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The link you provided from GeekWire currently leads to a "Page not found" error, so I cannot access the full article directly from that source. However, I can still answer questions about Microsoft's Recall and new Copilot+ PC features using my knowledge base or by referencing any relevant files...

Three years. That’s how long the world’s most powerful software company took to fix a digital watch—something we, as a species, perfected somewhere around the time of Napoleon. Yet, in the curious odyssey of Windows 11, the story of the vanishing taskbar clock has emerged as a surprisingly...

Nostalgia is an odd sensation, especially in the realm of technology, where progress is often measured by how quickly we can shed the past in favor of something newer, sleeker, and, supposedly, better. Yet, as any seasoned user of Microsoft Windows can attest, every new version of the world’s...

Why I Completely Removed Copilot from Windows 11 and All Its Apps In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, tech giants are frantically embedding AI-driven features into their software ecosystems. Microsoft's Copilot, touted as a game-changer for productivity on Windows 11, is...

Revamping the Windows Desktop Experience Customizing your Windows desktop has never been so exciting or effortless. For users looking to transform the look and feel of their Windows 10 and 11 environments, WindowBlinds 11.0.6 is making waves. This tool offers a remarkable level of...

How is it that a toaster works for decades and cost 20 bucks but a forced Windows software on purchase of computer does not make it through a full week without a stupid update that change absolutely nothing except slowing down the new computer? When are you going to stop harassing your base with...

I cannot access my Microsoft account even though I updated my password a month ago and logged in successfully using it the same day. I'm being sent a form that wants the information that I used when I set up my account. It was included with this laptop and I upgraded to Office 365 and pay a...

There has been a recent change in the Amazon search. Now the product that you're interested in briefly flashes at the top of the screen and then vanishes to way down the list. This makes finding your product much more difficult. How can I fix this?

Adding event handlers: Sounds, Dark Mode & Windowing (Part 2) Note that in part 1 of the WinAppSDK Blog Series you implemented the visual layer of the DrumPad using WinUI 3 controls. However, if you click on any buttons, nothing happens, because we have not defined any actions, which we will do...

Hi, As I have been getting on well with my installation of Linux Ubtuntu 20.04 on a SSD I installed it to a few months back, I decided to delete the partition I was using it from on a HDD and extend the partition for saved data to utilised the entire HDD. However rather than simply extend the...

Hi, I just installed virtual box from the ubuntu repository as part of the snap store selection however when I go to open up an old saved .vdi virtual box file it won't let me select it, its as if it wont recognise that file type in the directory in which it is stored, has VB changed in the...

I tried to log on yesterday (6-17). and the Forum website was doing a crazy flickering back and forth and would not load. I tried different browsers and even my android phone with the same result. Anyhow, all back to normal now. Glad it was just temporary. Wonder what happened? Anyone else...

I believe that the best results of speech recognition in my application requires that the constraints enabled must be different depending upon the specific context of the application. There are points in time when the recognizer will return the highest quality results from specific Grammar...

So I'm trying a little (actually big) experiment. I'm switching over to all Microsoft services and products; Edge, email, music, Office, and apps. Does anyone have any tips or recommendations? Or some good websites that are dedicated to being all in on Microsoft, maybe some aspirin to use as I...

When adding a hyper link to a post I've noticed that the link is not highlighted enough. The one I just did looks like the regular text. I actually had to search for my hyper link in that thread. How is the OP and anybody for that matter supposed to see the hyper link? This is something you guys...

If you are into creating sweet UI, then you’re definitely going to want to dig into the new Visual Layer with Windows.UI.Composition. The Windows.UI.Composition namespace allows Universal Windows Platform (UWP) developers to use a new Visual Layer that will get them closer to the metal...

I see that people have freezing problems after installing but but the update freezes at 84% and not finished installng

Is it possible to switch off sound messages for a particular application ? thanks for reactions To you all : I found the sollution :redface: so no need to spend your time on this. Thanks

I am getting to the age where I am forgetting passwords or logins sometimes to easily. Writing them down is not a great option because of lousy handwriting. Is there a way I could automatically save what I change, when I make a change so that I have a current dated backup or something like...

I came across this software called navigate.click that guides you through Windows tasks, I tried the free version and liked it, I was considering buying the Premium version but would like to know if anyone else has used it before or if has been reviewed before