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Microsoft is testing a new Xbox download system that could speed up game installs on the Xbox PC app and on Xbox consoles. Spotted by Tom Warren, a senior correspondent at The Verge, the update uses a “smart download client” that checks available servers and selects the fastest route for downloads. Best of all, to…

Microsoft has begun testing a new Smart Download Client designed to fix one of the most persistent complaints among Xbox users: downloads that fail to take full advantage of a fast internet connection.

TL;DR: Microsoft is piloting a smart download client in an Xbox OS preview (XB_FLT_2608GE26100.9400.260719-2200) that tests available content servers, measures connection speeds, and switches to the fastest server during installs and updates to shorten download and install times; the feature is currently limited to Alpha Skip-Ahead insiders. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 / 2:12 Use left and…

Microsoft just dropped theber it, but it was a piece of software released in 1996, dreamed up by DJ Kurlander at Microsoft Research, that displayed your IRC conversations as an auto-generated comic strip – characters, speech bubbles, and panel layout all handled automatically

On July 16, 2026, Microsoft released thecally renders entered conversations as comic strip panels. In addition to the code from before the official release in 1996 to the beta version in 1998, examples of modifications to make it work on current Windows environments are also available on GitHub. Microsoft Comic Chat is now open