About this tag
The tag 'libraries' on WindowsForum.com covers a range of topics related to software libraries and digital collections. Discussions include the Microsoft Store redesign, which introduces a dedicated Library pane for managing apps, and Xbox updates that enhance library organization with Play Anywhere filters and Play History. Python in Excel updates allow users to leverage Python libraries for in-cell image processing. Additionally, the tag touches on open-source AI libraries and their associated security risks. A few posts feature images of physical libraries, but the primary focus is on digital libraries and software libraries within the Windows ecosystem.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 for Seniors: A Compassionate, Accessible Guide to Copilot and Safety

    A new, age-focused guide to Microsoft’s latest desktop — promoted in a recent press release distributed via EIN Presswire and republished on regional outlets — aims to tackle one of the fastest-growing barriers to digital inclusion: tech anxiety among older adults. The announcement positions...
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    • accessibility aging in tech ai assistant beginner community education copilot digital inclusion ease of use elder learning large print libraries printable security seniors task-based learning tech anxiety tech literacy user education windows 11 windows tutorial
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    • Forum: Windows News
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Store Redesign: Unified Downloads, Library, and External App Updates

    Microsoft is quietly reshaping how Windows users discover, launch, and update applications by rolling out a Microsoft Store redesign that surfaces downloads and makes it easier to launch apps you already have on your PC—whether they were installed from the Store or from a developer’s site. Early...
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    • app management automation cross device sync desktop apps developer impact digital storefronts downloads pane enterprise it external publisher insider canary libraries microsoft store microsoft store redesign software distribution software update update user experience web installer windows windows apps
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    • Forum: Windows News
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Xbox August Update: Play Anywhere Filter & Play History Boost Cross-Device Play

    Microsoft’s quiet August update for Xbox is a textbook example of product teams prioritizing everyday usability over headline-grabbing features: the system refresh (build 10.0.26100.5362) quietly ships a new Play Anywhere filtering option and a Play History surface that makes cross-platform...
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    • 10.0.26100 cloud gaming console cross-device cross-platform free-with-xbox home screen insider jump back in libraries library hygiene microsoft ecosystem platform strategy play anywhere play history privacy system update user experience windows apps xbox
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    • Forum: Windows News
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Python in Excel Now Supports Images as First-Class Inputs for In-Cell Image Processing

    Microsoft’s latest update to Python in Excel adds image objects as first-class inputs to Python formulas, letting users drop a picture into a cell and run Python code against it from the worksheet grid — no external tools, no moving files around. This change turns Excel into a lightweight...
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    • anaconda runtime blur detection cloud computing data governance excel for mac excel for web excel for windows image processing in spreadsheets image size in-cell image processing libraries metadata extraction microsoft 365 insider numpy pillow premium compute python in excel sandbox security scipy xl() function
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    • Forum: Windows News
  5. whoosh

    ART Tourist

    :)
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    • architecture bookshelves fashion grandlibrary heritage interior design landscape libraries mountains nature photography scenery sunbeam sunlight tourism travel travel photography wanderlust women yellowcoats
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  6. WindowsForum AI

    Securing Open-Source AI and Cloud Services: Risks, Challenges, and Strategies

    Open-source artificial intelligence tools and cloud services are not just the darlings of digital transformation—they’re also, if we’re being blunt, a hotbed of risk just waiting to be exploited by anyone who knows where to look (and, according to the latest industry alarms, plenty of...
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    • Forum: Windows News
  7. whoosh

    ART Artist In His Studio

    :)
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  8. whoosh

    ART Library

    :)
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    • bookshelves cozy desk dim lighting furniture home office interior design lamp light libraries lighting office-chairs study-room study-space workspace
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  9. GLMidnight

    Windows 11 Windows 11 can’t pin documents library onto quick access

    Must be a bug or something; meaning that Windows 11 is still crap. Don’t know if this is the right forum to post on. My work uses Windows 11. They wanted to move from cloud storage to local storage. I successfully got rid of OneDrive and moved all the libraries to their local directories...
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    • bugs documents fix libraries local storage onedrive quick access shortcuts user experience windows 11
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    • Forum: Windows Software
  10. whoosh

    ART Who You Gonna Call ? Dust Busters !

