I recently have been working on a project involving Active Directory and its users. In the Linux world each system account can also have mail, which is somewhat convenient. I don't have a ton of ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows' Start menu are nothing new, and it's no surprise that they're coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

Microsoft released a new preview update for Windows 11 on December 1, 2025, targeting taskbar crashes, auto-hide glitches, and broader shell reliability problems that have frustrated users for months.

After feeling the heat from macOS and Linux, Microsoft is getting its act together and making significant changes to Windows 11 to fix its biggest issues.

As if the Windows 11 experience wasn't commodified enough, Microsoft has begun testing ads within the Start menu of Windows 11, a change rolling out to users within its Beta Channel in the US. SEE ...

From the early days of Windows comes this frankly indescribable Microsoft ad for 386. It's a bit long, but worth sticking with for the merciless ratcheting up of squirminess - rather like watching ...

The controversial ad is only in testing among Windows Insiders right now, but it could ship to everyone in the future. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The latest Insider Build of Windows 11 includes an ad for Game Pass within the Settings app. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Microsoft on Friday announced a public preview of Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) for Microsoft Entra Azure Active Directory. The preview of Windows LAPS for Azure AD represents a ...