Windows 11’s first big update of 2026 was supposed to harden security and smooth out rough edges. Instead, it has left some users staring at blank desktops, stalled shutdown screens, and boot loops ...

Wondering why your Windows 11 desktop keeps vanishing? It's because of this nasty bug.

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our weekly recap, including long-anticipated taskbar fixes in Windows 11, ...

A nag banner is now appearing in testing to prompt Chrome users to make the web browser start automatically when Windows 11 ...

The new year has brought new bugs to Windows. Many of the latest bugs were caused by the January update. Some bugs have been fixed, but others remain unresolved. A new year, a new round of bugs to ...

There was a bug in Windows 11 that allowed background processes to break through standby and wake the computer, causing ...

Windows 11 shutdown issues caught many users off guard after a routine January 2026 security update, triggering widespread PC troubleshooting across affected systems. Instead of powering off, impacted ...

Microsoft's January 2026 security update presented a shutdown issue on Windows 11 PCs, but new reports indicate that the problem extends well beyond the newest OS. Windows 10 users and Microsoft ...

The PowerToys team is testing a new dock that complements its Command Palette launcher. The PowerToys team is testing a new dock that complements its Command Palette launcher. is a senior editor and ...

Yet another bug in Windows 11 has left users unable to open apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, as they are greeted with error code 0x803F8001. Customers are being ...

Windows 11 24H2 has fixed the Modern Standby battery drain bug that caused laptops to wake unexpectedly and overheat in sleep mode, now limiting wake sources automatically.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 builds KB5077241 and KB5077223 with File Explorer fixes, Emoji 16.0, taskbar network test, and ...