long-running complaints about Windows 11’s Start menu and taskbar behavior. neowin.net

Windows on Arm is also getting a new flagship push with Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra, which uses Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark chip and up to 128GB of unified memory. The device pairs that platform with a 15-inch mini-LED PixelSense Ultra display, a large haptic touchpad, and “all-day battery,” and it is set to ship this fall. xda-developers.com

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Top 4 signals · Expect Windows 11 discussion

XDA-Developers · 3h ago

Windows 11's AI Action tools made me stop opening Photoshop for quick edits

TechSpot · 4h ago

FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management

XDA-Developers · 3h ago

Windows updates are already bad, but even worse when Microsoft uses my PC to update yours

The Register · 5h ago

Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows

Briefing Findings · Expect Windows 11 discussion

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topic focus Performance differences between Balanced vs Best Performance power settings in Windows 11

power theme New power mode options inside Windows Settings are being compared

What to Watch

Re-check Windows 11 power mode updates and benchmark-style comparisons between Balanced and Best Performance. r/windows

Recent signals

Efficient backup/file management strategy for dealing with Windows/Linux dual boot system? techspot.com
Windows 11's AI Action tools made me stop opening Photoshop for quick edits XDA-Developers
Windows updates are already bad, but even worse when Microsoft uses my PC to update yours windowscentral.com
FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management TechSpot

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TechSpot · 1 article

FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management

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XDA-Developers · 2 articles

The Register · 1 article

Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows

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neowin.net

Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space

Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, allowing users to remove unused AI components and potentially reclaim significant disk space.

9h ago Sayan Sen

windowscentral.com

Microsoft drives developers toward native Windows apps at Build 2026

Microsoft wants more WinUI 3 apps across Windows 11, and Build 2026 shows how developers can get there with new tools, agents, and hardware.

10h ago Sean Endicott

What each outlet is saying

Source-by-source view of what publications and communities are surfacing right now.

Level1Techs Forum 4 articles

Tracking: Why is Windows 11 software so incompatible with Mac hardware? / I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps

Why is Windows 11 software so incompatible with Mac hardware? I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps

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The Microphone Enhancement option is missing from the microphone properties in Windows 11 ASUS B850G Motherboard: Unable to Boot into Windows 11 Due to a Locked PIN

Neowin 3 articles

Tracking: Microsoft is making an important security change in Windows soon / Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space

Microsoft is making an important security change in Windows soon Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space

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Microsoft outs new Windows 11 native command-line utility. Revolutionizes native app making.

XDA-Developers 2 articles

Tracking: Windows 11's AI Action tools made me stop opening Photoshop for quick edits / Windows updates are already bad, but even worse when Microsoft uses my PC to update yours

Windows 11's AI Action tools made me stop opening Photoshop for quick edits Windows updates are already bad, but even worse when Microsoft uses my PC to update yours

TechSpot 2 articles

Tracking: FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management / Windows 11 may soon let you uninstall the AI models Microsoft keeps installing on your PC

FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management Windows 11 may soon let you uninstall the AI models Microsoft keeps installing on your PC

The Register 2 articles

Tracking: Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows / Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more

Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more

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Tracking: Are there any major performance differences between the balanced and best performance settings in the new power mode options inside the settings app for windows 11? / When Windows is ACTUALLY GOOD

Microsoft should use this screen to decide what windows auto installs

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