Published May 29, 2026, 9:01 AM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always happy to talk about. Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/ For all of its faults, Windows 11 is the world's most popular operating system, and Microsoft has made a lot of strides to make the operating system better over the years. It can be easy to glance over it, but features like the Windows Subsystem for Linux, Phone Link, and Winget have made the platform much better than it used to be. But when you take a closer look at it, it's interesting to note that so many of the things that make Windows 11 great are actually taken from someone else. Sometimes Microsoft buys the tools it wants to add, and other times it may just copy existing concepts.…