Microsoft confirms Narrator issue in Windows 11 version 23H2
Windows 11 users who install the latest version of the operating system via ISO or media may not be able to start Narrator during installation. Microsoft confirmed the issue today on a […]
Security researchers bypass Windows Hello fingerprint authentication
Security researchers at Blackwing Intelligence managed to bypass Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on devices with the three most used fingerprint sensors on Windows. The researchers were asked by Microsoft's Offensive Research and […]
Breaking: Windows users in the EEA will soon be able to remove Bing and Edge
Windows users who reside in the European Economic Area will soon be able to uninstall Microsoft Edge and Bing Search on Windows 11. They will furthermore be able to disable (some) ads. […]
Microsoft releases the Windows App. Here is a quick explainer
Microsoft released the Windows App as a preview this week. The application is available for Windows, macOS, iOS and web browsers at the time of writing. No word yet on an Android […]
Windows Copilot is still dumb as a rock
Microsoft launched Windows Copilot with some fanfare alongside the Windows 11 2023 Update. Microsoft promised that the baked-in artificial intelligence would assist Windows users "in work, creation and play". Copilot is "designed […]
Media Creation Tool won't offer Windows 11 2023 Update for a couple of weeks
Microsoft released the 2023 feature update for Windows 11 this week and it is already available via Windows Update and the Update Assistant. Windows users and administrators who prefer installation media can […]
Windows 11 23H2 welcomes in-house Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft unveiled the Windows 11 23H2 update today, integrating features like Microsoft Copilot that aim to persuade Windows 10 users to make the transition. Windows 11 23H2: What’s new? While some of […]
The Windows 11 2023 Update is now available: how to get it
Microsoft announced the general availability of the 2023 feature update for its Windows operating system, the Windows 11 2023 Update, a moment ago. Also called Windows 11 version 23H2, it is the […]
Privacy tool DoNotSpy11 update adds Windows 11 version 23H2 support
DoNotSpy is a long-standing privacy tool for Windows. The latest update adds support for the Windows 11 2023 Update, aka Windows 11 version 23H2. Our first review of DoNotSpy dates back a […]
Microsoft changes list of officially supported Windows 11 Intel CPUs again
Microsoft has updated the list of officially supported processors for its Windows 11 operating system again. This time, the company added processors from Intel, which it had removed earlier this year. Microsoft's […]
Server activity suggests Windows 11 version 23H2 is about to be released
Microsoft has yet to reveal the official release date for the 2023 feature update for its Windows 11 operating system. It is quite possible that the announcement will once again coincide with […]
Report: BitLocker slowing down SSDs on Windows 11 by up to 45%
A report by Tom's Hardware suggests that BitLocker may slow down Solid State Drives on Windows 11 Pro PCs by up to 45%. The encryption technology is available on Windows 11 Pro […]
Microsoft is phasing out VBScript in Windows to improve security
Microsoft announced plans to deprecate Visual Basic Script (VBScript) support in its Windows operating system. The company introduced VBScript, which is modeled on Visual Basic, in 1996. Web developers were the initial […]
A consumer subscription version of Windows may be just around the corner
Rumors about a consumer subscription version of Windows have been floating around for several years. It is the next logical step for Microsoft in its quest to make continuous revenue from its […]
Windows Copilot's is showing third-party Ads to Windows users
Microsoft is about to launch Windows Copilot as part of the October 2023 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 22H2. It is already included in the preview update released at the end […]
Microsoft tricks users, blocks removal of the Windows Backup app
Windows Backup is a new application for Windows 10 and 11 devices to back up data on Windows PCs. The backup app was introduced recently on Windows 10 and 11 devices. On […]
You can now ask Paint on Windows 11 to create images for you
Microsoft is rolling out a new version of its Paint application for Windows that includes Paint Cocreator, an AI component that helps users of Paint create artwork. Paint Cocreator is based on […]
Windows Copilot is now available, but millions of users can't use it yet
Microsoft announced the fourth Moment update for Windows 11 officially on September 26, 2023. The update comes as part of the monthly preview update for the Windows 11 operating system and will […]
Microsoft pushes Backup App to Windows 10 Enterprise devices and Admins are not happy
The September 2023 security updates for Windows 10 included the Windows Backup app. Read on to find out why Enterprise admins are furious. Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system is still the most […]
Windows 11's Moment 4 update launches on September 26, 2023
Microsoft plans to launch the fourth Moment update for Windows 11 next week as part of the month's optional updates for the operating system. The Moments update includes a preview version of […]
Windows' Paint App is getting layer and transparency support
