Pavan Davuluri
Coverage of Pavan Davuluri in the Nexus archive.
- Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
Microsoft is teasing new Surface hardware and a new era of PC. Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri hinted at something new for developers, including a curved display edge image. The announcement is not a new OS version, and the Windows account on X pointed to Computex in Taipei.
- Microsoft lets users exile floating Copilot button after interface rage
Microsoft has added an option to move the floating Copilot Dynamic Action Button to the ribbon toolbar after widespread user complaints about it obscuring content in productivity applications. The change, rolling out this week, allows users to toggle the assistant's visibility and represents Microsoft's response to feedback about forcing Copilot on users. Windows leadership has also promised a broader reduction in Copilot entry points across the operating system.
- Microsoft aims to speed Windows with 'leap forward' in WinUI 3 perf
Microsoft has achieved a 25 percent improvement in performance for WinUI 3, the native framework for Windows apps, with optimizations including 41 percent fewer memory allocations and 45 percent fewer function calls. The goal is to make Windows more responsive, with plans to move more experiences to WinUI 3 for faster responsiveness. This push aims to address long-standing performance issues with the framework.