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Announcing new builds for 21 August 2026
Hello Windows Insiders, Today, we’re releasing new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to the Beta and Experimental Channels. Experimental Feature Flags We’ve fixed the issue causing the Feature Flags...
Windows 365 turns five: Cloud PCs recognized for enabling flexible, trusted workspaces at scale
Five years ago, we introduced Windows 365 and created a new personal computing category: the Cloud PC, providing a familiar Windows desktop running in the Microsoft Cloud that is secure by design,...
Improving File Explorer & Context Menu: faster, simpler, and more customizable
Hi Windows Insiders, File Explorer is one of the most used experiences on Windows. It's where you get work done: organizing files, finding what you need, and moving content seamlessly across local...
Announcing new builds for 17 August 2026
Hello Windows Insiders, Today, we’re releasing new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to the Beta and Experimental Channels. This post also includes reminders about renewed flight certificates and...
Why Your Business Needs Cyber Security: Is Your Data Really Safe?
Why Your Business Needs Cyber Security: Is Your Data Really Safe? Cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated, more frequent, and harder to detect. Ransomware can lock an entire business out of...
Announcing new Release Preview builds for 14 August 2026
Hello Windows Insiders, Today we’re releasing new builds for Release Preview across our supported versions of Windows 11. Please see the build numbers and links to the release notes below: Windows...
Moving the Microsoft Edge extensions ecosystem forward with Manifest Version 3
Back in 2020, we committed to Manifest Version 3 (MV3) as the future direction of the Chromium extensions platform. Since then, we've worked with developers, listened to feedback, and continued...
Bring your security stack into Edge for Business — with support for more partners
At a glance Edge for Business security connectors extend your security tools into the browser, so you gain visibility and enforcement where work happens. This update adds new partner integrations,...
Windows quality: an update on the commitment we made in March
In March I wrote to you about our commitment to Windows quality. Four months in, the team and I have been reflecting on our progress and wanted to share an update. We know there is more to do,...
Announcing new builds for 31 July 2026
Hello Windows Insiders, We have new releases today with builds across Beta and Experimental, including refreshed security certificates across all new builds. Renewed Windows Insider flight...
The next measure of AI momentum is work transformed
In yesterday’s earnings call, we shared that Microsoft 365 Copilot has surpassed 30 million paid seats, with net seat adds more than doubling quarter over quarter. The post The next measure of AI...
Looking back on Microsoft’s FY26: From AI experimentation to Frontier Transformation
Throughout this past fiscal year, customers across every industry and segment moved from AI experimentation to deploying AI for real-world business outcomes. They unlocked innovation and created new...
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 29634.1000 for Experimental (Future Platforms)
Hello Windows Insiders, Today we’re releasing build 29634.1000 for the Experimental (Future Platforms) channel. Release notes can be found over in the Windows Insider Documentation Hub as usual, as...
Rethinking security for the age of AI
Why security needs a new Cyber Stack — Introducing Project Perception The physics of cybersecurity are changing. Autonomous systems can now reason, adapt and operate continuously. At the same time,...
Powering America’s Genesis Mission: Microsoft’s commitment to scientific discovery
Today, we’re excited to share a long-term commitment to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, backed by a $60 million investment designed to accelerate AI for science and the...
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28120.2546 for Experimental (26H1)
Hello Windows Insiders, Today we're releasing build 28120.2546 for the Experimental (26H1) channel. Release notes can be found over in the Windows Insider Documentation Hub as usual, as well as...
Announcing new builds for 20 July 2026
Hello Windows Insiders, Today we are releasing new Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds across Beta, Experimental and Release Preview. See your channel release notes here: Beta: Build 26220.8925...
Microsoft Copilot: Powering the New Era of Modern Work
AI for Business Microsoft Copilot: Powering the New Era of Modern Work Faster decisions, hybrid teams and growing data complexity are reshaping the workplace. Microsoft Copilot embeds AI directly...
Microsoft expands Azure AI and HPC infrastructure with AMD
AI workloads are scaling faster than any single infrastructure approach can support — with more models, new agent-driven workloads and surging compute demand driving the need for greater...
Improving Windows Search Box, with less clutter and more control
Hello Windows Insiders, You’ve been asking for search that is faster, more relevant, and easier to use—whether you’re opening an app, finding a file, or changing a setting. Because the Windows...
Evolving Windows vulnerability management to meet the speed of AI-powered discovery
Windows has adapted to emerging threats for decades, all while operating at unparalleled scale. It's our responsibility to bring clarity, transparency and sustained investment so customers...
