Microsoft finally enables ability to skip long update process during Windows 11 setup

A new update now rolling out globally will give users the option to skip the update process when setting up a new Windows 11 ...

Microsoft rolls out fast-track to reinstate Windows hardware dev accounts

Microsoft has rolled out a fast-track process to help developers regain access to accounts recently suspended from its ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft shares its process (and discarded ideas) for redone Windows 11 Start menu

Microsoft put a lot of focus on Windows 11’s design when it released the operating system in 2021, making a clean break with the design language of Windows 10 (which had, itself, simply tweaked and ...
CRN

CrowdStrike: Microsoft’s Windows Kernel Update Process ‘Was Followed’

In a statement responding to CRN’s interview with SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten, CrowdStrike says that its July 19 update did not bypass Microsoft’s ‘clear kernel review process.’ CrowdStrike said ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build

Of the many minor to medium-size annoyances that come with a modern Windows 11 installation, the requirement that you sign in with a Microsoft account is one of the most irritating. Sure, all ...