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Microsoft's Windows and Devices lead now reports directly to CEO Satya Nadella in important leadership shakeup

Microsoft's EVP of Experiences & Devices is retiring, and four new leads are taking his place who will now report directly to the CEO instead going forward.

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Microsoft is apparently now going to focus on 'improving system performance, reliability, and the overall experience of Windows' which is better than more AI

Could Windows actually get a good update?

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'We need to improve Windows in ways that are meaningful for people': Microsoft promises to fix Windows 11 this year — and it's about time

There's a steep hill to climb here, but at least Microsoft is making it clear that it's serious about bringing an end to the painful bugs.

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Microsoft is reportedly working to fix Windows 11's most annoying flaws — wants to restore the operating system's reputation

Complaints about Windows 11 bugs and glitches from the Windows community have apparently reached a tipping point. Microsoft is reportedly using all of 2026 to fix Windows 11's core issues.

Tom’s Hardware

'We need to improve Windows in ways that are meaningful for people': Microsoft is urgently trying to fix Windows 11 issues

A new report reveals that Microsoft has shifted engineers to solving core issues with Windows 11 that have eroded trust.

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft promises 2026 will be a better year for Windows 11 — confirms plans to address "pain points" across the OS

Windows 11's biggest pain points are to be addressed this year, Microsoft's Windows president Pavan Davuluri has said.

Windows Central

Nearly 1 billion PCs remain on Windows 10 — Has Windows 11 adoption hit a wall?

Windows 10 support has officially ended, yet nearly 1 billion PCs remain on the old OS. Dell explained that hardware requirements are only part of the picture.

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Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"

Mustafa Suleyman says people that are unimpressed with AI's capabilities are mind blowing to him, after recent backlash around Copilot and Windows as an agentic OS.

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Microsoft doubles down on agentic AI — Agent 365 prepares for a future with over 1 billion agents

Microsoft revealed Agent 365 during Ignite, launching a central hub that was designed for creating, deploying, and securing AI agents across Microsoft 365.

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Microsoft exec responds to Windows 11 AI controversy, but glosses over a key reason for all the hate

Top Windows 11 exec tries to put out flames around agentic AI controversy – but rage is still burning out there.

TechRadar

Windows president addresses current state of Windows 11 after AI backlash — "We know we have a lot of work to do"

Pavan Davuluri has addressed recent negative feedback about the future of Windows becoming an agentic OS, and says the team is listening and wants the platform to be great for developers and power users too.

Windows Central

Top Microsoft exec's boast about Windows 'evolving into an agentic OS' provokes furious backlash over AI — users fed up with forced AI and cloud features

Microsoft Windows president faces withering criticism in response to boasts that 'Windows is evolving into an agentic OS.'

Tom’s Hardware

Windows 11 users rebel as top Microsoft exec says operating system is 'evolving into an agentic OS'

Windows 11 is going 'agentic' and 'AI-native' and a whole heap of other buzzwords that most consumers really don't care for.

TechRadar

Forget Microsoft's unpopular agentic AI OS plans, Windows Aero makes a comeback in new 'Windows 26' concept — but with a futuristic twist and a consistent dark theme

Designer Abdi (AR 4789 on YouTube) has shared an interesting concept about Windows 26, possibly envisioning what a future Windows version could look like if Microsoft embraces some of these ideas.

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Windows president says platform is "evolving into an agentic OS," gets cooked in the replies — "Straight up, nobody wants this"

Microsoft's current Windows lead Pavan Davuluri has tweeted that the future of Windows will be one that evolves into an agentic OS, but has received significant pushback online.

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Microsoft conducts major Windows reorg in effort to build an agentic OS — brings together core engineering and feature teams

Since 2018, the core of Windows and the client experiences have been handled by separate organizations at Microsoft. That's finally changing this week.

TechRadar

Microsoft exec's vision of Windows 12 and beyond could terrify some of you

The 'computer can actually look at your screen and is context aware' - are we heading towards a computing utopia, or a data dystopia?

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Microsoft's vision for the next version of Windows is an all-seeing, voice-controlled chatbot that gives you productivity'superpowers'

Look out for Windows Chat to arrive around 2030?

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Forget clicks — 'Windows 12' will understand your intent, says Microsoft

In a new video, Microsoft CVP and Windows boss Pavan Davuluri has teased that the future of Windows will consist of a truly ambient and multi-modal experience made possible by AI that will redefine our usage of computers.

Tom’s Guide

Windows Recall: How it works, how to turn it off and why you should

Windows Recall is coming to Copilot+ PCs on June 18, and it promises to snap pictures of your desktop every few seconds and store them on your PC. Here's why you should be worried, and how to turn it off.

PC Gamer

Microsoft changes course on the controversial Windows 11 feature that constantly takes screenshots of your PC's screen: Now you'll have to opt in if you want to use it

It's still a terrible idea but at least now you won't have anyone to blame but yourself.

Tom’s Hardware

Qualcomm: Snapdragon coming to "all PC form factors," including desktops.

Qualcomm CEO Christiano Amon took to the stage to talk about the company's AI advances and how Snapdragon chips will soon be on all PC form factors

Windows Central

What is Microsoft's Prism? Explaining the emulation engine for Windows on Arm and why it's compared to Apple's Rosetta 2

Prism is an ARM emulator that promises a "2x performance boost" in the next generation of Copilot+ AI PCs and even current-gen options. Here's what it means for you.

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Windows chief Pavan Davuluri responds to a long-running complaint about Bing

The new Windows and Surface chief for Microsoft "hears" us about the intrusive ads and prompts to switch to Bing, but will that change anything going forward?

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Microsoft wants to bolster the manufacturing process of future Surface devices with AI and machine learning

Microsoft highlights how its Surface and Azure team used Azure's high-performance computing technology to revolutionize the product design process for manufacturing Surface products while simultaneously saving time and money.

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