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Microsoft’s CEO compared Xbox to TikTok — and the internet is confused for the wrong reason (here's why)

Yes, Xbox competes with TikTok and other forms of social media. But the reason TikTok is winning is because Microsoft refuses to be more social and culturally open — It's no surprise Roblox and Steam are eating Xbox's lunch. Microsoft is VERY uncool.

Windows Central

Windows insider creates Windows 7 install measuring just 69MB — system boots, but has been pruned so severely ‘virtually nothing can run’ for now

A bootable Windows 7 install that consumes a mere 69MB of disk space has been shared online. However, it isn't a very practical release, right now.

Tom’s Hardware

Obsidian didn't add this cool feature to The Outer Worlds 2 until the game was well into development — here's how it happened

The Outer Worlds 2 directors Brandon Adler and Matthew Singh revealed that one of the game's more interesting features wasn't planned at first.

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Windows 10 end of life is pushing users towards Apple Mac devices - is it time for you to make the big jump?

The end of Windows 10 support has driven users toward Apple’s Mac devices, reshaping global PC sales and computing preferences.

TechRadar

ARC Raiders launches strong with 260,000+ player count on the Steam charts, even with Battlefield 6 REDSEC competition — I'm jazzed it's finally here

ARC Raiders has officially come out across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PS5, and is off to a strong start with well over 250K concurrent Steam players and positive reviews from fans.

Windows Central

The Outer Worlds 2 hides an incredible, unique gun on your ship — and there's a secret to get it right away

In The Outer Worlds 2, there's a powerful unique weapon hidden on The Incognito. Even better, there's a secret to accessing it right away, and we know the trick.

Windows Central

A bizarre bug in the latest Windows 11 update allows endless copies of Task Manager to run in the background and can even impact system performance

Task Manager is super handy, but who needs umpteen copies running?

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Windows 11 is gaining a simplified naming scheme for updates going forward

Going forward, updates that appear in Windows Update will utilize a simplified naming scheme designed to make it clearer to end users what is actually being downloaded.

Windows Central

The Sapphire Edge AI 370 is one of the smallest and most impressive mini PC's I've tested

This is one of the smallest and most powerful mini PCs on the market and features an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated 890M GPU. Arriving barebones, you have the ability to easily tailor the machine to your needs. From use in the workplace, as a content creation…

TechRadar

Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 11 23H2 — here’s what you need to do before November 11

Users still running the now two-year old release of Windows 11 will be left unsupported as of November 11, so be sure to upgrade to version 24H2 or 25H2 soon!

Windows Central

Next-Gen Xbox? More Like a PC, According to Satya Nadella

Xbox's next console offering might hardly be a console.

Operation Sports

Hands-on — why ARC Raiders' gameplay preview is the most fun I've had all year

ARC Raiders launch is finally almost here, but before that, I had one last chance to try it in preview. And it's the most fun I've had all year.

Windows Central

Ransomware hackers are now running Linux encryptors in Windows to stay undetected

EDR tools aren't scanning Linux sandbox environments on Windows, giving cybercriminals a unique opportunity to work undetected.

TechRadar

Windows 11’s October Insider update brings 9 features worth trying

In the last two weeks of October 2025, Microsoft released several Insider builds for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 with various visual changes and improvements, including a redesigned About page, the Copy & Search feature, proactive memory diagnostics, and more dark mode improvements for File Explorer.

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New data shows most Windows games now work on Linux – and I hope the same will soon apply to anti-cheat titles

Gaming on Linux just keeps getting better thanks to wider compatibility, but anti-cheat games remain stubbornly problematic.

Tom’s Hardware

New Windows 11 feature aims to diagnose crashes — will check RAM after BSODs to look for problems

Microsoft is testing a new memory diagnostic tool that will scan for memory errors after Windows 11 hard crashes with a bug check and BSOD. The new tool is aimed at better identifying BSODs caused by memory instability.

GamesRadar

Valve has done a "very good job" of building a "massive marketplace" on Windows with Steam, but Microsoft and Xbox are looking to go one step further: "We're going to be everywhere"

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also adds another hint that the next Xbox will be a PC hybrid

PC Gamer

The best way to innovate in gaming 'is to have good margins,' says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, so I guess he'll be reinvesting his $96.5 million payday back into Xbox any second now

Maybe you can make more sense of Satya Nadella's comments on gaming than I can.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is "looking forward," to the next Xbox — "We want to do innovative work on the system side, on both console and PC."

In a new interview, Microsoft CEO offered some rare comments on Xbox's gaming strategy, talking up the new console and musing on the death of the Xbox exclusive.

TechRadar

Xbox is about to put the nail in its own coffin as a console brand if this latest next-gen console rumor is legitimate

Xbox, what on earth are you doing?

Windows Central

ON THIS DAY: Windows 10 Mobile now on nearly 6 percent of all Windows Phones

From the archives: Things were looking bright for Windows 10 Mobile as proved "by the numbers" on a Wednesday in 2015.

PC Gamer

Global PC shipments are up 8% overall compared to last year, due to Microsoft killing off Windows 10 and 'strategic inventory adjustments related to certain US import tariffs'

Nothing like a bit of strategic inventory adjustment to move things along.

TechRadar

QNAP warns of critical flaw in its Windows backup software, so update now

Recently fixed ASP.NET Core bug affects QNAP NetBak PC Agent, so needs fixing now.

TechRadar

Don't worry, Microsoft says – Windows 11 will sort those weird duplicate drivers in your update queue

Do Windows 11 driver updates sometimes confuse or even freak you out? Microsoft assures us the OS can handle driver oddities.

Tom’s Hardware

Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever

The latest data shows that almost 90% of Windows games now run on Linux.

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