Pocket computers. Sort-of smartwatches. Motion-sensing game controllers. None of these big ideas are as memorable as Windows or Office, but we think they're standouts in Microsoft's 50-year history.

Now, rumor on the street is that Microsoft is set to reveal new devices in 2025, namely a Surface Pro and a Surface Laptop.

Windows 11's new Quick Machine Recovery will allow the operating system to fix itself up, without external help.