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Windows 10 gets its first beta preview in three years
While Windows 10 is on its way out, Microsoft is opening the Insider beta program for a last hurrah. Just don't join Canary or Dev if you want to stay on Windows 10.
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This Windows 11 trick brings back Windows 10's file explorer
A Reddit user discovered this trick by chance, which opens the Windows 10 File Explorer in Windows 11.
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Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts
Many users use an e-mail trick to avoid creating a Microsoft account. This has now apparently been stopped by Microsoft.
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Is your taskbar suddenly crashing? Blame the latest Windows update
Windows update KB5037853 rolled out helpful new features – and broke the taskbar for some people. A fix will now be sent out to affected users.
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Surprise Windows 11 update drops with helpful goodies galore
Microsoft has released an unscheduled update for Windows 11 that's brimming with helpful quality of life features.
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Dolby Digital audio support is disappearing from Windows 11
If you need to reinstall Windows 11 from scratch, you can no longer play files with Dolby Digital's AC-3 codec.
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Should you enable hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 11?
Gamers are often encouraged to switch on hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 10 or 11, but does this feature actually provide any tangible upticks to performance?
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Microsoft's Windows 11 upgrade pleas get even more desperate
Windows 11 hasn't been as successful as Microsoft had hoped—and they still really want to convince Windows 10 users to switch.
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Windows 11’s most-hyped new AI feature could be a privacy nightmare
Microsoft Recall feels like it comes straight from the future—but it has a hidden dark side that's all too familiar.
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Microsoft battens security hatches on Windows admin accounts
Coming changes to Windows 11 will help reduce the risk of using an administrator account on a day-to-day basis.
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Microsoft Edge will start blocking screenshots on the job
Microsoft Edge for Business will begin blocking the ability to take screenshots of web pages your IT department deems off limits.
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Surface VP sitdown: How is AI going to change Microsoft's PCs?
PCWorld's Mark Hachman interviews Microsoft's corporate vice president of Surface devices to talk about the future of the PC and Windows in an AI-powered world.
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This year's major Windows 11 update is here for you to try
Microsoft has pushed a test version of what may be called the Windows 11 2024 Update, complete with new features like WiFi 7 support for you to try. But there's a bunch of AI features that won't work without a Copilot+ PC.
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Microsoft's Copilot AI upgrades to a dedicated Windows app
Microsoft is "evolving" Copilot into a Windows app, removing the "preview" tag, and moving it right smack into the middle of the Windows 11 taskbar.
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You can now limit how much memory Microsoft Edge uses
Want to restrict Microsoft Edge from eating all your RAM? There's a new slider you can use to choose how many gigabytes Microsoft Edge can occupy.
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Modder gets Windows XP to run on 1989 computer
A modder created a version of Windows XP that runs on Intel 486 processors and made the ISO file available to download on the Internet Archive.
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Do you know your laptop's trackpad gestures? They're surprisingly helpful
Trackpad are responsive enough now that using gestures can make using your laptop more efficient.
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Microsoft's new AI-powered Paste is way cooler than it should be
The latest addition to Microsoft's suite of PowerToys adds Advanced Paste, which uses AI to paste a group of data in a format that you specify.
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Microsoft debuts Phi Silica, AI specifically for Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is moving from big, powerful AI LLM chatbots to SLMs, or AI that can squeeze into the constraints of a PC. Its first effort is Phi Silica for Copilot+ PCs.
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The best Windows app you've never heard of gets AI superpowers
Microsoft is finally adding Copilot-like AI flows to Power Automate, the Windows app that can create mega-macros to perform a variety of tasks.
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Microsoft Edge will dub streamed video with AI-translated audio
Microsoft Edge will dub AI-generated and translated audio over streamed video, Microsoft said, in addition to providing captions. One of the named sites? YouTube.
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Windows Recall has one big gotcha, and it's not privacy
Windows Recall is Microsoft's intriguing, AI-powered local search. But its hardware demands are somewhat shocking.
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Microsoft Paint's new Cocreator is an unexpected AI art treat
Did you know that there are now two AI art tools in Microsoft Paint: Image Creator and Cocreator? And they're both super cool.
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Windows Recall could solve my biggest problem in tech
Microsoft is promising that its new Recall technology for Windows Copilot+ PCs will be able to find digital detail, no matter the application. If so, I want it.
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Microsoft’s free PC optimizer makes it easy to free up storage space
Adios, CCleaner? Microsoft has added helpful new features to its free PC Manager, but mind those Repair suggestions.
