Windows 11 reset: Microsoft pledges more speed, stability, and control

Over the past few months, Microsoft senior executives have quietly made a promise to me directly, as well as to other journalists: They’re going to improve Windows. Today, they’re making that same commitment to the public, with an emphasis on “performance, reliability, and craft.”

In a highly detailed memo, Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Windows + Devices, pledged a philosophical reset, acknowledging that they’ve listened to those “who care deeply about Windows...