Microsoft has quietly folded generative AI into Excel’s calculation engine with a native worksheet function — =COPILOT(...) — that accepts plain‑language prompts, reads cell ranges as context, and returns live, spillable outputs directly into the spreadsheet grid. Early previews show it can...
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Microsoft’s humble Print Screen (PrtSc) workflow in Windows is quietly changing again: the Snipping Tool in Windows 11 Canary builds is being tested with a window‑pick recording mode and an early annotation (draw-on-screen) panel, moving the built-in utility closer to a one‑stop capture...
Here is a summary of what's new in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27902 (Canary Channel), based on the official announcement:
Major Points
Changes and Improvements
The build brings a small set of improvements and fixes to enhance the experience for Insiders.
Fixes
File Explorer: Fixed an...
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Windows Insider preview builds deliver early access to new features but often at the cost of stability. The recent emergence of DirectX 9 application crashes on build 27808, as chronicled by user reports and confirmed by Microsoft, offers a revealing look at the trade-offs enthusiasts face on...
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