Announcing new builds for 26 June 2026, retail launch of new WIP improvements

Windows Search will stop searching your embarrassing typos on Bing

Windows 11 cải tiến tính năng Search nhằm khớp chính xác hơn các lỗi chính tả với ứng dụng đã cài đặt, giảm thiểu tình trạng vô tình tìm kiếm trên Bing. Bản build thử nghiệm đã xử lý các đầu vào như "tskm" thay cho "Task Manager". Microsoft cũng đang phát triển tùy chọn tìm kiếm chỉ trên thiết bị, loại trừ kết quả web và Microsoft Store.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này để hiểu cách cải tiến cơ sở hạ tầng tìm kiếm của Windows 11, giúp phát triển ứng dụng của mình tối ưu hóa hơn với các trường hợp nhập liệu sai chính tả và tích hợp hiệu quả hơn với hệ thống tìm kiếm nội bộ.

I'm ditching Docker Desktop — just not for every workflow

Một nhà phát triển Windows chia sẻ quyết định ngừng dùng Docker Desktop và đánh giá tính năng WSL Containers (wslc) mới của Microsoft từ Build 2026. WSL Containers phù hợp thay thế cho các workflow đơn giản (như chạy PostgreSQL), nhưng anh ấy vẫn giữ Docker Desktop cho các stack phức tạp yêu cầu mạng liên-container. Tính năng này chưa ra mắt công chúng nên chưa được thử nghiệm thực tế.

Là người phát triển cần tìm hiểu cách tối ưu hóa môi trường chạy ứng dụng từ các công nghệ mới như WSL Containers để giảm thiểu phụ thuộc vào Docker Desktop, đặc biệt khi công nghệ này có thể thay thế hiệu quả cho các trường hợp đơn giản mà vẫn giữ lại sự linh hoạt cho các dự án phức tạp.

Steam's gaming UI on Bazzite is what Microsoft's Xbox mode should have been

Bazzite, a Linux distribution built around Steam's Gaming Mode UI, offers a more polished console-like PC gaming experience than Microsoft's new Xbox gaming mode for Windows 11. Steam's Gaming Mode provides a controller-friendly interface with seamless game launching, per-game power profiles via Handheld Daemon, and reliable game compatibility. In contrast, Windows 11's Xbox gaming mode is still rolling out gradually, feels less refined, and had stability issues during testing. While Windows offers access to more storefronts, Bazzite can bridge the gap with the Heroic Games Launcher for Epic and GOG titles. For primarily Steam-focused gamers wanting a living room console experience, Bazzite is the stronger choice.

Making Windows a developer platform, again

Microsoft announced at Build 2026 a set of tools to make Windows a first-class developer workstation. Key additions include Coreutils for Windows, a Rust-based fork of Unix core utilities that lets developers use familiar Linux commands natively on Windows, and Windows Developer Config, an open-source automated setup tool that configures a full development environment using winget, WSL, and scripting. The Dev Config mirrors the setup used for Microsoft Dev Box cloud PCs, installs tools like VS Code, Git, Node.js, Python, and .NET, and includes WSL Comfort scripts to tune the Linux subsystem with zsh, Homebrew, and Starship. The tooling is idempotent, extensible, and designed to give development teams consistent environments across machines.

Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027

Microsoft has silently extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by one additional year, now covering enrolled devices through October 12, 2027. The change was not formally announced but appeared in updated documentation and a blog post editor's note. Consumers can enroll for free by backing up Windows settings to a Microsoft account, redeeming 1,000 Microsoft Reward points, paying $30, or — if in the European Economic Area — simply logging in with a Microsoft account. One ESU license covers up to 10 devices on the same account, and already-enrolled users are automatically covered through the new date. The program is limited to personal devices and excludes domain-joined or MDM-managed systems.

Microsoft extends Windows 10's extra security updates program to October 2027 for free

Microsoft has quietly extended Windows 10's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by one additional year, now running until October 12, 2027. Consumers who sign in with a Microsoft account get the extension for free; those who prefer not to link an account can pay $30. Users already enrolled in the ESU program will automatically receive continued coverage with no action required. The extension is likely tied to the ongoing RAM shortage driving up PC costs and slowing Windows 11 adoption.

I stopped guessing at RAM capacity and started measuring it, and my next build just got way cheaper

Task Manager's RAM usage figures are misleading because they include Standby memory that isn't critical to system operation. The real metric to watch is the Active Working Set, visible in Windows Resource Monitor. A personal experience of a DDR4 stick failing and dropping from 16GB to 8GB revealed that actual working memory usage was far lower than Task Manager suggested, with applications and games running nearly identically. This insight can help PC builders avoid over-spending on RAM capacity by measuring actual needs rather than guessing.