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Microsoft revamps the Insider program, hands out some batteries, releases new builds, and more in this week's Microsoft ...

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Windows 11 is getting major upgrades with faster performance, improved File Explorer, better updates, native apps, etc. Here ...

It’s all part of Microsoft’s initiative to rebuild trust in Windows. It’s all part of Microsoft’s initiative to rebuild trust in Windows. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers ...