# Is Windows in trouble?

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Podcast: [The Windows Central Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-windows-central-podcast-633173)
Published: 2025-06-05T23:47:00+00:00
Episode link: https://windowscentral.libsyn.com/is-windows-in-trouble
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## Resource

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel and Zac discuss the current state of Windows 11 on gaming handhelds, and how failures like Windows Core OS and Windows CorePC have put Microsoft on the back foot in this new mobile category. Also on the agenda: Windows 11 Start menu designs, Bing Video Creator, and AI leading us down a lonely path.

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