Microsoft introduced support for removing backgrounds from images loaded in the default Windows image editor Paint. Today, the company has pushed out another feature to testers; this time, it is layer and […]
Here is what you can expect from the Windows 11 version 23H2 update
Microsoft plans to release Windows 11 version 23H2, the new feature update for its Windows 11 operating system soon. As usual, Microsoft is not revealing the release date of the update, but […]
Windows 11's Photos app adds support for motion photo, background blur, search
The Photos app in Windows 11 is gaining a handful of new features. The new options include background blur, search and motion photo. Background Blur in Windows 11 Photos app As the […]
Windows 11's Snipping Tool is getting a text recognition feature called Text Actions
Microsoft is testing a text recognition feature in Windows 11's Snipping Tool. The new option is called Text Actions. It is basically an optical character recognition (OCR) technology. Apple's version of the […]
The latest Windows 11 build is all about File Explorer (including performance)
Microsoft published a new Windows 11 Insider build today that is focusing on improving File Explorer, the default file manager on Windows. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23545 for the Dev Channel […]
Microsoft begins deprecation of classic troubleshooting tools in Windows 11
Microsoft announced the deprecation of classic Windows troubleshooting tools and the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool in February 2023. Back then, the company did not provide details, only that it would deprecate the […]
Microsoft Paint is getting a background removal tool
Microsoft has announced that it is testing another useful feature in Paint. Windows 11's built-in image editor is getting a background removal tool. The update is live for users who are in […]
Microsoft ends printer driver installations and updates via Windows Update
Windows users who connect a printer to a PC may notice one of two things: the printer is detected automatically and usable right away, or it is not. It is then necessary […]
Windows 11 21H2 is reaching end of support and devices will be upgraded automatically
Microsoft's Windows 11 version 21H2 operating system is reaching end of support on October 10, 2023. The Windows 11 version will receive a last batch of security updates on the day before […]
Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows
When it comes to opening text documents on Windows devices, users have the choice between the plain text editor Notepad and WordPad, a text editor that supports rich text format features. Many […]
Windows 11 Development: overview of the August 2023 changes
The month of August 2023 was a busy one for Windows 11 Insiders. Microsoft released a lot of builds in this month. Highlights include more customization options regarding Edge, Bing Search and […]
Windows 11's Notepad is getting an auto save feature
Microsoft is adding a new feature to Windows 11's Notepad. The popular text editor is getting an option to auto save documents. Notepad had been stagnating for many years, with barely any […]
In Windows 11, the line between the legitimate and adware becomes increasingly blurred
For the last two or so months, Microsoft has been running campaigns in its Windows 11 operating system to get customers to switch the default web browser in Google Chrome to Microsoft […]
Microsoft caves in: allows use of default browser in Windows 11 for some users
When you run a search in Windows 11 or activate links in some other parts of the operating system, then you will have those links opened in the Microsoft Edge web browser. […]
Microsoft publishes mitigation instructions for Downfall vulnerability in Windows
Microsoft published a support article about the recently disclosed CVE-2022-40982 vulnerability, commonly referred to as Downfall, that affects Windows devices. The vulnerability was disclosed earlier this month. It affects several Intel processor […]
Windows 11's new Settings homepage is half promotion half pointless
Microsoft released a new Insider build to the Beta channel of the Windows 11 operating system. One of the new features of the release brings the new Settings homepage to testers. Microsoft […]
Microsoft wants to bring AI enhancements to Paint, Photos on Windows 11
Windows Copilot may not be the only AI feature that we may get in Windows 11. Microsoft reportedly wants to bring AI enhancements to other apps including Paint, Photos, Snipping Tool and […]
Soon, Windows 11 users may uninstall more Microsoft Stock Apps
One of the main points of criticism leveled against Microsoft and its Windows 11 operating system is that many of the stock apps can't be uninstalled easily. Users who attempt to uninstall […]
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23521 brings new options to the Snipping Tool, Never Combined Mode for Taskbar
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23521 to the Dev Channel. The latest update brings a couple of new options to the Snipping Tool, and improves the Taskbar experience. Never […]
Microsoft removes 44 Intel CPUs from Windows 11's Processor Compatibility list
Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system has different hardware requirements than Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and previous versions of Windows. A modern processor is one of the requirements; Microsoft published three lists of […]
