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Microsoft recently released a new cumulative update (KB5005190) for Windows 11 that gave a makeover to the Snipping Tool, Calculator, Mail, and Calendar apps in Windows 11 to meet the Windows 11 UI design. The company also said that it was the first set of Windows apps that received this update.

 

Now the company teases an updated Microsoft Paint (mspaint) app which is going to receive a new update with a new UI design, updated icons, and support for dark mode. Be ready to experience the new MS Paint app soon with the upcoming Windows Insiders preview build.

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Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.160 is now rolling out to Windows Insiders who are registered under the Dev and Beta Channel. As the same build is still rolling out to both Dev and Beta Channels, it is still the right time to switch from Dev to Beta if you want to stay on more stabilized builds of Windows 11 in the future.

 

With the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.160, Microsoft adds a new Clock app for Windows 11 with Focus Sessions and Spotify integration. To know more about this build, continue reading further.

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If you’re sick and tired of seeing your competitors at the top of Google search, you want to boost your clicks and, of course, sales, setting up a Google Adwords campaign is what you need to be doing. You may have tried creating one yourself and failed or thought perhaps it wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be, leading you to abandon the project without seeing any results.

 

If that’s the case, here’s what you need to do.

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Several months after releasing Git 2.31, the open-source Git Project released Git 2.33 as the latest stable update. The previous version, which was released in March, added background maintenance, on-disk reverse indexes to Git.

 

The latest version of Git (v2.33) brings a new merge strategy called "merge-ort", several improvements around geometric repacking, and a number of other fixes and improvements on top of the previous release.

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Do you know that Microsoft Edge (Chromium) allows you to stay protected against Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) while surfing the internet? If you are using Microsoft Edge (version 80.0.361.50 or later), you can block PUA downloads and associated resource URLs.

 

If you are concerned about potentially unwanted applications, in this article we will explain to you how you can protect your system against potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) using the latest version of Microsoft Edge.

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Microsoft has released a new Office (Preview) Build 14405.20002 for Microsoft Office Version 2109. This build is rolling out to the Office Insiders who have registered in the Windows Beta Channel. The latest build adds a very important feature for those who collaborate on Word.

 

The new collaboration feature on Microsoft Word will allow you to track only your changes by going to the Review tab and opening the dropdown menu on the Track Changes button.

Microsoft recently released a new cumulative update (KB5005190) for Windows 11. The latest Windows 11 Build 22000.132 has been already started rolling out to all the insider's PCs running the Dev Channel and Beta Channel builds.

 

The latest build comes with some new improvements for some of the built-in Windows 11 apps like Snipping Tool, Calculator, Mail, and Calendar apps via Microsoft Store to bring them in line with the new OS design.

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Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insiders Preview Build 22000.132 to the insiders in the Dev and Beta Channel. As both the channels contains the same build number, users still can safely switch from Dev Channel to Beta Channel to receive more stable builds in the future.

 

The latest Windows 11 build 22000.132 comes as a cumulative update (KB5005190) and adds Chat from Microsoft Teams to the Beta channel users. It also adds new Snipping Tool for Windows 11, updated Calculator app, updated Mail and Calendar apps to the Dev Channel.

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Visual Studio 2022 is the first version of the IDE that will be available as a 64-bit app and thus it won't be limited to ~4GB of memory in the main devenv.exe process. Currently, it is available as a preview bit for the interested developers to try and provide feedback to Microsoft.

 

Last month the company released the second preview build and the company came up with Preview 3 of the Visual Studio 2022. The latest version of Visual Studio 2022 features the following new features and improvements. To get the latest build, find the official download links below.

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It's Patch Tuesday! Microsoft released a new cumulative update (KB5005033) for all supported Windows 10 versions as a mandatory update. The latest update brings a small list of fixes to resolve the Print Spooler PrintNightmare vulnerability.

 

KB5005033 is a critical update, rolling out to Windows 10 versions 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 bringing the builds number to 19041.1165, 19042.1165, and 19043.1165 respectively. For more information, and to download the offline installer for KB5005033, continue reading more.

