Tag: windows
Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising
Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly – remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin – with a…
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Annoying Windows 11 bug that distorted videos playing in Chrome or Edge browsers has finally been squashed
Perhaps one of the most annoying bugs in Windows 11 has finally been addressed and fixed by Microsoft in the latest update for the OS. The glitch in question caused visual distortions in videos in Chromium-based browsers for some Windows 11 users, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. The…
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Microsoft’s latest bid to cajole Windows 11 users into switching to Edge is a pop-up 3D banner – and I’m not impressed
Microsoft has revealed a new tactic in its campaign to persuade Windows 11 users to switch to the Edge browser – and it’s a 3D banner, no less. I suppose that’s a bit different from the usual nags I’ve seen from Microsoft, which has tried so hard, for so very…
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Windows 11 could make checking your phone from your PC even better – so Apple, take note for macOS Sequoia
Windows 11 could put your iPhone or Android device right into the heart of the Start menu, in a manner of speaking – or at least the Phone Link app is apparently headed this way. That’s according to clues unearthed by MS Power User, which reported on whispers from Windows…
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Windows 11 24H2 officially debuts for Copilot+ PCs, and nobody else – but don’t worry, you’re not missing much
Microsoft has made Windows 11 version 24H2 available – but right now, it’s for Copilot+ PCs only, at least officially. This means that to begin with, the 24H2 update is only being released for those specific devices, which means to begin with, Windows on Arm laptops with the new Snapdragon…
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Microsoft quietly updates controversial Windows 11 Recall feature – but not with the changes that are really needed
Microsoft’s flagship AI feature for Copilot+ PCs, Recall, has been through the wringer lately, and at the risk of sounding like a hater – rightfully so. In case you missed it, Recall takes screenshots every few seconds, building up a library of images you can search via AI, but the…
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