Sean Endicott
Sean Endicott is the news writer at Windows Central, a website focusing on Microsoft, Windows 11, PCs, and gaming. He’s covered these topics for almost a decade, including the launch of three major versions of Windows as well as dozens of product launches from industry leaders such as Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS, and Razer.
Sean focuses largely on daily news coverage of major companies within the industry. His role consists of writing articles about breaking news, covering content from press releases, and coordinating coverage of embargoed materials.
In addition to his news coverage, Sean communicates with developers to share news on the latest applications for Windows 11 as well as Microsoft’s applications on Android, iOS, and the web.
Sean studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and worked in local television before joining us in the world of online news. You can find him on Twitter @Sean_Michael_UK.
If you're a fan of American football, or even if you're not, Sean's keen to tell everyone about the sport and how he uses Microsoft Teams to do film study with the youth team he coaches.
Latest articles by Sean Endicott
This Windows 11 feature is so experimental that's it's limited even among Insiders
By Sean Endicott published
Get into groups Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Build 23575 to Insiders in the Dev Channel today. The update includes just a single change, and even that change is limited to a select group of Insiders.
Is this the smallest Windows 11 update ever?
By Sean Endicott published
teeny tiny Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Build 22631.2506 to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel this week. The update includes just a single change and doesn't have any fixes or other improvements.
This upcoming Windows 11 feature will help PC makers customize RGB lighting
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft released a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build today. The update includes several fixes and a new option for Dynamic Lighting OEMs.
Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer leaves tech giant after 32 years
By Sean Endicott published
End of an era Another high-up executive just announced his departure from Microsoft. Chris Capossela will leave the tech giant after 32 years with the company.
Start11 fixes the Windows 11 Start menu, and it just received a major update
By Sean Endicott published
Getting started Stardock just announced Start 11 v2, which brings new Start menu styles and several other improvements to the popular customization software.
Windows 11's terrible tablet mode needs to stay miles away from Snapdragon X Elite PCs
By Sean Endicott published
Please Microsoft Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite looks like it could revolutionize Windows 11 on ARM, but Microsoft needs to fix the operating system's tablet mode first.
Listen to the Windows XP startup song on 11 instruments
By Sean Endicott published
The Windows XP startup sound is an iconic jingle heard by millions of people around the world. Now, you can enjoy it on 11 different instruments.
Skype has a new call screen, camera experience, and Bing Chat improvements on the way
By Sean Endicott published
Still getting updates Did you know Microsoft still updates Skype? It's true.
Microsoft Edge on Android puts Copilot just a tap away with its latest update
By Sean Endicott published
More AI! Microsoft continues to make its AI-powered Copilot more accessible. You can now summon the tool in the Android version of Edge with a single tap.
The best TV for Xbox is already cheaper than Prime Day with this early Black Friday bargain
By Sean Endicott published
Early savings The LG C3 is a feature-packed television that's an excellent choice for gaming. It has a 4K 120Hz display, 0.1ms response time, and support for variable refresh rate and auto low latency.
14th Gen Intel CPUs can get up to a 200 FPS boost with this little-known tool
By Sean Endicott published
How much?! Intel's new 14th Gen CPUs are the only processors to support Intel Application Optimization. That tool can dramatically increase gaming performance, as shown by a Redditor recently.
Don't wait until Black Friday, this massive Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor is $800 off
By Sean Endicott published
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is a gorgeous gaming monitor with monstrous specs. Right now, you can grab it for $800 off what it launched for just four months ago.
It's no surprise that Copilot for Edge wants your data — but it's totally optional
By Sean Endicott published
No pressure A recent story about Microsoft Edge raised questions about whether Bing Chat in the Sidebar collects your browsing data. Here's what you need to know.
Intel Meteor Lake CPU and Arc 5 GPU appear in leaked handheld gaming console
By Sean Endicott published
Portable power Emdoor has a new portable gaming console on the way that pairs an Intel Meteor Lake-H CPU with Intel Arc 5 graphics.
Edge begs for answers: Microsoft polling users who download Chrome
By Sean Endicott published
Edge wants answers! Microsoft Edge now opens its Sidebar and presents a poll when you try to download Google Chrome.
Microsoft News Roundup: Windows 11 on 400 million PCs, Microsoft salaries, and a 3DS look-alike running Windows
By Sean Endicott published
Round it up! This week we saw new processors from Intel and AMD, an exclusive report about how many PCs run Windows 11, and got a glimpse of a portable gaming console that looks like a Nintendo 3DS.
Surface Duo 2 receives small update as Microsoft marches away from original Surface Duo
By Sean Endicott published
Teeny tiny A small update made its way to the Surface Duo 2 this week. The original Surface Duo, however, did not receive an update since it is now out of support.
Android apps on Windows 11 get a graphics boost
By Sean Endicott published
More improvements Microsoft rolled out an update to Windows Subsystem for Android this week that improves reliability and graphics. It also adds support for sharing .cer files to Android.
Microsoft accidentally shipped this Windows 11 feature to Insiders
By Sean Endicott published
Oopsy! Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 25977 to Insiders in the Canary Channel this week. It turns out the company accidentally released an additional feature with the build.
Windows 11's improved casting experience put on pause for Insiders
By Sean Endicott published
Update time! Microsoft has disabled the improved casting experience temporarily to work out some bugs.
Want an AMD RX 7900M? The new Alienware m18 pairs that GPU with the Ryzen 9 7945HX
By Sean Endicott published
Latest and Greatest The AMD Radeon RX 7900M promises to be a powerful GPU for laptop gaming. You can get that new processor in the Alienware m18 starting today.
AMD announces fastest Radeon laptop GPU ever — meet the RX 7900M
By Sean Endicott published
So much power AMD just unveiled its most powerful Radeon laptop GPU ever. The RX 7900M is built on AMD's RDNA 3 architecture and has second generation Infinity Cache and ray tracing technology.
WinRAR has a major security bug, and you have to install its fix manually
By Sean Endicott published
Update needed Attackers can utilize a bug to execute code on your PC when you open zipped files.