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Windows 11 is getting better, but it took years of frustration to get here — and Microsoft knows it

Microsoft is updating core Windows 11 components with WinUI to modernize legacy UI and improve performance on lower-RAM devices. Updating an OS is complex, but why wasn't having a unified core a priority years ago?

Windows Central · Aug 9

The Windows Central Podcast sits down with Microsoft CVP Marcus Ash to discuss all things Windows 11

Windows design and Insider lead Marcus Ash chats with the Windows Central Podcast about the current state of Windows 11

Windows Central · Aug 4

"Control Panel gets tricky" Microsoft CVP explains why killing Windows legacy code takes so long, and how it's evolving its tools to make modernizing apps like File Explorer and Registry Editor faster

Microsoft's CVP of Design and Research on Windows, Marcus Ash, sits down with Windows Central to talk all things UI on Windows 11.

Windows Central · Aug 3

"Listening to how we can keep making it better for you": Windows Insider meetups are coming back after years away, connecting Windows 11 users with Microsoft

Microsoft brings back Windows Insider meetups to reconnect with users and shape the future of Windows 11.

Windows Central · Apr 9

Is this a whole new Microsoft? The fix Windows 11 campaign is already in high gear, and I'm loving that execs are seriously engaging with users

The big drive to fix Windows 11 is underway with regular, frank communication from execs — and it's clear that the taskbar is a top priority.

TechRadar · Mar 27

Microsoft provides much needed update on Windows 11's dark mode in refreshing moment of transparency

Microsoft's head of design and research for Windows has provided an update on the progress of Windows 11's incomplete dark mode, confirming that tooling is being put in place to make dark mode more consistent across the OS.

Windows Central · Mar 26