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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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Windows 11 is finally more popular than Windows 10 – at least in the world of PC gaming

Windows 11 has finally done it and managed to overtake Windows 10 when it comes to market share with PC gamers. As you might have guessed, this is the Steam Hardware Survey which is conducted every month and is a snapshot of the configurations of the various gaming PCs used…

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Microsoft improves Windows 11 Start menu, with no new ads in sight – and there’s a bonus for the lock screen in latest preview

Windows 11 has a new preview build, and it comes with a few notable changes to the interface – for the better, thankfully, with no new adverts or promos anywhere to be seen. Microsoft just introduced Windows 11 build 22635 (KB5041876) in the Beta channel, and the most interesting change…

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