Windows 11

Launched in October 2021, Windows 11 started a new era as the latest version of Microsoft's official operating system, pre-loaded onto the best laptops and sold separately for custom-built desktop PCs. It continues to receive significant updates, like Windows 11 version 24H2, which is loaded with new features and supports modern hardware like Neural Processing Units (NPUs) to handle local Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing tasks offered by Microsoft Copilot and third-party apps.
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By Mauro Huculak last updated
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This Microsoft Store update will let you save 100GB of space for games with a couple clicks
By Sean Endicott published
Gaming Microsoft is testing an option that will allow you to install individual components for some games through the Microsoft Store on Windows 11.

Windows 11's "Handoff" clone is official, and it works with iOS or Android
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Why have I not been using Ventoy on my PCs until now?
By Richard Devine published
Software Never flash a USB drive again to install Windows or Linux, just use Ventoy. It's so easy, why didn't I know about it before now?

This forgotten Windows 11 feature is about to get some love from Microsoft
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