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 Apple Music is one of the apps that got a noticeable Liquid Glass design overhaul in iOS 26, but Apple also added a useful new feature that streamlines song transitions.
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You can run advanced, Microsoft-supplied tools like SFC, DISM, and CHKDSK every now and then to keep things smooth. If you want to run all those tools in one spot, there's a cool free program called Windows Maintenance Tool you can grab from GitHub.
It's described by the developer as a "powerful all-in-one Windows maintenance toolkit" designed "for power users, system administrators, and curious tinkerers."
Besides those tools, it can also restart your network, change your DNS, fix Windows Update, make reports, show your drivers, clean out temp files, and back up your registry.
How to use the Windows Maintenance Tool
To use the Windows Maintenance Tool, go to its Github page and download the latest version. Since it's a batch file, you can open it in any text editor, review it, and even make changes if you have the necessary skills.
You'll then need to run the script as an administrator, as it requires elevated permissions to access the various tools. This is what it looks like when using the tool on a Windows PC:
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"Just gonna leave this here," says the caption on a video posted to the official Windows Instagram account. It follows with screenshots of Vista and some familiar boot-up sounds. "Y'all good??? #Windows #WindowsVista #WindowsAero" is all that's in the description. As of this writing, just one day after it was posted, the video has over 150,000 likes and 3,700 comments. The post was spotted by Windows Latest.
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Apple's new macOS Tahoe is first defined by its "Liquid Glass" design aesthetic, a new universal design language, that I think hearkens back to Windows 10 and earlier versions of Windows operating systems. But beyond look and feel, there are practical elements, like the Spotlight search bar that understands what's on your Mac and taps into local intelligence to find what you want. There are also shortcuts or macros to help you complete tasks, and a phone application that looks as rich as what Microsoft offers. There's even a rudimentary Game Bar.
I much prefer Windows over macOS, and have used Windows and Android products for decades. Nonetheless, there have been a few times that I've been impressed with what Apple has accomplished—the Apple Watch integration with iOS, for example. There's a level of polish and integration here that I think Microsoft should pay attention to.
If I had to sum it up: What I use on a day-to-day basis on Windows feels like a rough draft. What Apple showed off at WWDC seems more like the final product.
Warm and rich
From day one of Windows 11, I wrote that Windows 11 felt like an unnecessary replacement for Windows 10. I've since changed my mind about that, in part because Microsof
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