Windows 11

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The Windows 11 conversation is split between user-facing Windows 11 desktop/aesthetic takes and practical Windows-focused software experiments—especially new UI/reader tools styled like Windows Fluent/mica. There’s also recurring interest in compatibility history and the direction of future Windows versions (Windows 12 / installer behavior).

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Key Takeaway Trending Windows 11 coverage is largely about customizing the look and trying new Fluent-style or Windows-centric software rather than major OS changes.

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Windows 11 desktops Future Windows versions

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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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Level1Techs Forum · 1h ago

I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps

The Register · 26m ago

Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more

XDA-Developers · 55m ago

Microsoft desperately needs to steal this one Linux feature to fix Windows 11, and it's not the package manager

Briefing Findings · Fluent/mica apps

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App type Swift PDF is a Fluent/mica style PDF reader for Windows 11

What to Watch

Watch for more Windows 11 Fluent/mica themed app announcements like Swift PDF. windowscentral.com

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Free Windows WPF “SoundSync” – Route system audio to multiple headsets/speakers with per‑device volume sliders r/software
Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more windowscentral.com
I released Woo! v1.0.1 - an open source Windows app builder for turning websites/local HTML into desktop apps forum.level1techs.com
Microsoft desperately needs to steal this one Linux feature to fix Windows 11, and it's not the package manager windowscentral.com

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Level1Techs Forum · 1 article

I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps

Broader Windows 11 coverage · not part of the Fluent/mica apps story

The Register · 1 article

Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more

XDA-Developers · 1 article

Microsoft desperately needs to steal this one Linux feature to fix Windows 11, and it's not the package manager

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Microsoft has built a new version of Windows Terminal because it thought we needed some more AI in our day

In the never-ending rush to put AI into literally everything, Microsoft is experimenting with a new version of one of its best apps.

17h ago Richard Devine

arstechnica.com

Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers

One hardware announcement and several software highlights from Microsoft Build.

15h ago Andrew Cunningham

windowscentral.com

Project Solara is Microsoft's vision for what the future of computing will be like, and it doesn't include Windows

After Windows Phone, Microsoft is eager to get ahead of the next paradigm shift in computing, and it's betting big on an agentic hardware and software future.

14h ago Zac Bowden

neowin.net

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

Microsoft unveils a new native command-line utility for Windows 11, and also introduces new tools that could radically transform native app development.

10h ago Sayan Sen

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PCWorld 4 articles

Tracking: Windows 11 Pro plus 10 hours of training is $20 through June 14 / Microsoft is building a ‘quiet’ Windows, starting with animated grass

Windows 11 Pro plus 10 hours of training is $20 through June 14 Microsoft is building a ‘quiet’ Windows, starting with animated grass

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OpenAI’s Codex can finally control Windows 11 PCs on its own Windows 8 is now 15 years old. Here’s where it’s still being used

Level1Techs Forum 3 articles

Tracking: I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps / The Microphone Enhancement option is missing from the microphone properties in Windows 11

I hope the Windows 11 Start menu will allow users to manually assign or change categories for apps The Microphone Enhancement option is missing from the microphone properties in Windows 11

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ASUS B850G Motherboard: Unable to Boot into Windows 11 Due to a Locked PIN

Neowin 3 articles

Tracking: Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space / Microsoft outs new Windows 11 native command-line utility. Revolutionizes native app making.

Microsoft bringing Windows 11 AI model uninstall button, could save you huge disk space Microsoft outs new Windows 11 native command-line utility. Revolutionizes native app making.

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Microsoft allegedly has "no idea" about "serious flaw" that blocks new Windows 11 features

XDA-Developers 2 articles

Tracking: Microsoft desperately needs to steal this one Linux feature to fix Windows 11, and it's not the package manager / I installed Nano11 and watched Windows 11 shrink to 9GB, but the trade-offs are brutal

Microsoft desperately needs to steal this one Linux feature to fix Windows 11, and it's not the package manager I installed Nano11 and watched Windows 11 shrink to 9GB, but the trade-offs are brutal

r/windows Community · 1 article

Tracking: When Windows is ACTUALLY GOOD / Building a Windows 1.0 game and testing 40 years of compatibility

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Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers

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

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