Zac Bowden

1 week ago | windowscentral.com | Zac Bowden

The Surface Pro 11 is no longer $999, at least on the Microsoft Store. Microsoft has quietly stopped selling its $999 entry-level configuration of the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 as it ushers in a new wave of smaller and cheaper Surface PCs.The new Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch that were announced yesterday start at $799 and $899, with the flagship Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 now starting at $1,199 on the Microsoft Store.

1 week ago | windowscentral.com | Zac Bowden

Microsoft has officially announced its new Start menu experience for Windows 11, which features a new, more customizable layout and deeper integration with Windows Phone Link. The new Start menu first leaked last month, revealing that the company was working on a unified layout that combined the all apps list with the main Start menu interface. That new Start menu is now official, announced as part of a wider wave of new features coming soon to Windows 11.

1 week ago | windowscentral.com | Zac Bowden

Microsoft is bringing an "AI agent" to the Settings app on Windows 11, it has announced. The feature will be exclusive to Copilot+ PCs, and will let users describe what settings they want changed or configured using natural language. "An agent uses on device AI to understand your intent and with your permission, automate and execute tasks" says Navjok Virk, CVP of Windows Experiences.

1 week ago | windowscentral.com | Zac Bowden

Microsoft has announced that it's launching two new Surface PCs this month, designed to be more portable and affordable in the Copilot+ PC space. The company is expanding the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop lines with new 12- and 13-inch models, respectively, featuring tweaked designs and lower starting prices.

3 weeks ago | windowscentral.com | Zac Bowden

Windows Recall is now rolling out generally across all Copilot+ PCs.It's taken almost a year, but Microsoft has today announced that Windows Recall is now finally beginning to roll out on Copilot+ PCs.Initially announced in May 2024, the controversial AI tool was branded a privacy and security nightmare right out of the gate due to how the feature stored the data it collected locally on the PC. This resulted in Microsoft being forced to pull Recall from launch just days before it was supposed to.