Microsoft Windows 11 News Today

AI Explorer is an upcoming feature for Windows 11 that makes everything you do on your machine searchable. It can also help you summarise emails and perform complex tasks like removing background from an image.

You may see a new promoted app recommendations section on the Windows Start menu, for applications not installed on your Windows 11 PC.

Microsoft is testing exciting new Copilot capabilities with Windows Insiders in the latest Canary Channel build (26058), which was released last week.

The next version of Windows 11 will now require the POPCNT CPU instruction to run, meaning super old PCs will no longer be able to boot the OS.

Microsofts Voice Clarity feature, powered by AI technology, improves the audio experience on Windows 11 by canceling echo, suppressing background noise, and reducing reverberation in real-time. No additional hardware is required.

The recently released Windows 11 Build 26040 adds support for the Colemark keyboard layout and introduces a new Hebrew keyboard layout to Windows 11.

Microsoft seems to be readying a new AI-powered feature for its Notepad app as part of its big AI push in Windows.

Microsoft is working with its ecosystem partners to bring the new Copilot key to many new Windows 11 PCs, which will be available later this month.

The next-generation PCs could come with a dedicated Copilot key slapped on the keyboard to ensure users can easily access Windows settings.

According to Canalys research, in the nearly two-year period until Microsofts official end-of-support date for Windows 10, which is October 14, 2025, roughly a fifth of devices will become e-waste due to incompatibility with the Windows 11 OS.