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This 43-year-old Windows app is still my favorite markdown editor

Windows keeps getting newer features and apps, but Notepad is still the best program it offers thanks to how little bloatware ...
PCMag UK

A Free One-Click Fix for Slow Computers? I Put Microsoft's PC Manager App to the Test

Microsoft's PC Manager promises to optimize your machine's performance at no cost. I tried it out to see if it's good enough ...
Windows Report

Windows 11 KB5074105 Improves Cross-Device Resume, Smart App Control, and MIDI Support

We already knew KB5074105 was on the way after it appeared in the Release Preview Channel, and now the update is officially here. As spotted by Neowin, Microsoft has released the January 2026 ...
Windows Report

Windows 11 KB5074105 Focuses on Smart App Control Flexibility and New MIDI Services

Microsoft has released KB5074105 for Windows Insiders on the Release Preview channel, delivering builds 26100.7701 and 26200.7701 with a broad set of new features and refinements now rolling out.
GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...
HotHardware

Windows 11 Patch Deletes PowerShell 2.0 And One More App Power Users Will Miss

The August 2025 (KB5063878) Windows update caused an issue that prevented non-admin users from carrying out several vital operations due to misbehaving UAC prompts. Microsoft has since released its ...