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Firefox Always on Top: How to Use the New Mini Window

Firefox 160 adds Mini Window, which keeps a tab or part of a page floating on top of other windows. How to open it, send it back and what it can't do yet.

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25 Original Xbox Games Now Play on PC, and KOTOR Gets Achievements

21 more original Xbox games, including KOTOR, Star Wars Battlefront and TimeSplitters 2, now run on Windows 11 PCs. The full list and the new achievements.

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Windows USB Audio Code 10 Bug Fixed: How to Get Your Sound Back With the November Update

Microsoft has fixed the USB audio bug from September's update. Which update you need, how to check you have it, and what to do if sound is still missing.

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Classic Outlook Looks Different? What Microsoft Changed and Whether You Can Undo It

Classic Outlook for Windows gets new icons and spacing from November 2026: what changes, who gets it when, the What's New pop-up and if you can revert.

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Can You Use Joy-Con 2 on PC? What Works Over USB and Bluetooth

Joy-Con 2 on Windows, Steam and Mac: what Valve's Steam updates support, why Bluetooth doesn't work, and what the unofficial tools do.

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Can You Use the Switch 2 Camera as a PC Webcam? What Works on Windows and Mac

Nintendo's Switch 2 Camera on a PC: what hands-on tests found on Windows, the resolution, the microphone question and what Nintendo says.

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Windows 11 Gets Faster on 8GB PCs: Microsoft's Memory Fixes and How to Get Them

Microsoft says Windows 11 is now up to 20% more responsive on 8GB PCs, with faster multitasking and leaner apps. What changed and how to get the update.

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Windows 11 Photos "Package Could Not Be Registered": What It Means and How to Fix It

Photos won't open and says "Package could not be registered"? It's not a known Windows 11 bug right now. Here are Microsoft's own fixes, in order.

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Windows 11 Drops Its PC-to-PC Transfer Tool: How to Move to a New PC Without OneDrive

Microsoft has removed Windows 11's local PC-to-PC Migration. What Windows Backup still moves, the 5GB OneDrive catch, and how to skip the cloud.

Windows Will Block ReFS USB Drives From January 2027: How to Check If You're Affected

Windows Will Block ReFS USB Drives From January 2027: How to Check If You're Affected

From January, Windows stops opening ReFS-formatted USB and external drives. How to check yours, what to do first, and the setting that turns it off.

Microsoft brings its Copilot agent harness to Foundry

Microsoft brings its Copilot agent harness to Foundry

Microsoft Foundry now offers the Copilot agent harness, giving developers a managed way to build agents with multiple AI models, tools and controls.

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Microsoft details its platform strategy for enterprise AI transformation

Microsoft says Copilot, Microsoft IQ and Agent 365 will help businesses apply AI to work, organisational knowledge and governance.