There has been lots of chatter of late about Microsoft doing away with passwords moving forward. It appears as though that this will eventually be another case of where there is smoke there is fire. Passwords have long had the […]
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Microsoft Windows is the desktop operating system that has captured the lion’s share of the market for decades thanks to its common availability across a beacon of computers brought out by various manufacturers. With a strong foundation headed by Bill Gates and features such as the famous Start menu, Windows is in a good position to capitalize on progressive web apps and whatever other technological advancements the future demands from a desktop OS.
Here you can find lots of news for Windows 10, Windows 11, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET framework, Windows Terminal, and Windows General News which includes Windows 8/pre Windows 8.
Sticky Notes v3.7: Windows Ink Insights Return, Handwriting Analysis, and More
[UPDATE 8/7] We’re very pleased to announce that today, Sticky Notes 3.7 is now available to everyone on Windows 10 version 1803 and higher! At the beginning of the year, Microsoft released Sticky Notes 3.0, which brought with it many new […]
South Korea to Ditch Microsoft for Linux When Windows 7 Support Ends
Not that Microsoft would be too concerned about it, but the South Korean government is allegedly planning to ditch Microsoft Windows and make the switch to Linux operating systems for their computers. The change will begin when Windows 7 support […]
Microsoft Patches New Worm Vulnerability in Windows XP
Microsoft has released a patch for Windows XP to fight a dangerous worm vulnerability on Remote Desktop Services. Microsoft likely considered this an important patch because Remote Desktop Services is a feature related to administrators taking control of other computer’s, […]
Microsoft Paint Updated to Include Keyboard Input and Other Accessibility Features
Microsoft is adding new accessibility features for Microsoft Paint in the May 2019 update for Windows 10. The keyboard now becomes a primary input mechanism. Users have always been able to use the mouse and multi-touch tablet input, but now […]
Microsoft’s Game Bar Gets Renamed Xbox Game Bar
Microsoft is renaming the Game Bar to be the Xbox Game Bar and will no longer be a standalone app but rather come directly integrated into Windows 10. The Game Bar was originally a standalone option in the Settings app […]
Windows 10 Photos App Allows You to Search for Similar Images Using Bing
You can now search the Bing search engine for similar search results for the pictures you open within the Windows 10 Photos app. This compliments the Bing feature that rolled out during 2014, whereby you could begin reverse image search […]
Windows 10 Sticky Notes 3.6 with Ability to Add Images, Multi-Desktop Support Released
[UPDATE 5/13] We’re very pleased to announce that today, Sticky Notes 3.6 is now available to everyone on Windows 10 version 1803 and higher! Sticky Notes 3.6 introduces images in notes and multi-desktop support! [UPDATE 3/27] Sticky Notes v3.6 has been released […]
Microsoft PowerToys Rebooted in GitHub for Windows 10
Microsoft PowerToys has been rebooted and is now an open source project available on GitHub. Microsoft PowerToys is a play on the Windows 95 era PowerTools project. The new PowerToys project is designed to be a set of utilities for […]
Microsoft Introduces Windows Terminal App for Windows 10
Microsoft has introduced a new command line app, called Windows Terminal, you can use instead of Windows PowerShell and the Command Prompt application. Windows Terminal will also offer Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support as well. For a while now […]
Microsoft Build 2019: Introducing Microsoft Search
The search field you get in Windows’ taskbar is about locating information that’s already on your PC: opening files, finding apps instead of navigating around Windows, and so forth. Microsoft is now expanding on that experience by personalizing it to […]
Windows 10 WinRT API Preview Available Via NuGet
The Windows 10 WinRT API pack preview is now available to download from NuGet, according to Microsoft. NuGet is the name given to the package management platform of the .NET framework. You can find the preview available as NuGet packages, […]
Dell Support Assist App Vulnerability Found, Requires Patch
Most Dell computers, including the popular XPS 13 and 15 ranges, come with a preinstalled Dell Support Assist application. Support Assist offers users a simple way of keeping the computer up to date with drivers, BIOS updates, and other fixes […]
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Brings More Performance, More compatibility, and Full Linux Kernel
Microsoft announced today WSL 2 which is a new architecture for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. WSL 2 brings massive file system performance increases along with full system call compatibility. This means you can expect much greater compatibility for Linux […]
