They don’t make the digital workplace more casual. They make it uncomfortably weird. You’ve probably encountered the term uncanny valley somewhere or other. The concept refers to the feeling of ...

Windows 11 March 2026 Patch Tuesday update adds Emoji 16.0, Sysmon, network speed test, reliability improvements, and security fixes.

Microsoft has updated the release notes for build 26120.1350, which was released in the Dev Channel last week. The company confirmed a bug with the emoji panel closing itself automatically. Last week, ...

Turns out Microsoft and Apple are on opposing sides when it comes to the emoji gun control debate. Less than a week after Apple changed its pistol emoji to a water gun, Microsoft is taking a ...

Facebook, Google and Microsoft are joining other tech giants in ditching their handgun emoji, choosing instead to render it on their platforms as a squirt gun. Microsoft tweeted Wednesday that it was ...

Windows 11 KB5079473 is now rolling out as part of Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday, and it has up to nine new features, including Emoji 16, Internet Speed Test, Extract all options in Explorer, ...

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Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Insider builds featuring a built-in network speed test, Emoji 16.0, shared audio controls, and stronger batch file security.

Microsoft is making changes to the familiar "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) in Windows 11 version 24H2, replacing it with a "Black Screen of Death." The new design has a black background instead of the ...

Windows 11 is set to gain a handful of new features and improvements in the coming weeks as part of Microsoft's continuous innovation strategy, which aims to deliver new features on a consistent basis ...