Microsoft says Windows 11 File Explorer fixes go beyond preloading, with work targeting launch order, disk reads, hangs, and visual delays that have made the app feel slower than it should.
Microsoft’s optional Windows 11 update targets the boring problems that matter most, including memory leaks, startup delays, and File Explorer behavior, with a wider rollout expected through May 2026 Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft’s LinkedIn chief, Ryan Roslansky, took on an expanded role at the company as head of Office last year, and he’s now getting more responsibilities as part of the latest leadership reshuffle inside Microsoft. Sources tell me that the Microsoft Teams organization is moving to report to Roslansky, who will now lead a new Work […]
Microsoft Copilot Cowork is now on iOS and Android, and it’s adding reusable skills and third-party plugin support to help you delegate more work from anywhere.

Xbox is “winding down Copilot on mobile” and “will stop development of Copilot on console,” new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on Tuesday. The move follows Sharma’s reorganization of the Xbox platform team earlier on Tuesday, which added executives from Microsoft’s CoreAI team – where Sharma worked before taking over Xbox – to the Xbox […]
Microsoft’s 32GB RAM push sparks backlash as users blame Windows 11’s poor optimization, rising memory demands, and growing software bloat instead of real performance improvements.

Microsoft’s new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma, has spent the past couple of months making her mark on the Xbox organization. After focusing on highly requested Xbox console features, reducing the price of Game Pass, and moving Microsoft Gaming back to Xbox, Sharma is reorganizing the Xbox platform team at Microsoft today. The changes will see […]

Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Elon Musk’s xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review new AI models before they’re released to the public. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) says it will work with the AI companies to perform “pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research […]