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Earlier, we covered a new BitLocker-related trouble on Windows PCs wherethe latest May 2025 Patch Tuesday update is leading devices into a BitLocker recovery and reboot frenzy. This follows an earlier report for Windows 11 24H2, wherein unaware users may be losing their data as a result of the default encryption.

Microsoft, from time to time, kills off various features in its apps. The company explained in detail earlier this year how this is good for users.

Sometime after the launch of Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft updated an official support article on its website regarding Windows Update troubleshooting. The company has added a bunch of new information regarding fixing and working around update-related issues.

Microsoft has released a new hotpatch out-of-band cumulative update for Windows 11 LTSC 2024.

Microsoft PR is up to its neck with "Windows 12" questions, but still won't let any information slip through the cracks.

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2. The 24H2 update is provided via KB5058411, while the 23H2 and 22H2 updates are delivered via KB5058405.

It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means it's Patch Tuesday time again. As such, today, Microsoft is rolling out the monthly security update (also called "B release") for May 2025 on Windows Server 20H2 and Windows 10 for the latest supported versions, 20H2, 21H2, and 22H2.

Windows designers share concepts they explored for a new Start menu for Windows 11, before settling on one that does little to push the boat out.

New therapeutic strategies build on the success of immunotherapy.

In 2012, clinicians at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia treated Emily Whitehead, a 6-year-old with leukemia, with altered immune cells from her own body. At the time, the treatment was experimental, but it worked: The cells targeted the cancer and eradicated it. Thirteen years later, Whitehead is still cancer-free.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Warfare' tops the chart, followed by 'Thunderbolts'. 'Captain America: Brave New World' completes the top three.
 
 The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is something most Windows users must have experienced once in their lives. There's an interesting tale behind the origin of the BSOD which was shared by an official Microsoft veteran.

Whether you are new to the PC industry, upgrading from Windows 10, purchasing a new Windows 11 PC, or just reinstalling Windows 11 for some reason, there are many things you can do after booting the system for the first time to improve your experience and reduce frustrations.

This week's news recap is here with a lot of Windows 11 announcements, including new features, app updates, and a redesigned Start menu. We also have two new Surface devices with more affordable price tags, a new GTA VI trailer, and plenty of other news, which you can check out here.

Last month, Microsoft finally removed a six-month-old Windows 11 24H2 upgrade block related to desktop wallpaper apps. The block was made under safeguard ID 52754008. That hold was placed right when Windows 11 24H2 was released to the public in early October 2024.

Windows 11 context menus are probably one of the most controversial design changes in Windows 11. While Microsoft has already addressed some of the pain points, like adding labels for common file actions, the menus remain slow, cluttered, and confusing (I am looking at you, "Show more options"). And the latest update is not making things any better. Quite the opposite, to be precise.

Did you hear the news that Windows 11 is getting a shiny new Start menu? Earlier this week, alongside the announcement of the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, Microsoft revealed the much-reworked Start menu, plus some new features (some of which are slightly delayed). Now, in a new blog post on the Microsoft Design website, Microsoft revealed how it came to the new Start menu that will soon be available for Windows 11 users.

Skype may be dead, but GroupMe keeps getting new features.

If privacy isn't a strict concern, you can prevent your PC from requiring a password to unlock by following these steps.

The "End of 10" group wants novice users to switch to Linux, but its various distros still lack full app and anti-cheat support.

Windows 10 hits its end-of-support date on October 14, 2025, and it's fast approaching. Despite requests and pleas from millions of users, including a Public Interest Research Group that filed a petition asking Microsoft to reconsider its decision to end support for Windows 10, citing "the single biggest jump in junked computers ever," the tech giant isn't changing its plans.

UniGetUI, the popular Windows package manager, formerly known as WingetUI, has received its latest stable update today. The new update brings a big performance boost to the app thanks to support for TRIM. The new release claims to offer up to a 44% decrease in executable size and around a 6% decrease in memory usage.

The first hotpatch for Windows 11 is coming next week alongside Patch Tuesday and such, Microsoft has announced that it has released resources for it such that IT admins and system admins have an easier time working out how the new type of update deployment will work.

Today, Microsoft announced quite a lot of new features for Windows 11 and its apps, primarily for Copilot+ PCs, like the new Surface Pro 12-inch and the Surface Laptop 13-inch. However, if you have a "traditional" computer with an older Intel or AMD processor, some good stuff is coming your way as well. Microsoft revealed that Windows 11 will soon get a new Start menu layout, AI actions in File Explorer, and new features for Notepad and Copilot.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Captain America: Brave New World' tops the chart, followed by 'Mickey 17'. 'Death of a Unicorn' completes the top three.
 
 The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

"Hot garbage". That is how IT admins and systems seem to feel about the New Outlook for Windows, and most Neowin readers tend to agree with that take. If you are wondering why users tend to feel that way, well, there are a multitude of reasons that include the lack of several key features like support for PST files and offline operations, among others.

This week's Microsoft news recap is here with bad news for gamers, more expensive Xbox consoles, no new Windows 11 builds, a nice review of a nice gamepad, some Windows 11 version 24H2 news (good and bad), interesting Windows trivia, and more.