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DreamScene is back: Microsoft's resurrecting video wallpapers, a Windows feature last seen in 2007
By Nick Evanson published
News Wallpaper Engine users probably won't have much to worry about, though.

Microsoft's Paint now lets you save projects as layered files in the latest Insider build, as part of its continued efforts to make the default image editor great again
By Andy Edser published
News Is it just me, or is Paint actually kinda good these days?

Good news for Windows handhelds: Microsoft is now letting you launch installed Steam, Battle.net, and other storefront games from the Xbox app
By Jacob Fox published
News Xbox is becoming more of an all-encompassing platform.

This tiny version of Windows 11 fits into just 2.29 GB and is 'extremely aggressive' in removing bloat such as Xbox, Solitaire and Defender
By Jacob Ridley published
News The debloating wizard is back at it again.

Microsoft's big Windows 11 25H2 update is now available to download but in terms of new features it's a total nothing burger
By Jeremy Laird published
news At least it'll be easy to install and (probably) won't break anything.

If Microsoft wins this UK court case it might spell the end of second-hand Windows licenses
By Jacob Fox published
News Microsoft's defence is to do with "non-program" parts of the OS.

Former MS engineer Dave Plummer admits he accidentally coded Pinball to run 'at like, 5,000 frames per second' on Windows NT
By Andy Edser published
News One whole core for pinball duties.

After 4,500 hours of testing, SSD controller specialist Phison rules out allegations that a Windows 11 update is bricking drives
By Jeremy Laird published
news Correlation without causation, after all?
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