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Windows 11 users could get a shiny new ‘Soundscape’ Settings page to replace another bit of the ancient Control Panel
Microsoft is continuing to modernize Windows 11 by gradually transferring the legacy Control Panel’s functions to its newer, shinier Settings app, and the latest effort on this front appears to be audio-related. Trusted leaker of Windows developments on X, PhantomOfEarth, discovered a hidden ‘Soundscape’ panel in the Settings app (as…
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Windows 11’s new ‘Recommendations & Offers’ page might give you more say over what ads you see, but probably not enough to make you happy
Microsoft is currently testing a change for Windows 11’s Settings app that concerns recommended and promoted content – ads, in short – and surprisingly, it’s an idea that won’t make you wince. Windows Latest spotted that in preview builds of Windows 11 (in the Beta and Canary channels specifically), there’s…
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No, Windows 11 24H2 isn’t about to arrive, sadly – Microsoft’s heavy hint to that effect turned out to be a mistake
Earlier today, some reports fired up enthusiasm around the possibility that Microsoft might have accidentally let slip the release date for Windows 11 24H2, and that the update was imminent – but that isn’t the case. This originally came from Ghacks, which noticed a blog post written by Microsoft intended…
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Windows 11’s latest major update isn’t even out yet for most users, but it’s already causing problems
Many of us are still waiting for the rollout of Windows 11’s annual major update, version 24H2, which is already available for new Copilot+ PC devices, and with it, Microsoft has introduced smaller “checkpoint cumulative updates” or (‘differential updates’) intended to make monthly updates smaller and faster by only downloading…
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Microsoft risks annoying Windows 10 users by testing yet more adverts in the Start menu
If you’ve stuck with Windows 10 because you don’t like how Microsoft is seemingly pumping Windows 11 full of adverts then we have some bad news, as it looks like the company could start doing the same with Windows 10’s Start menu. The tech giant is currently testing out bringing…
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Curious about what’s in your photos, Windows 11 users? Soon you’ll be able to investigate with Bing reverse image search right from the Photos app
Microsoft’s Photos app in Windows 11 is getting a “Visual Search with Bing” feature, which will enable you to search for images similar to whatever pictures you’re viewing. The updated version of the Photos app also brings improved navigation for your photo gallery, quick access to image editing capabilities, and…
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