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WindowsNov 13, 2026

Your PC isn’t slow to start, Windows 11 is quietly holding your apps back on purpose, and one tweak cut a user’s wait from 2.5 minutes to 30 seconds

A Redditor cut his startup app wait from 2.5 minutes to 30 seconds with just two registry values. Microsoft's documentation and Raymond Chen explain why Windows holds back Startup group app…

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Microsoft 365Nov 13, 2026

Microsoft Outlook is still down

Since just before 1PM ET on Thursday, reports have come in from around the world that people can't access their Outlook email, either through the web or apps. Microsoft quickly ac…

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Microsoft Copilot

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