Is it time to leave Discord? We asked Windows Central readers as the platform faces severe backlash over age verification ? and ties to Peter Thiel
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:50:05 +0000
We asked you if Discord's latest decisions have crossed a red line, and the answer is clear.
As Season 2 launches, Battlefield 6 devs say they've "heard the message very clear" about the desire for big maps ? but "it takes a really long time" to make them
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:39:05 +0000
As Season 2 starts, Battlefield 6 devs say they've "heard the message very clear" regarding players wanting bigger maps, but they're not coming quickly.
We?re not the only ones saying it: Windows 11 desperately needs a single privacy toggle
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:12:41 +0000
Windows 11 makes privacy confusing. Settings are fragmented, telemetry stays active, and it's time for Microsoft to add a master switch.
WWE 2K26 is spilling the beans on its take on MyRise ? and its new scenarios, mechanics, and rewards continue to make it my favorite WWE 2K game mode
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:26:14 +0000
WWE and 2K have released a new Ringside Report on WWE 2K26's MyRise story mode with a trailer narrated by Paul Heyman. It will include branching paths, tons of unlockable rewards, new scenarios, and more.
Xbox Ally X pricing is up AGAIN ? is your region affected?
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:06:29 +0000
The ROG Xbox Ally X just received another regional price hike, now in Australia. The increase raises questions about rising handheld costs and hardware pricing.
"The majority of the attacks allow recovery of passwords" ? New research suggests your favorite password manager might not be as secure as you thought
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:01:59 +0000
A new paper posits that major password managers are vulnerable to several different types of attack, with results as severe as complete vault takeovers. Here's what you need to know.
I played Microsoft Flight Simulator with this revolutionary joystick disguised as a controller ? and I'm in love with it
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:57:58 +0000
Honeycomb's excellent Echo is a mashup of traditional flight sim hardware and casual joypads, built for convenient PC gaming.
Microsoft caught plagiarizing graphics with AI slop ? "Microsoft continvouclymorged my diagram there for sure"
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:28:41 +0000
Microsoft is under fire for using AI to plagiarize a well-known technical diagram, resulting in a typo-ridden version labeled as AI slop.
The new World of Warcraft Midnight animated short film proves we need a Netflix show ? it could bring in new fans intimidated by decades worth of lore
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:35:00 +0000
World of Warcraft: Midnight is drawing near. So Blizzard has decided to give fans a look at the backstory for one of its central characters, Liadrin, in a new gorgeously animated short film.
Microsoft just pulled off a breakthrough in glass?based data storage ? and the implications are way bigger than you think
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:29:22 +0000
Traditional storage methods are quite precarious. They're prone to degradation over time, and they're sensitive to heat, moisture, and magnetism. Using glass solves all of those problems, and Microsoft just had a big breakthrough.
Microsoft splits Windows 11's most experimental preview channel in two as it begins testing next major OS platform release
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:27:56 +0000
Windows 11 Insiders can now begin testing early foundational builds that are expected to work towards the next platform release, which is likely to debut in 2027 with version 27H2.
Microsoft Teams is about to bug you for a default mobile browser to handle external links ? guess which one it suggests?
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:32:31 +0000
Microsoft Teams is about to introduce a mobile browser selector, but it might be just another way to push Edge as the default.
Microsoft 365's buggy Copilot 'Chat' has been summarizing confidential emails for a month ? yet another AI privacy nightmare
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:16:00 +0000
Microsoft has identified a bug in 365 Copilot that allows the service to access and summarize confidential emails without user consent.
Xbox staff are now internally testing a new ROG Xbox Ally feature ? which is also slated for Xbox next-gen
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:01:00 +0000
The new Xbox "Highlight Reels" feature uses the Xbox Ally X NPU and is almost certainly going to appear on the next-gen Xbox. Here's how it works.
What's next for Xbox's Starfield? Bethesda's Todd Howard says it's not "Starfield 2.0," but more is "coming soon" ? "We think you're gonna love this"
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:50:41 +0000
Bethesda's Todd Howard says the studio will soon show what it's been working on for Xbox's Starfield RPG, but notes it's not "Starfield 2.0."
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