web-based

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The web-based tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about features and tools that operate through a web browser rather than as native applications. Topics include Microsoft's integration of web-based services like Bing's speed test in Windows 11 Insider builds, the Windows Bridge for iOS which enables web-based app analysis for UWP development, and security updates for web-based vulnerabilities in SharePoint. The tag also touches on the concept of Windows 8 as a browser-based operating system. These threads explore how web-based functionality intersects with Windows, enterprise IT, and developer tools.
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    Windows 11 Insider Preview: One-Click Bing Speed Test and Background AI Tasks

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds quietly add a one‑click internet speed‑test shortcut to the taskbar network flyout — but the shortcut simply opens Bing’s web‑based speed test rather than running a native, offline measurement — and the same builds also include a subtle but...
  2. News

    Windows Bridge for iOS: App Analysis Tool Now Available

    Today, we’re happy to announce the release of the Link Removed tool as part of the Windows Bridge for iOS. To recap, the Windows Bridge for iOS is an open-source project that allows you to create Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that can run on Windows 10 devices using iOS APIs and...
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    MS14-073 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Could Allow Elevation...

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (November 11, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary script in...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8: The first browser-based OS

    Microsoft just beat Google and Mozilla to the first browser-based OS. Source: Yahoo! News
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