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Microsoft is shifting focus to fixing Windows 11 performance and reliability after months of buggy updates, boot failures, and growing user frustration.

That surprising revelation came from Windows Latest, which spotted Chrome pinned to the Windows 11 taskbar in one of Microsoft’s own ads, published on its own YouTube channel. With the furor now past, ...

Microsoft quietly edited a Windows 11 gaming ad after viewers noticed Google Chrome pinned to the taskbar instead of Edge.

I'm encouraged by Microsoft's 2026 roadmap, but these long-standing Windows 11 issues still matter most to everyday PC users.

TL;DR: Windows 11 now opens links from the widget board in the default browser instead of forcing Microsoft Edge, but this is only happening in Europe to comply with the Digital Markets Act. It'd be ...