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    Microsoft Paint gains .paint project files and per-tool opacity slider

    Microsoft’s latest Paint update lands as a surprisingly consequential usability upgrade: a native, editable project container (.paint) and a per-tool opacity slider for Pencil and Brush tools, both of which ship to Windows Insiders now and materially change how the app fits into everyday image...
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    Paint Save as Project, Snipping Tool Quick Markup, Notepad On-Device AI

    Microsoft has begun testing a coordinated set of feature updates to three of Windows 11’s oldest inbox apps — Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad — rolling them out to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels. These updates add a native project save for Paint, an in‑capture “Quick Markup”...
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    Paint gains Photoshop-style projects with .paint files and opacity sliders

    Microsoft Paint has quietly gained a Photoshop‑style workflow: Windows Insiders can now save layered, editable projects as a single .paint file and reopen them later to continue exactly where they left off, while Pencil and Brush tools gain an opacity slider for semi‑transparent strokes—changes...
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    Windows 11 Inbox Apps Get On-Device AI: Paint, Snipping Tool, Notepad Updates

    Microsoft has begun rolling out a coordinated set of updates to three of Windows 11’s long‑standing inbox apps — Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad — delivering practical workflow improvements for creators and a notable expansion of on‑device AI that’s gated to Copilot+ hardware for now...
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    Windows 11 Inbox Apps Get Local AI: Notepad, Paint, Snipping Tool Upgrade

    Microsoft is quietly rolling out another round of practical — and strategically significant — updates to three of Windows 11’s oldest built‑in utilities: Notepad, Paint, and Snipping Tool. Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels can already try a mix of incremental UX improvements and larger...
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    Paint Update Adds .paint Projects and Opacity Slider—A Free Photoshop-like Editor

    Microsoft’s latest Paint update reframes the long‑running app as a serious low‑friction image editor by adding an editable project file format and per‑tool opacity controls — features that put Paint squarely in the conversation as a free, entry‑level alternative to Photoshop for everyday tasks...
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    AI-Enhanced Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad Arrive for Windows Insiders

    Microsoft is rolling out a fresh set of updates to three of Windows 11’s most ubiquitous utilities—Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad—to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels, delivering both small UX wins and consequential AI features that shift how everyday creation and capture...
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    Windows 11 SCOOBE: Full-Screen Renewal Prompt in Insider Builds

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...
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    Windows 11 Canary: AI Actions in File Explorer, Seconds Clock, and AI Privacy

    Microsoft's newest Canary‑channel experiment folds small but consequential AI workflows directly into the Windows 11 shell: a right‑click “AI actions” submenu in File Explorer that surfaces visual search and one‑click image edits, accompanied by a returning seconds clock in the Notification...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27943: Storage Scan Fix, Pluton Noise, but Rollback & Arm64 Risks

    Microsoft has pushed another Canary‑channel preview for Windows 11 — build 27943 — that stitches up a cluster of user‑visible annoyances while leaving two serious deployment blockers on the books. The flight addresses a persistent Settings > System > Storage > Temporary files scanning hang...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27943: Key fixes and two blockers (Arm64, rollback)

    Today’s Canary-channel flight is intentionally small but telling: Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27943 to the Canary Channel, a maintenance-focused update that fixes a handful of user-facing bugs and surfaces two high‑impact known issues — including install rollbacks...
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    Windows 11 Canary: Clock with Seconds in Notification Center and AI Actions in File Explorer

    Microsoft’s latest Insider experiments have restored a small but widely requested convenience: the Notification Center can once again show a larger clock with seconds—and that option is appearing alongside a broader set of AI-focused trials in the Canary channel. Background / Overview Windows...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27938: AI Actions in File Explorer and Clock with Seconds

    Microsoft’s latest Canary-channel whisper — reported as Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27938 — brings a practical blend of AI-powered shortcuts in File Explorer and a small but widely requested UI restoration: a larger Notification Center clock that shows seconds. The headline items are...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27938: AI Actions in Explorer, Seconds Clock, and AI Activity

    Microsoft’s latest pre-release whisper to the Windows Insider Program’s most experimental ring landed with a thud of déjà vu: the Canary channel recently received a new build — reported as Build 27938 — that mainly repackages features already seen elsewhere in the Insider ecosystem, notably...
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    Windows 11 Insider Canary Build 27928: Settings Migration & Stability Fixes

    Windows Insiders received a fresh Canary-channel drop today as Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928, a focused maintenance and settings consolidation update that both cleans up a handful of pressing stability issues and continues the steady migration of legacy Control Panel...
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    PowerShell 2.0 Removal in Windows 11 24H2 & Windows Server 2025: Migration Guide

    Microsoft has announced that Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be removed from Windows starting in August 2025 for Windows 11, version 24H2 and in September 2025 for Windows Server 2025 — a final step in a deprecation that began in 2017 and a change already visible in Windows Insider builds this...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27924: Copilot+ Preview, Advanced Settings & Snipping Tool

    Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27924 to the Canary Channel, shipping ISOs and beginning a staged enablement of several Copilot+ PC experiences alongside a redesigned Advanced settings hub and a targeted Snipping Tool update — a release that signals Microsoft’s push to put...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27924: Copilot+ AI, Advanced Settings, and Risks

    Today’s Canary-channel flight, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27924, marks a significant push by Microsoft into earlier-stage platform experimentation — and it ships with a packed, sometimes contentious mix of AI-driven features for Copilot+ PCs, new system-level settings, app updates, and...
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