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SpeedCrunch, a free and open-source high-precision scientific calculator, has released version 1.1. The software is available for download on Windows, macOS, and Linux, along with a user manual, and is aimed at STEM professionals, students, and teachers.
According to a Fortune report, Microsoft is developing a revamped Game Pass structure that would let subscribers choose individual features—such as console game access, cloud gaming, and multiplayer—as separate add-ons under a tiered system. The plan follows earlier reporting from Windows Central in April that suggested Xbox wanted to let users customize which bundled content, like Fortnite Crew, they pay for.
A new how-to guide recommends disabling Xbox Game Bar, switching Windows Search back to Classic indexing, and pausing OneDrive sync to free up system resources during PC gaming. The guide explains step-by-step navigation through Windows Settings to turn off these background features, arguing that tools like Steam already cover most gaming needs that Game Bar provides.
A YouTube video claiming to be authentic 360p footage from a CompUSA retail store in New York City in November 2000 has surfaced, showing aisles packed with CRT monitors, PCs and peripherals. The footage highlights a trio of Sony VAIO laptops, including what appears to be a VAIO C1 'PictureBook' subnotebook, alongside Compaq Presario desktops with iMac-inspired translucent faceplates.
Microsoft confirmed that Windows Server 2016, originally released in October 2016, will receive its final security update in January 2027, after which no further patches will be issued. The cutoff applies to all editions, including Datacenter, Essentials, MultiPoint Premium and Standard, and will also end support for Essentials-specific features like Remote Web Access.
Microsoft told IT admins it wrongly marked an Always On VPN connection bug as resolved in October 2026 Windows 11 cumulative updates, reverting the status to 'Mitigated.' The bug, first acknowledged in September, can leave VPN connections stuck or failing with a 'port already in use' error on Windows 11 24H2 systems using automatic protocol selection.
The Browser Company announced it will retire Arc, its browser known for its unconventional interface, on December 22, directing users toward Dia, its newer AI-focused browser available for Apple Silicon Macs and Windows 11 PCs. New Arc account creation has already stopped, and mobile features like tab sync and Browse for Me will be disabled on November 23 ahead of the full desktop shutdown and account deactivation.
Counterpoint Research reported that worldwide PC shipments dropped 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 2026, ending a two-year growth streak, with IDC and Omdia issuing similar findings. The firm attributed the slump to rising prices for RAM, SSDs, and chips from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm, which pushed up costs on products ranging from MacBooks to Raspberry Pis. Smartphone shipments also hit a 14-year low in the same quarter.
Microsoft has released PowerToys version 0.102, a free Windows utility update that adds two mouse-related tools. Mouse Button Lock lets users hold a mouse button briefly to lock text selection, then move the cursor and click again to stop, easing selection of long text blocks. CursorHide hides the mouse pointer from view until the user moves the mouse or starts typing again.
A Figma engineer investigated a user-reported quirk where Shift+2 worked differently depending on whether it was pressed via the main keyboard or the numeric keypad, but only on Windows. The investigation traced the behavior back to keyboard layout decisions IBM made starting with its 1977 System/34 and carried forward through the Datamaster and the original IBM PC.
Huntress researchers Sarah Reddish and Spike Brandt detailed a ClickFix campaign that begins with a sponsored Google ad for 'amazon business,' redirecting victims through a suspicious domain to a spoofed Amazon login page hosted on Google Sites. A fake CAPTCHA on that page triggers Windows' decades-old finger utility, which launches a multi-stage chain delivering a pirated NetSupport Client RMM tool and Lumma Stealer infostealer malware. Google has pulled the malicious ad, but the attackers' infrastructure, which now uses barbeque-themed domain names, remains active.
Microsoft says it incorrectly marked an Always On VPN connection bug as resolved in its October 2026 Windows 11 cumulative update. The company has reverted the issue's status from 'Resolved' to 'Mitigated' and says a real fix will arrive in a future update. In the meantime, it recommends IT admins work around the problem by manually selecting a single VPN tunneling protocol instead of automatic protocol selection.