Engineers are now focusing on performance, reliability, and the overall Windows experience. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over ...

Microsoft is shifting focus to fixing Windows 11 performance and reliability after months of buggy updates, boot failures, and growing user frustration.

Windows 11 KB5074109 (January 2026 Update) is causing major issues on some PCs, and Microsoft has more details to share.

About time, I think.

There is a new security feature in Windows 11 to protect system files, which was quietly rolled out in the latest update.

Windows 11 shutdown bug explained with causes, fixes, and workarounds to stop restarts, battery drain, and failed power-offs after updates.

There is a certain Windows 11 feature that, if turned off, requires a clean installation of the OS from scratch whenever you ...

Microsoft issued a second emergency Windows patch in January after earlier fixes caused new bugs, raising concerns about ...

Microsoft has issued an urgent fix for Windows 11 after a recent security update caused several major issues with the ...

Inside the company, engineering teams have been pulled into a "swarming" effort to stabilize Windows 11's core behavior – a shift that acknowledges how far the ...

I'm encouraged by Microsoft's 2026 roadmap, but these long-standing Windows 11 issues still matter most to everyday PC users.

TL;DR: A lifetime Microsoft Office Professional 2021 license plus Windows 11 Pro is available for $39.97 (reg. $418.99), but ...