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The Windows 11 conversation is mostly about day-to-day usability tweaks and user experience, including power-mode performance settings and personal desktop/quality impressions. There’s also a historical/version-curiosity thread (Windows 1.0/3.1/12 background) and broader Windows lifecycle context (10 end of support).

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Key Takeaway Users are actively testing and debating practical Windows 11 settings—especially performance/power behavior—alongside reflections on Windows quality and version history.
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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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  • ● Performance settings — Are there any major performance differences between the balanced and best performance settings in the new power mode options inside the sett r/windows

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Top 3 signals · Users are actively testing and debating practical Windows
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Microsoft Treats Apple Users As Second-Class Citizens, Stripping Office 2019 Of Any Utility While Windows And Microsoft 365 Customers Remain Unscathed
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FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management
XDA-Developers · 3h ago
Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead

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  • Test balanced vs best performance on Windows 11 on your hardware and compare real-world benchmarks. r/windows

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  • How to find licensed windows cd rom games from the 90s/2000s. For example disney activity center, spongebob operation krabby patty, monsters wreck Room arcade XDA Developers
  • Reseller claimed Windows Server 2025 Datacenter "isn't VMware compatible," then tried to flip me to 6x Standard. Sanity check? r/sysadmin
  • Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead XDA-Developers
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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.

6h 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.

7h ago Sean Endicott

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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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Windows 11 24H2: Problems with USB scanners that use eSCL

Windows 11 24H2: Problems with USB scanners that use eSCL

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Microsoft's Windows 11 CPU boost is rolling out, and here's how to enable it right now

Microsoft's Windows 11 CPU boost is rolling out, and here's how to enable it right now
r/Windows11 · u/dwhaley720 · 

Why is VPN integration in Windows so weird compared to other OSes?

When I install and configure a VPN on Windows, the software typically installs an app and a virtual network adapter to reroute internet traffic, yet Windows doesn't seem to show any indication that this is happening othe…
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Microsoft rolls out optional Windows 11 KB5089573 update that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive

Microsoft rolls out optional Windows 11 KB5089573 update that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive
r/Windows11 · u/jenmsft · 

May 26, 2026—KB5089573 (OS Builds 26200.8524 and 26100.8524) Preview

May 26, 2026—KB5089573 (OS Builds 26200.8524 and 26100.8524) Preview

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What’s new for Windows platform at Build?

Developer-optimized Windows 11 experience to build and ship faster. Coreutils for Windows – a set of Linux-like command line utilities that run natively on Windows, now generally available. WSL containers – a built-in way to create, run and interact with Linux containers using familiar CLI & API, coming soon to public preview. Windows Development Skills – gives agents structured knowledge to build great native Windows apps end-to-end using WinUI3 skills and WinApp CLI, now generally available. Intelligent Terminal – intentionally brings context-aware intelligence to your favorite agents dire

Build 2026: Furthering Windows as the trusted platform for development
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