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Firefox 126 is here: More security, less tracking, and faster Facebook
Firefox version 126.0 focuses on the elimination of a number of security vulnerabilities. The update should also make Facebook load faster.
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Microsoft's PC Manager app pushes Bing Search as a 'repair'
PC Manager is a clever tuning tool from Microsoft for Windows, but it's pushing odd Bing Search defaults as a suggested repair.
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A new Xbox cloud feature lets work laptops play like gaming PCs
Microsoft has added the ability to play with a mouse and keyboard to select titles on Xbox Cloud Gaming running on a browser, with Xbox app support coming in the near future.
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Microsoft's patch fixes the update that broke VPNs on Windows
Microsoft's May 2024 patch for Windows 10 and Windows 11 fixes the bug that broke VPN connections on Windows 11 and Windows 10.
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Microsoft's newest Windows update breaks VPNs, but there's a fix
Microsoft's most recent security update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 may cause VPNs to fail to connect, Microsoft warns. There is no fix.
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Finland's 'Windows95man' is taking Eurovision by storm
Eurovision is Europe's delightfully bizarre song contest. The Finnish contestant is a guy named "Windows95man," and his song is, dare we say, great?
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Microsoft is finally changing Word's annoying default Paste behavior
One of the most annoying functions in Word is finally being revised. Microsoft is responding to feedback on the annoying paste option.
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This Windows 11 RAM change will make pedantic PC nerds less aggro
Also dude, megahertz is not the preferred nomenclature, megatransfers please.
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More workers are using AI, but they're ashamed to admit it
Microsoft's 2024 Work Trend Index focuses heavily on AI and Copilot, but the results seem to show a workforce struggling with how to come to grips with AI and use it effectively.
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Microsoft's Copilot AI is stealing one of Midjourney's best features
Microsoft is adding several features to Copilot, including a rewrite feature, autocompleted prompts, and Catch Up, to take AI novices and turn them into prompt engineers.
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Sick of ads in Windows? This ingenious program eradicates them all
This clever free tool removes all the ads that Microsoft keeps stuffing into Windows 10 and 11.
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Microsoft says it's pausing Windows Copilot UI tests
Microsoft says that it's putting a temporary hold on testing new looks for Copilot within Windows, refining what it already has.
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Upgrading to Windows 11 is a whole lot faster and easier now
Microsoft has removed a hurdle for some Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 as quickly as possible.
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Microsoft's Edge browser gets a built-in network speed test
You can now check your internet speed directly in your Edge browser's toolbox.
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You can finally use passkeys to log into your Microsoft account
Microsoft said that it is adding passkeys — logging in with Windows Hello biometrics — to its consumer accounts and apps. It's enormously convenient.
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Windows end-of-life pop-ups: Watch their long, annoying history
Since Windows XP, Microsoft has been urging users to upgrade to the latest version of Windows with intrusive end-of-support pop-ups. A video shows all these annoyances.
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Microsoft made DOS 4.0 open-source, but not everyone is happy
Releasing old files in a new-er format has caused a lot of headaches for software historians.
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Controversial Windows 11 Start menu ads begin rolling out
Microsoft has pushed "Promoted" apps from the Store to the Windows 11 wide build just a few weeks after they started appearing to Insiders.
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Copilot running locally on your PC? Microsoft's new AI could be the key
Microsoft unveils Phi-3-mini, an LLM designed to run specifically on your phone or PC. It's very possible that this could be the basis for Copilot running locally on your PC, within Windows.
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4 just-added Windows 11 features that make your life easier
With Windows 11 Moment 5, Microsoft is integrating various new functions into Windows 11. In this article, we show you the new features and everything you need to know about them.
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Microsoft tests a handy Windows account summary – and another ad
Microsoft is rolling out proposed changes to Windows 11, including a nice little synopsis of your Windows account, but also another (!) ad for a Xbox Game Pass subscription.
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Windows' AI-powered future could feature 'Qualcomm Inside'
Microsoft's plans for Windows 11 and AI seem increasingly centered around Qualcomm, as a key next-generation Windows feature may be limited to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite Arm chip.
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Grab a copy of Windows 11 Pro for just $20
Woot has both Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro (get Pro, seriously) for more than $100 off the retail price
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AI buttons are being forced into your tech, whether you want it or not
Microsoft and Logitech's new dedicated "AI buttons" have echoes of Cortana and Bixby.
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