software features

Here are the key points about the Microsoft Recall feature rollout for Windows 11, as detailed in the source article: What is Recall? Recall is a new Windows 11 feature designed to help users quickly rediscover apps, files, and websites they've accessed in the past. It creates a searchable...

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A funny thing happens on the road to making technology more “human”—we start running into all the awkward little edges of real humanity. Case in point: Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview builds have given voice typing a long-overdue upgrade. For years, if you pressed Windows+H to...

There’s always a peculiar moment in the world of Windows when a feature designed for “convenience” inspires more raised eyebrows than a misfiring biometric scanner at airport security. Today’s celebrity culprit is Microsoft’s Recall: the shiny new Copilot+ Windows 11 feature that, after an...

Not content with letting you paint your desktop in weird pastel hues or chasing you down with AI-powered widgets, Microsoft is now ready to add a little more, shall we say, color, to your conversations—by letting you toggle off the profanity filter for voice typing in Windows 11. That’s right...

There’s a familiar comfort in the gentle thud of a well-worn keyboard, the swift glide of a mouse across an equally abused mat, and the soothing certainty that no matter how many apps we spawn in the digital arena, the Windows taskbar will retain its somewhat clunky, but reliable, charm. That...

The hum of anticipation in the Windows world rarely sounds as charged as when Microsoft resurrects a controversial feature, dusts it off, and declares it ready for prime time. With Windows 11’s Recall feature—Microsoft’s latest attempt to give your computer the memory of an elephant—controversy...

Ah, the elusive Programs and Features tool—Windows’ veteran utility for managing your installed programs and system updates. Nostalgic yet functional, this little gem survives amidst Windows’ relentless push to modernize with interfaces like the Settings app. But let’s face it, sometimes the...

In a turn of events that has many Windows users raising an eyebrow, Microsoft has rolled out a new feature on macOS that, quite frankly, adds insult to injury for those sticking with Windows 11. Launched with little fanfare, this new Office widget allows macOS users to seamlessly open recent...

The Photos app in Windows 10 does the same things as Windows Photo Viewer did, and more. Continue reading...

I've always hated Windows Media Player, so after I installed 64-bit Windows 10 Pro (EN-US - NOT N or K), I uninstalled WMP 12 and was happy. But now I'm trying to install a new application called PlayOn Desktop, but it always fails because I don't have WMP installed. I've tried using Optional...

I recently had to wipe one of my hard drives and reinstall windows 8. However, when I try to run certain installers, the following message occurs: Skipping this still results in nothing happening, and when I select the download option, the following message occurs. I tried to follow the...

I have installed a BD-ROM Harddrive (virtual) by using VirtualCloneDrive 5.4.7.0. It works just well due to the fact, that I can watch ISO Files. BUT: Is there no way to play forward/backward, jump chapters, stop and play again as if I play a regular DVD on a physical harddrive...

Today's project isn't a Visual Studio Extension, isn't a language or service. But it's something that will help what ever Dev has to do one time or another, editing environment variables. We've had environment for forever, but the UI to edit them has not really advanced. You have to remember...

Last week, we talked about how you can do Link Removed by Windows 10 customers. This week, we’d like to continue with how to increase customer engagement through some of the most loved features of Windows apps: Live Tiles and toast notifications. If you’re already a Windows app developer, you...

A) Some people have said Multiple Desktops & Task View is silly or unnecessary or 'geeky' when I suggested it could be put to good use. B) Windows 10 allows some funky snapping. 1/2 screen or 1/4 screen. And everything 'floats' & is sizable. Well, it is becomes bloody neat when you combine A...

In Windows Vista's Photo Viewer(?) I could add meta text (subtitles) to photos. But not in Windows 8.1. In Finnish the program is called 'Windowsin valokuvien katselu' ('Windows Photo Viewer'). I find such development truly sad. And I only hope that I haven't yet managed to find the correct...

I bought an external hard drive recently to serve as a backup. I'm using Windows Backup and Restore and have a few very basic questions about backups. Yes, I have no experience with backups. 1. I'm assuming that any file that is backed up will remain in the drive unless deleted, as in, it...

I recently did an update of my machine from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. The update process did not show any errors or warnings and by the time it finished I was under the impression that everything went smooth. After the update I was testing the environment and discovered that one of my desktop...

Hi HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0". BACKGROUND I am running Windows7 x64 on 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD. I am using Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection. I am pretty much a newbie. THE STORY SO FAR: 1. I found it in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and because...