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You Can Finally Customize Widgets on Your Windows 11 Lock Screen

Fresh options in Windows 11 25H2 let you get fancy with the screen that appears before you log in to your PC and after you ...

Windows 11 Settings app gets major upgrades in 25H2

Windows 11's Settings app in 2025 introduced a slew of changes, including a new "Advanced" page and an AI agent for search.
The Verge

Microsoft updates Windows 11 with improved Copilot, Widgets, and more

The March 2024 update to Windows 11 includes new features and a bunch of improvements to existing ones. The March 2024 update to Windows 11 includes new features and a bunch of improvements to ...

Is it time to try Game Assist in Windows 11? — Bug fixes, settings, and enhanced guides for more titles, including Battlefield 6, are here

Microsoft has revealed Edge Game Assist's October update details, which include 23 new games for the Enhanced guide list, bug ...
Windows Central

Windows 11 will soon bring better widgets to your PC's lock screen

Microsoft is testing improved widgets on the Windows 11 lock screen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft just shipped ...
PCMag on MSN

Microsoft's Windows 11 25H2 Update Is Here—But Don't Expect Too Much

The latest version of Windows 11 merely catches everyone up with interim features from the past year and extends its support ...

Microsoft begins Windows 11 25H2 update rollout: How to install, what's new

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 25H2 update globally with new AI tools, redesigned Start Menu, widgets on lockscreen, and ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Testing PC Game Pass Widget for Windows 11

Windows 11 offers users a number of ways to customize their desktops. Perhaps the most notable customization option is the noble widget, which can do anything from displaying the weather and the ...
Windows Central

Microsoft is working on a big Start menu update for Windows 11 that includes widgets via new 'companions' feature

The latest Windows 11 preview build shows signs of a more customizable Start menu. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft may ...
Android Authority

Windows 11's Start Menu could soon get even busier with floating widgets

Microsoft is testing Start Menu Companions on the latest Windows 11 beta build. These are apps that provide Adaptive Cards that will be displayed on the left or right of the Start Menu. These cards ...
Android

Windows 11 Start Menu to replace live tiles with floating widgets

Windows 11 may get a slightly detached “Floating Widgets” panel, perhaps reintroducing Live Tiles in a different avatar. The experimental feature is present in the latest test versions of Windows 11 ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 brings in the widget board change everyone wants - and other nifty interface tweaks

This is Windows 11 preview build 26058 which has just been deployed to testers in the Canary and Dev channels. In the usual lengthy blog post, Microsoft explains that the headline change comes on the ...