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It might not get the same kind of attention as Google and Apple, but Microsoft is still one of the biggest and most powerful tech companies operating today. It runs Azure, one of the biggest cloud computing services, and maintains Windows 11 and the whole Office suite of software. It also makes plenty of Surface hardware and has a whole slew of gaming products, including the Xbox Series X. But the company is ever expanding — building new hardware, acquiring new game studios, and making sure that even if Microsoft doesn't run your phone, it can touch plenty of the apps on it. 

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The most popular operating system in the world, Microsoft’s Windows is the software that powers hundreds of millions of PCs. Introduced back in November 1985, Windows has changed and evolved over time to grow as gaming, design, development, and productivity needs have shifted. Whether XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, or, most recently, Windows 11, Microsoft’s OS is one of the most important pieces of software ever made.

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Microsoft described Windows 10 as the last version of Windows, and though that’s clearly no longer true, Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant still believes it’s so — even if you run it inside the leaked Windows 11 build.

Watch Windows 11’s Cortana insist that Windows 11 isn’t real

Watch Windows 11’s Cortana insist that Windows 11 isn’t real

To be fair, Microsoft said it wouldn’t exist

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Watch Windows 11’s Cortana insist that Windows 11 isn’t real

Watch Windows 11’s Cortana insist that Windows 11 isn’t real

To be fair, Microsoft said it wouldn’t exist

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Apple’s new software is widgets all the way down

Samsung’s new ploy to get kids off iPhones is a MrBeast sponsorship

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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters

The Google Pixel 8’s latest leak shows off big AI camera updates

More from this stream Windows 11: the latest on Microsoft’s ‘next-generation’ OS

Microsoft’s close to delivering Windows 11’s long-delayed 3D emoji

Windows 10 and Chrome are about to make switching default browsers even less painful

How to use Focus assist in Windows 11

How to upgrade to Windows 11 without waiting in line