Microsoft’s latest Release Preview channel updates make a small but meaningful usability change: you can now choose where on-screen hardware indicators — the volume, brightness, airplane mode and virtual desktop flyouts — appear on your display, and that’s just the tip of what landed in the...
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Microsoft’s Edge team is quietly testing an exit‑time nudge in Edge Canary that would prompt heavy Google Chrome users to pin Microsoft Edge to the Windows 11 taskbar — a targeted experiment revealed by dormant feature flags in recent Canary builds and amplified by technology press coverage...
Finding, launching, and managing Office applications has become an integral part of the modern Windows experience, especially as Microsoft continues to evolve its ecosystem. The seamless integration of Microsoft Office apps with Windows is crucial for productivity, whether users are working from...
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Here are the official updates Microsoft is implementing for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Microsoft apps in the European Economic Area (EEA) to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to the Windows Insider Blog (June 2025):
Default Browser Changes
Expanded Default Sets: When you...
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In the pursuit of desktop productivity nirvana, one quickly discovers that Windows 11—in all its glossy, widget-laden glory—is essentially a 10-year-old's messy bedroom with a fresh new coat of paint. Everything you need is technically present, but finding it, optimizing it, and keeping it tidy...
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Ever found yourself digging through endless menus to access your favorite apps in Windows? You're certainly not alone. Navigating all the digital clutter can be frustrating, especially when all you want is easy access to your most-used tools. Thankfully, Microsoft provides a simple yet powerful...
Today, we’re beginning to roll out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to Windows 10 customers around the world. This release upgrades Microsoft Edge to EdgeHTML 16, the best version of Microsoft Edge yet. The Fall Creators Update also includes new enhancements like improved favorites management...
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