Microsoft’s Semantic Machines Brings Conversational AI to Cortana
Microsoft announced today a new conversational engine that has been produced for Cortana’s artificial intelligence. The new AI conversational engine for Cortana has been worked on for the last few years, ever since Microsoft acquired Semantic Machines in 2018. Head […]
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885 Announced – Apr. 26
Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc took to the Windows blog to announce the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885 (20H1). This particular update includes changes to the Your Phone app, the expansion of dictation support to include more […]
Microsoft to Move Classic Paint to Windows Store; Replace it with Paint 3D
Starting from Windows 10 build 17063 you will be shown a pop-up dialog after opening Microsoft Paint that says “This version of Paint will soon be replaced with Paint 3D. Classic Paint will then become available on the Store.” You […]
UWP File Explorer Now Includes an Address Bar
When we first started using Windows 10, we were really excited. But a lot of our readers expressed concern. At first, we didn’t think much of those concerns, but as more and more people raised them, it became something we […]
The Next Release of PowerShell – PowerShell 7
Recently, the PowerShell Team shipped the Generally Available (GA) release of PowerShell Core 6.2. Since that release, we’ve already begun work on the next iteration! We’re calling the next release PowerShell 7, the reasons for which will be explained in this blog […]
Skype for Business desktop now available as web download app on Mac
As promised, we have rolled out the change to use Skype for Business desktop app on Mac as our web-downloadable meetings client instead of Skype Meetings App (SMA)! The change applies to meetings that are hosted on Skype for Business Online […]
Fluent Design’s Search Upgrade in Windows 10 Brings Rounder Corners
One of the best features Windows 10 has to offer is its search field. Located directly in the taskbar, you can search to bring up just about any feature you want to use. Microsoft has been testing new search layouts […]
OneDrive Updated to Include Dark Theme
Microsoft had recently updated Windows 10 to include new Light and Dark Themes for the default theme for things such as the taskbar and settings app. Microsoft also included the option to integrate either the Light or Dark Themes into […]
Microsoft May Split Cortana and Windows Search in Windows 10 19H1
Some screenshots provided by Albatross, a reliable source for Microsoft news, show that the upcoming feature update for Windows 10, codenamed 19H1, may be looking to split up the Cortana integration from the Windows Search box. Cortana has always been […]
Microsoft Discontinues Groove Music on Mobile
Microsoft has decided to discontinue the development and support of Groove Music on all mobile operating systems, including Android, iOS, and Windows 10 Mobile. The discontinuation of Groove Music comes amid the news of Microsoft partnering up with Spotify to […]
More App Exposure For Windows Phone, Discounts Many Titles In WP Store
In the last two weeks alone there have been lots of signs of life in the Windows Phone store for applications. It’s no surprise either, as they continue to attempt to make in grounds on the competition, one of their […]
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour GiveAway For Nokia Asha Owners
To help boost Windows Phone application awareness, Gamesloft — who are the creators of this game — and Nokia will be giving away 1 copy each week to a random winner of the hit game Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour. […]
Amazon Selling The Nokia Lumia 521 For $79.95, Walmart Also Offer Same Deal
Now that we know how Nokia loves to do its numbering schemes we know that anything listed around the 500’s will be in the mid-range category. So with knowing that, we know that the 521 will be right there, and […]
GDR3 Update For Telstra Windows Phone 8 Models Like Lumia And HTC Coming Now
The largest phone carrier in Australia, Telstra, is looking to bring out the GDR3 update to Windows Phone 8 within the land down under. This is the same update that we have covered a bit when it was originally released […]
Bing Local Search Results Are Now Running Again, Will Likely Stay For The Long Haul
Another day and another step forward in what seems a common trend now-a-days for Microsoft. This time it’s for their very own search engine, Bing, who is getting an update that will put back the local results pages. The whole […]
OS X Mavericks Has Less Users Than Windows 8.1
While Apple has a firm grasp over Microsoft when it comes to mobiles, the Redmond company has done a mighty fine job coming back at them lately. They have taken record market shares across Europe and other places in the […]