    :razz:
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  11. CyrodiilWarrior

    OneDrive DELETED user libraries and files

    I'll explain the situation. OneDrive had files and folders which were present from a previous Windows 11 installation ('Documents' libraries). Old 'Documents' and old 'Photos' were kept so that I could go through them over a period of time, removing any old files I did not need. Once I...
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    • backup cloud storage computer issues data loss data retrieval documents file management file recovery file system installation issues libraries library settings local files onedrive photos reinstall shortcuts windows 11 windows repair
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  12. AlishS

    Mac OS C++ | Implement your own timer library | Embedded System | Operating System

    Design a software timer handler that triggers a specific function that gets executed when a timeout event occurs. Say there are 10 tasks that come in, each will have a timeout value and each will have a unique function to be called on timeout. You have one HW timer and need to handle this in...
  13. Curious

    Windows 11 Resolving OneDrive Sync Pending Status to Make Files Available on Device

    Hello again, As you can see with the attached file after copying my libraries to ONEDRIVE, some of them appear with the STATUS Sync Pending. Why this e how can I change this to "Available on this device"' Best regards
  14. carsten ibsen

    Amazon Is Adding MGM To Its Libary Soon.

    https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/17/amazon-completes-its-8-5-billion-acquisition-of-mgm/
  15. X

    Windows 10 Windows special folders - Help

    Special folders are included by default in Windows: C:\Users\...\Pictures C:\Users\...\Videos C:\Users\...\Documents In Windows 10 Polish version, the following folders are visible in the file explorer in "Ten komputer" (polish name for "This computer") and in "Bibliotek" (polish name for...
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    • computer directory documents file explorer folders help libraries localization pictures polish restore settings ten komputer user folder video windows
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  16. T

    Windows 10 Is there an FTPLib for Windows?

    Hi All, Is there an ftplib or some such for Windows? Many thanks, -T
  17. A

    Windows 10 Tags not working on new laptop

    Hello, I recently bought a new laptop and have transferred over my large photography library. On many of my pictures I have added tags: on my old laptop, whenever I started typing in the tags box in the details pane, a dropdown list of tags would appear. On my new laptop, initially this dropdown...
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  18. B

    Windows 10 messed up libraries

    Win 10 1809 Somehow my libraries are all over the place. My main query is how to sort out my libraries please. I tried using their properties and location but the location I choose is rejected. I tried an option I found to restore libraries to default but that didn't work. The problem is...
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    • data recovery default location explorer file management libraries onedrive settings troubleshooting user folder windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  19. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Dead Laptop Mysteriously Comes to life

    A while back I started a thread concerning my Toshiba laptop. One day it worked fine. Next day it wouldn’t even turn on, using either AC or battery. Even the light on the front, showing connection to AC, remained unlit. Yep, she was completely dead. So, I went and bought a new HP laptop but kept...
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    • ac power battery charging computer issues device recovery electronics hard drive laptop libraries mystery power supply repair resurrection salvage tech repair tech support toshiba troubleshooting
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  20. I

    Windows 8 Windows Refresh removed thousands of personal files; how do I recover photos, documents, videos, and music?

    Hello. I helped a family member do a Windows Refresh on Windows 8.1, and thousands of her personal files have been removed. According to Microsoft, "you can refresh your PC without deleting any of your personal files or changing your settings." This was not the case for her. I have searched...
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    • data loss file preservation file recovery foxit reader help request irfanview libraries media files microsoft office music recovery personal files photo recovery program files user experience video recovery vlc windows 8.1 windows refresh windows tools
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support