Microsoft Windows has been around for nearly four decades, and many features have come and gone over the years. Some of that removed functionality is just a sign of the times—we don’t really need native DOS application compatibility anymore—but some features would still be useful in 2025. Sometimes, you get it right the first time.

Microsoft is constantly updating Windows with new features and other changes, and those show up first in the Windows Insider builds. Here's everything Microsoft rolled out in Insider builds this week, most of which should roll out to regular PCs over the coming weeks and months.

ReactOS is an open-source recreation of Microsoft Windows, intended to run Windows applications, games, and even drivers in a fully open operating system. More than three years since the last official update, ReactOS 0.4.15 is now available for download.

Fedora Linux is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, and Fedora 42 is now available for beta testing. Fedora Workstation now has GNOME 48 and an updated installer, and there’s now an official version of Fedora with the COSMIC desktop environment.

The new M4 MacBook Air might be a great upgrade in performance and pricing, but unfortunately, it’s still far from easy to repair. iFixit has released its teardown results for the latest MacBook, calling it “a mix of good intentions and frustrating limitations that continues to fall short of what consumers deserve in a premium laptop.”

Google Play Games on PC started off as a way to play Android games on Windows computers, with your purchases, save files, and other data synchronized across PC and Android devices. Now, Google is turning it into a full-fledged competitor to Steam, the Microsoft Store, and other PC game stores.

New iPhones updates are automatically enabling AI-powered Apple Intelligence functionality, even for people who already switched it off. It’s not clear if this is a bug or intended behavior, but either way, it’s getting to be annoying.

Microsoft has announced the end of support for the Remote Desktop app for Windows. You’ll need to switch to the ‘Windows App’ to continue remotely accessing your Windows PCs or servers, though this shutdown doesn’t affect all types of remote connections.

Samsung’s latest high-end Android smartphone, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, is now $300 off for the base 256GB storage option. That brings the price down to $1,000, and you could potentially save more money with a valid trade-in device.