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Microsoft pinches one of the best macOS features for Windows 11 – here are three other ideas it should steal from Apple
It looks like Windows 11 could be getting a new device management feature that will seem a bit familiar to anyone who has ever used Apple’s rival macOS Sonoma operating system for Macs and MacBooks. As MSPoweruser reports, an early build of an upcoming Windows 11 update adds a new…
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Microsoft targets another corner of Windows 11 with – you guessed it – adverts, and we’re getting a bit fed up with this
Microsoft is testing adding a fresh batch of ads to the Windows 11 interface, this time in the Start menu. Recent digging in preview builds had suggested this move was in the cards, and now those cards have been dealt to testers in the Windows 11 preview Beta channel with…
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Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial move in Windows 11 – having Copilot appear immediately after startup
Remember that Microsoft was previously testing an idea whereby Copilot automatically launches by default when Windows 11 first boots? Well, Microsoft is pushing ahead with rolling out this feature more broadly, and some of the Windows Insiders who test preview builds aren’t too happy about this. A quick bit of…
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The best cheap Windows laptops for 2024
Even though we at Engadget test and review a number of new Windows laptops every year, the cheapest notebooks don’t often make headlines. You won’t find pricey panels on these machines, nor will they include the latest high-powered graphics cards or ultra thin-and-light designs. But they have their place and…
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Windows 11’s next big update is here – these are the top 5 features introduced with Moment 5
Windows 11 just received its latest major upgrade, Moment 5, which is part of the cumulative update for April that has just been released. So, what are you getting with this update? We’ve picked out the five best features incoming with Moment 5 – which is formally known as patch…
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Microsoft is testing small but impactful changes to draw your attention to Copilot AI on the Windows 11 desktop
Microsoft has made a relatively minor but pretty useful tweak for Copilot in testing, as part of the ongoing effort to bring the AI assistant into play more often with Windows 11. This is part of the new Windows 11 preview build 22635 deployed in the Beta channel, and the…
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