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1. Microsoft updating Windows 8-era Secure Boot keys so your modern PC keeps booting flawlessly

   By Karlston, February 15, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,070 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 15, 2024

2. Microsoft ushers in next stage of Windows 11 printer driver support in new build

   By Karlston, May 8   

   • windows 11
   • experimental channel
   • 0 comments
   • 329 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 8

3. Microsoft VBS apparently cripples gaming performance in Windows 11 even on supported CPUs

   By Karlston, October 2, 2021   

   • windows 11
   • gaming
   • 0 comments
   • 2,078 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 2, 2021

4. Microsoft veteran explains 'online' nature of Windows 3.0's WinHelp

   By Karlston, September 23, 2025   

   • windows 3.0
   • 0 comments
   • 444 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 23, 2025

5. Microsoft veteran explains why Windows 95 didn't implement an instruction to save PC power

   By Karlston, September 9, 2025   

   • windows 95
   • 0 comments
   • 1,552 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 9, 2025

6. Microsoft veteran says the Task Manager was under 80 KB because "small was fast and fast mattered" — but wishes "we had carried more of that taste, not the suffering"

   By Karlston, April 15   

   • windows
   • task manager
   • 0 comments
   • 195 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 15

7. Microsoft veteran shares Windows NT, 3.1, 95 Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) origin story

   By Karlston, August 2, 2024   

   • bsod
   • 1 comment
   • 1,162 views
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   • Comment by coopers
   • August 2, 2024

8. Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard'

   By Karlston, July 20, 2024   

   • windows 95
   • start menu
   • 0 comments
   • 1,486 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 20, 2024

9. Microsoft Visual Studio is getting a UI makeover for the first time in over 10 years

   By Karlston, May 11, 2023   

   • microsoft visual studio
   • ui
   • 0 comments
   • 1,485 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 11, 2023

10. Microsoft wants Copilot to automatically open at startup on Windows 11 PCs with wide screens

    By Karlston, January 12, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • copilot
    • 0 comments
    • 1,760 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 12, 2024

11. Microsoft wants OEMs to build proper USB Type-C notification support in Windows 11

    By Karlston, August 30, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • usb-c
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      Tagged with:

      • windows 11
      • usb-c
      • notifications
    • 0 comments
    • 487 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2025

12. Microsoft wants some feedback on if it should offer faster Bing Chat or faster DALL-E 3.0

    By Karlston, November 6, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,001 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 6, 2023

13. Microsoft wants to add incoming call notifications to Edge and is seeking your feedback

    By Karlston, February 5, 2025   

    • microsoft edge
    • 0 comments
    • 955 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 5, 2025

14. Microsoft wants to end printer driver headaches with Windows Ready Print

    By Karlston, June 10   

    • windows ready print
    • 0 comments
    • 149 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 10

15. Microsoft wants to fix app updates on Windows 11 — previews new update orchestrator platform designed make updates invisible

    By Karlston, December 6, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • app updates
    • 0 comments
    • 392 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 6, 2025

16. Microsoft wants to hide the 'Sign out' button in Windows 11 behind a Microsoft 365 ad

    By Karlston, April 20, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,360 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 20, 2024

17. Microsoft wants to import your Chrome data every time you launch Edge

    By Karlston, May 30, 2022   

    • microsoft edge
    • 0 comments
    • 1,183 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 30, 2022

18. Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 backup, migration and transfer easier with new native app

    By Karlston, May 13, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 744 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 13, 2025

19. Microsoft wants to make Windows Copilot open automatically on cursor hover

    By Karlston, March 5, 2024   

    • windows copilot
    • 2 comments
    • 1,858 views
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    • Comment by v8commodore
    • March 6, 2024

20. Microsoft wants to put a bag with an AI-powered digital assistant on your back

    By aum, August 31, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,066 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 31, 2023

21. Microsoft wants to replace the "Show desktop" button with Copilot in Windows 11

    By Karlston, December 1, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • dev channel
    • 0 comments
    • 1,391 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 1, 2023

22. Microsoft wants to retire Edge’s Sidebar, but users are fighting back with a petition: "I am literally only on Edge for that very reason"

    By Karlston, May 5   

    • microsoft edge
    • sidebar
    • 0 comments
    • 287 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 5

23. Microsoft Wants to Teach You How to Install Linux

    By aum, October 12, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,123 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 12, 2023

24. Microsoft wants to turn Edge into a photo viewer

    By Karlston, June 26, 2023   

    • microsoft edge
    • 3 comments
    • 1,542 views
    • 
    • Comment by Akaneharuka
    • June 28, 2023

25. Microsoft wants to update your Windows 11 PC without forcing you to reboot

    By Karlston, February 23, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,591 views
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    • Comment by Mark_D_Eg0
    • February 23, 2024