Windows 11's new Run box is what happens when Microsoft actually cares: Replaces legacy Windows 95-era dialog with something new and better

The new Windows Run box has been officially unveiled, and it's a genuine improvement over the legacy interface with faster ...

Zed team releases version 1.0 of Rust-built editor: Traditional editor and AI tool

Team wins praise for adding 'disable all AI features' setting for devs who want a code editor to be only a code editor ...
Windows Central

Microsoft just made a command line version of the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 — install and update your apps without a GUI

Microsoft has announced the Store CLI, a command-line interface for managing and installing Windows apps from the Microsoft Store. It's similar to WinGet, except the Store CLI only works for apps that ...
GitHub

dayumcodes/windows-laser-pointer

A system-wide laser pointer overlay application for Windows that allows you to draw temporary lines on any screen, similar to Microsoft Whiteboard's laser pointer feature. Draw lines that ...
GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...
GitHub

sessions-tutorial-python-mcp.md

This tutorial shows how to create a session pool with the platform-managed MCP server enabled, connect to it, and execute Python code remotely. Unlike the standalone MCP server tutorials, you don't ...
Ars Technica

Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve’s “Steam Machines”-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS’s Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware ...
BizTech

Businesses Are Running Out of Time to Upgrade to Windows 11

John Coleman is the director of strategic initiatives within CDW’s Product & Partner Management organization, where he leads efforts around customer-facing sustainability solutions and assists with ...
Beebom

Windows 365 Link Is a Mini PC that Runs Windows on the Cloud

Windows 365 Link is a mini PC that can run Windows 11 on the cloud. It runs a locked-down Windows 11 on the cloud with no apps and local admin users. The device will be available in April 2025 for ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps

Microsoft announced today that it’s releasing a new app called Windows App as an app for Windows that allows users to run Windows and also Windows apps (it’s also coming to macOS, iOS, web browsers, ...
blockchain

Running AMD ROCm™ Software on Windows 11: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn how to run AMD ROCm™ software on Windows 11 with the latest updates. Follow our step-by-step guide to get started. According to AMD.com, the latest AMD Software 24.6.1 and AMD ROCm™ 6.1.3 now ...