News & Reviews:   Microsoft Windows 11

Counterpoint Research recently revealed a rise of 8.1% year-on-year due to the end of support for Microsoft Windows 10. The main winners included ASUS, Apple and Lenovo, showing that while many may have bought new Windows 11 machines, quite a few more migrated to Apple's iOS. Check out the details here.

Windows Update is the one-stop shop for Windows operating system updates, security patches, and new features from Microsoft. Today, Microsoft announced that Windows Update is now open to all applications, hardware drivers, and other updates, eliminating the need to install them one by one. So, what should you know about it?

If you’re an iPhone user but are not fully on board with the Apple ecosystem, then we’ve got some good news for you. Microsoft has just begun previewing its Phone Link for iOS which would allow Apple users to use iMessage, send and receive phone calls and even receive notifications on Windows 11.

Microsoft recently announced that Windows 11 is authorized to run on M1 and M2 chipset powered Mac laptops. This is done through the Parallels Desktop version 18 however, they made no guarantees for games that rely on DirectX 12 or OpenGL 3.3 or greater. 

Microsoft has just released a new update to Windows 11 that will add a watermark on your desktop wallpaper if it detects that your PC is running on unsupported hardware. Furthermore, a similar warning will also be present in the landing page of the settings app.

Those who are familiar to Windows will surely know of the dreaded ‘Activate Windows’ watermark in previous iterations of the Operating System. However, this time around it’s not a case of licensing but due to hardware specifications that are required to run Windows 11.

Recently, we reported that Microsoft is potentially planning to put ads in Windows 11 File Explorer based on a screenshot shared by one of the OS’ build testers. Now, Microsoft has come out to address the matter, saying that the ads feature is merely an experimental banner.

Furthermore, the tech giant also said that the banner was never intended for external publication and has since been turned off in the latest Windows 11 test build. This is according a statement from Windows senior programme designer, Brandon LeBlanc that was sent to US-based tech portal The Verge.

At the end of August, it was confirmed that Microsoft would be launching Windows 11 today. Before this, a few laptop brands released new models with Windows 11 pre-built inside. But now there's news on how you can directly update to Windows 11 on Windows 10 PC.

Did you know that Windows 10 is almost 6 years old? Back in the day, each Microsoft operating system was replaced after every 3-4 years. As for Windows 10, most people expected it to be the last desktop OS and Microsoft would just keep updating it. However, there might be a new Windows OS on the way.