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As the leaves change and winter approaches, so too does the technological landscape, with Microsoft rolling out some noteworthy updates to Microsoft 365 in November 2024. Let's dive into what’s new this month and how these changes may affect you—whether you're a student navigating assignments or...

In the sprawling landscape of technological complexity, the Microsoft Store serves as a modern-day marketplace for Windows users, offering a plethora of applications at their fingertips. However, even the most reliable systems may come across hiccups, particularly when it comes to updating...

Hello, fellow Windows enthusiasts! Gather 'round as we delve into the latest and greatest fresh out of the Windows Insiders kitchen. On October 16, 2024, Microsoft announced the rollout of significant updates to the Microsoft Store, aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for users across all...

Microsoft is on the brink of a significant update to the Microsoft Store that aims to streamline the management of app updates for Windows 11 users. This enhancement comes in response to years of user feedback and criticism regarding the Store's performance and usability, making it one of the...

Learn how to turn on automatic app updates and how to manually check for updates in Microsoft Store. Continue reading...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.421 (KB4568831) to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. What’s new in Build 19042.421 Theme-aware tiles in Start We are freshening up the Start menu with a more streamlined design that removes the solid color backplates behind the...

How can you tell if the app owner updates their app? All I see is the Release Date. In Android stores you can see the last updated version. I hesitated to download apps when the visible date is years old. But many big publishers seem to have "older" apps by Release Date....help understand how...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17623 (RS5) to Windows Insiders who have opted into Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17623 Introducing High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) in Windows 10 The High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) has...

The Composition APIs empower Universal Windows Platform (UWP) developers to do beautiful and powerful things when they access the Visual Layer. In the Windows 10 Creators Update, we made working with the Visual Layer much easier with new, powerful APIs. Link Removed In this blog series, we’ll...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to release Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16232 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring! We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15228 to Insiders in the Fast ring. Earlier this week, we announced Link Removed and this...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14931 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. An important reminder about build expiration We wanted to include a reminder about build expiration. Since September 15th, PCs running really old...

Running iTunes 12.4.2 under Win7 SP1. Recently, something happened so that selecting any song gives me "The song ... could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?" The location attempt inevitably gets me nowhere. Can I recover from this...

Hi everyone, Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10547 to Windows Insiders on the Fast ring. As usual, this build includes bug fixes and improvements over Build 10532 and also includes some new things for you to try and send us feedback on what you see. Here’s what’s new in...

A recent update to Windows 10, KB3081448, returns control to Home edition users over automatic app updates. read more Continue reading...

If you've been hampered by a problem with app updates in the Windows 10 app store, here's a fix to get the pending updates to start downloading. read more Continue reading...

A bug in the Windows 10 Store is keeping some users from getting automatic app updates. read more Continue reading...

Starting in May this year, we began migrating Dev Center accounts to the new dashboard, which has several improvements over the existing Windows Phone or Windows Dev Center dashboards. One of the enhancements is how app or game age ratings are handled for app submissions. Once your account is...

Good evening! June is upon us, and with no shortage of news or updates regarding WindowsForum.com As of the 1st of June: We have worked throughout most of the day to connect with Network Solutions, CloudFlare, ICANN, Google, and a number of other online institutions to resolve a problem that...

Although there is an option on the Windows 10 for phones technical preview to allow apps to be updated automatically, just like on Windows Phone 8.1, I have always preferred checking for updates manually. read more Continue reading...