Windows 11’s February 2026 Insider update is live, and it brings a fresh round of new features and changes for testers.

Microsoft shifts another Windows 11 feature to Settings from the Control Panel — but I expect the latter will still be with us in the 2030s.

Microsoft has rolled out its optional non-security update for February, and it brings along various quality-of-life improvements to the platform.

Dark patterns in Windows 11 quietly push ads, data tracking, and Microsoft services. In 2026, users should disable notification tips, ad IDs, diagnostic data, personalized search, Start menu and lock ...

AI sharing allows you to grant permission to AI assistants like Copilot to have access to entire app windows in your taskbar.

Windows 11 Canary Build 28020.1673 (KB5077240) adds a built-in taskbar network speed test, expanded File Explorer dark mode, ...

Windows 11 build 28020.1673 is here for Canary users, offering them new emojis, a built-in network speed test (sort of), ...

If you wish your Windows Start Menu were smaller than it currently is, check out the various ways we used to reduce its size.

The February optional patch for Windows 11 brings a network speed tool to the taskbar, new camera controls in the Settings app, and a built-in Sysmon tool.

Windows 11 26H2 is shaping up as a quick enablement update, adding new Copilot experiences, File Explorer cleanups, and ...

Windows 11 is adding a built-in speed test you can launch from the taskbar area, letting you quickly check Ethernet, Wi-Fi, ...

Chrome is testing a new “Google recommended browser settings” pop-up in Windows that prompts users to set Chrome as the default browser.