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BillG the Manager (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-07 | by Steven Sinofsky | get Cloud Computing → | tags: microsoft, strategy, team

1772.

Get a Lifetime of Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for Windows for Just $35 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-07 | get Microsoft Word → | tags: license, microsoft, office

1773.

9 things I always do after setting up Windows 11 - and why you should too (zdnet.com)

2026-01-07 | by Ed Bott | get Windows 11 → | tags: account, apps, click

1774.

The Best Cat Toys for Your Furry Friend (2026) (wired.com)

2026-01-07 | by Molly Higgins | get Interactive Laser Toy → | tags: cats, furniture, play

1775.

“Microslop”: Infuriating Video Sums Up How Microsoft Is Ruining Windows With AI (futurism.com)

2026-01-07 | by Frank Landymore | get Microsoft Surface → | tags: copilot, fleury, microsoft

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Lenovo's top ThinkPads and Yogas go all-in on Panther Lake — business laptops come with Windows and Linux options (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-07 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get ThinkPad → | tags: aura, aura edition, core

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HP’s EliteBoard G1a is a Ryzen-powered Windows 11 PC in a membrane keyboard (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-06 | get Windows 11 PC → | tags: eliteboard, inside, keyboard

1778.

These 3 Windows file managers made me ditch File Explorer - and they're free (zdnet.com)

2026-01-06 | by Jack Wallen | get Windows Explorer → | tags: file, file manager, filevoyager

1779.

Ørsted seeks injunction against US government over project freeze (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-06 | get Wind turbine → | tags: administration, district, industry

1780.

Gigabyte's Aorus RTX 5090 Infinity takes aim at Asus' ROG Matrix — superconducting heatpipes, 'Windforce Hyperburst' cooling brings 'penetrating airflow' to both sides of the card (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-06 | by Kunal Khullar | get Aorus → | tags: cooling, credit, credit gigabyte

1781.

The 6 Linux distros I expect to rule 2026 - and why (zdnet.com)

2026-01-06 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux → | tags: desktop, linux, user

1782.

Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark (techspot.com)

2026-01-06 | get Windows 11 Performance → | tags: app opening, battery, battery life

1783.

The 5 most exciting Windows laptops unveiled at CES 2026 - including this trackpad beast (zdnet.com)

2026-01-06 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Surface Laptop 7 → | tags: inch, intel, laptop

1784.

One of my favorite Windows laptops from 2025 is getting a design redo, and I'm iffy about it (zdnet.com)

2026-01-06 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Laptop redesign → | tags: acer, intel, laptop

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I did not expect this powerful Windows laptop at CES 2026 to be so thin and light (zdnet.com)

2026-01-06 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Laptop → | tags: inch, intel, laptops

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Office 2021, Windows 11 24H2, and other Microsoft products reach end-of-life in 2026 (techspot.com)

2026-01-05 | get Windows 11 → | tags: coming, coming months, continue

1787.

Offshore wind developers sue Trump administration for halting $25B in projects (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-05 | by Tim De Chant | get Wind turbines → | tags: projects, radar, revolution

1788.

Need to activate Windows? Microsoft just eliminated an option I've relied on for years (zdnet.com)

2026-01-05 | by Lance Whitney | get Windows Activation → | tags: account, activate, activation

1789.

HP is overhauling its Windows laptops in 2026, and you'll like where things are headed (zdnet.com)

2026-01-05 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Laptop → | tags: oled, omnibook, omnibook ultra

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Qualcomm expands Snapdragon on Windows with X2 Plus – 10-core ARM CPU boasts 35% single-core jump (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-05 | by Jake Roach | get X2 Plus → | tags: chips, core, cores

1791.

ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-05 | get Windows BSOD → | tags: booking, booking com, clickfix

1792.

I see Mozambique’s baboons as windows into hominid evolution (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-05 | by Noronha | get Genome → | tags: africa, allowed species, archaeology

1793.

Microsoft's Risky Bet That Windows Can Become The Platform for AI Agents (slashdot.org)

2026-01-04 | by Posted | get AI Agents → | tags: agent, agents, apps

1794.

Speed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparison (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-04 | by Hassam Nasir | get Windows 11 → | tags: credit trigrzolt, image, image credit

1795.

Has Microsoft Discontinued Offline Activation of Windows? (slashdot.org)

2026-01-03 | by Posted | get Windows → | tags: activate, activation, longer

1796.

Report: Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-03 | get Windows 11 → | tags: activate, activate windows, internet

1797.

Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-03 | by Hassam Nasir | get Microsoft Account → | tags: activate, activation, microsoft

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Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-03 | get Windows 11 → | tags: activate, activate windows, internet

1799.

Raycast launches on Windows with native design and instant file search (techspot.com)

2026-01-02 | get Raycast → | tags: action, action favorite, apps

1800.

Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-02 | by Adam Hales | get Steam OS → | tags: december, latest, linux