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Microsoft Flight Simulator fans are getting all-new flight stick and yoke options from Thrustmaster, made for beginners and pros https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/microsoft-flight-simulator-new-flight-stick-and-yoke-options-from-thrustmaster

Nintendo wanted to block Palworld — now it faces a 0% chance and a measly $30K payout https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/nintendo-wanted-to-block-palworld-now-it-faces-a-0-percent-chance-and-a-measly-usd30k-payout

This Windows 11 taskbar alternative is my new favorite — GroDock is the ultimate desktop productivity tool with deep customization https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/grodock-windows-11-taskbar-alternative-tested

Forza Horizon 6's save-wiping bug is finally being investigated: "Thank you for your patience while we work on a resolution" https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/forza/forza-horizon-6s-save-wiping-bug-is-finally-being-investigated

Inside Xbox's margin crush: A string of misses at Xbox Game Studios, misguided Game Pass decisions, and the memory rout at its core https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/inside-xboxs-margin-crush

Major Microsoft Edge versions will now ship every two weeks: Microsoft confirms plans to ship new Edge features and changes twice a month https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/major-microsoft-edge-versions-will-now-ship-every-two-weeks-microsoft-confirms-plans-to-ship-new-edge-features-and-changes-twice-a-month

Gears of War: E-Day ranks among the top five “most covered, watched, and discussed games” of showcase season https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/gears-of-war-e-day-ranks-among-the-top-five-most-covered-watched-and-discussed-games-of-showcase-season

Microsoft refuses to add this File Explorer feature, so the Files app stepped up https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-refuses-to-add-this-file-explorer-feature-so-the-files-app-stepped-up

Capcom confirms Resident Evil Veronica remake is fully third-person https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/capcom-confirms-resident-evil-veronica-remake-is-fully-third-person

Microsoft fixed the issues that made Teams feel slow, but is it enough? https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-fixed-the-issues-that-made-teams-feel-slow-but-is-it-enough

Quote of the day by AMD CEO Lisa Su: "For everything that AI can do, AI can't decide which problems are worth solving" — GenAI is nothing without its human babysitters https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/quote-of-the-day-amd-ceo-lisa-su-ai-cant-decide-which-problems-are-worth-solving

I tried Windows 11's new customizable Start menu: I'm shocked at how much control Microsoft is finally giving us https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/hands-on-windows-11-customizable-start-menu-2026

Microsoft's search lead unveils a Bing 'kill switch' for Copilot AI answers: "Not everyone wants AI for everything" https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/bing/microsofts-search-lead-unveils-a-bing-kill-switch-for-copilot-ai-answers

One of the best Dell XPS 14 Windows laptops with a 3.2K OLED touch display and 16GB of RAM just dropped in price by $800 https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/dell-xps-14-da14250-3-2k-oled-touch-drops-in-price

This beginner NAS is perfect for backups and home media servers on Windows, phones, and practically anything else https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/storage/beginner-ugreen-nas-perfect-for-backups-home-media-servers-on-windows

"There’s other beats coming up in the year": Xbox games chief hints Marvel's Blade could be shown later in 2026 after missing the Xbox Games Showcase https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-games-chief-hints-marvels-blade-could-be-shown-later-in-2026-after-missing-the-xbox-games-showcase

Windows 11’s June update shuts down an intentional BitLocker backdoor with full file access — here’s what changed https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11s-june-update-shuts-down-an-intentional-bitlocker-backdoor-with-full-file-access-heres-what-changed

Halo: Campaign Evolved’s skulls and Remix Mode have me wondering how far the chaos can go https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/halo/halo-campaign-evolveds-skulls-and-remix-mode-have-me-wondering-how-far-the-chaos-can-go

Fable has received a 30-minute gameplay deep dive, and it's finally convinced me that it's a true reimagining of the original Fable I grew up with https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/fable-has-received-a-30-minute-gameplay-deep-dive-and-its-finally-convinced-me-that-its-a-true-reimagining-of-the-original-fable-i-grew-up-with

Microsoft just gave Xbox a big update after Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase — it adds an amazing feature I'll use all the time https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-just-gave-xbox-a-big-update-after-summer-game-fest-and-the-xbox-games-showcase