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Microsoft is testing a new Gaming Task View for Windows 11’s XBOX mode, with a navigation bar that lets you exit to the desktop or restart and shut down your PC using just a controller. Windows 11 is also getting a Battery Status widget that shows the charge of your PC and connected accessories, like…

Microsoft has finally resolved a rather frustrating Windows 11 audio bug that caused certain games and applications to crash unexpectedly, sometimes preventing them from launching altogether. The issue, which was introduced with September’s optional preview update, has now been addressed through the October 2026 cumulative update KB5127648.

Windows 11 reaches its fifth anniversary with 71.5% desktop market share and 71.34% among Steam users, ahead of Windows 10 in both groups. Despite criticism of its requirements, telemetry, AI features, and performance, Microsoft says improving performance is a 2026 goal, with PC gaming among its priorities.

Microsoft is expanding the availability of Auto SR (Super Resolution) to Copilot+ PCs based on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors.

Microsoft will begin enabling Windows 11 Memory Integrity on more eligible PCs through standard quality updates from October 2026. The security feature can affect gaming performance on some older processors, although systems where users have already switched it off will keep that choice, according to Microsoft and reporting from PCMag and BetaNews.

While we tend to think of Windows gaming handhelds as primarily gaming devices, they really have more in common with ultralight laptops: They run Windows, have a built-in screen and perform like them thanks to mobile processors with integrated graphics. And though some people have always used them as a primary computer, today’s high prices…

With the current “analog” tech trend encouraging hobbyists to find new ways to exercise their ownership over hardware, console modding is seeing more and more attention. While taking gaming tech apart and putting it back together again has long been incredibly popular, the online communities surrounding it are increasingly breaking into the mainstream. As more…

Windows 11’s Text and image generation privacy page showing apps with AI permissions is misleading users. Credit: Windows Latest

TL;DR: NVIDIA will end Game Ready and Studio driver support for Windows 10 in November 2026, issuing a final compatible driver in October 2026 and only quarterly security updates until October 2029; about 23% of Steam users still run Windows 10, so users must upgrade to Windows 11 to get ongoing driver optimizations. Voice: Jak…

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