Covering the Windows 11 and Microsoft beat has been rough for a while. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/2025-has-been-an-awful-year-for-windows-11-with-infuriating-bugs-and-constant-unwanted-features” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/2025-has-been-an-awful-year-for-windows-11-with-infuriating-bugs-and-constant-unwanted-features”>Windows 11 had a disastrous 2025, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/ram-price-crisis-what-need-know” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/ram-price-crisis-what-need-know”>RAM prices are skyrocketing and making gadgets unaffordable, and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues”>’Microslop’ has been trending on social media.
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Luckily for me and others who love tech, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/ces” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/ces”>CES 2026 gave us a reprieve from bad news and a chance to check out new and upcoming devices — at least mostly.
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We had a scare when rumors emerged claiming Microsoft would lay off 11,000–22,000 people this month, but data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-reportedly-eyeing-massive-january-layoffs-but-the-ai-obsession-shows-no-signs-of-slowing” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-reportedly-eyeing-massive-january-layoffs-but-the-ai-obsession-shows-no-signs-of-slowing”>Microsoft’s chief of…