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"File Cards" - a new feature coming soon to Microsoft Office for Android. This feature, when rolled out, will allow users to see the previews of their Office documents within the Office app in a rich and modern way with inline previews and contextual information.

 

The feature is going to start rolling out this month and will be available for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. To know more about "File Cards" and try, continue reading further.

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Microsoft released a new Office build to the Office Insiders who are running Microsoft Office version 2109. The latest Microsoft Office build 14329.20000 is now rolling out to the insiders in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast ring).

 

The latest build adds a new feature to the Microsoft Office suite that will allow you to use modern image format (.webp) in your office applications. For more details, continue reading further.

Windows 11 build 10.0.22000.120 is now rolling out. If you are a Windows Insider in the Dev and Beta Channels, can grab this build from the Windows Update settings page. The latest build comes as a cumulative update (KB5005188) for Microsoft Windows 11 (Preview).

 

The latest Windows 11 build 22000.120 doesn't contain any major OS changes, but it adds a new Family widget if you are using MSA accounts to log in to the system. Here's everything that you would like to know about the latest update build.

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Microsoft PowerToys 0.41 was released more than a month ago and then it received some minor patches over the month. Now Microsoft released PowerToys 0.43, skipping version 0.42 to squash some major bugs affecting the application.

 

Microsoft said that the goal of the PowerToys 0.43 release is primarily focused on stability updates and optimizations, installer updates, general bug fixes, and accessibility improvements. Here's the complete changelog if you are interested in it.

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Windows 365 is a new cloud-based offering from Microsoft to offer you a Hybrid Windows for a hybrid world by combining the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of a PC. It is a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11.

 

Last month Microsoft announced Windows 365, and now it is generally available to all business and enterprise users. For more information about the Windows 365 offerings, continue reading further.

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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a compatibility layer for running native Linux binaries on Windows 10. Earlier, the Windows Insiders running Windows 10 Build 20262 or higher were able to easily install WSL on Windows 10 by entering a command-line option as a Windows PowerShell command.

 

Now, Microsoft has officially backported WSL to Windows 10 version 2004 and higher, which will make installing WSL on those builds much easier. Are you excited about this news? Continue reading further to learn how you can install WSL on Windows 10 by entering a single command.

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Microsoft Office Version 2108 receives a big update with the latest Office Insiders Preview Build 14326.20004. This build is currently rolling out to the insiders in the Windows Beta Channel. With this build, you will see a new Navigation pane feature in Microsoft Excel, an improved scrolling experience for large cells in Microsoft Excel, and Outlook search improvements.

 

This build also adds numerous improvements and bug fixes for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, and the entire Microsoft Office suite. For more details and a changelog of this build, continue reading further.

Microsoft recently released the first build of Windows 11 (Beta) Preview to the Windows Insiders Beta Channel. This build was released to the Dev Channel last week. Microsoft confirms that no new build will be pushed to the insiders in the Dev Channel. That means at least this week both Dev and Beta channel insiders will be having the same build running.

 

So, what does it mean? As both Dev and Beta channel users are now having the same build, users can now switch from the Dev Channel to Beta in order to receive a more stable Windows 11 build in the future.

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Microsoft released a new cumulative update (KB5004296) for Windows 10 version 21H1, Windows 10 version 20H2, and Windows 10 version 2004. As this came as an optional update, it won't be downloaded automatically. You will have to manually click on the "Download and Install" link from the Windows Update settings page.

 

The latest cumulative update (KB5004296) build includes performance improvements and bug fixes for Microsoft Windows 10. For a detailed list of improvements, and the offline installer, continue reading below.

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It's around one month that Windows 11 is running on almost all Windows Insiders systems opt in the Dev Channel. Now, Microsoft has promoted the last Dev Build (22000.100) to the Beta Channel. That means, the Windows Insiders who are in the Beta Channel can now upgrade to Windows 11 to test the flavor.

 

Also, those who are in the Dev Channel can now consider switching to the Beta Channel to receive more stabilized builds of Windows 11.

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Microsoft releases a new Edge Insiders build to the Dev Channel. The latest build 93.0.961.2 comes as the final release build for Microsoft Edge version 93, but it may see some patches in the future before it is being released to the insiders Beta channel.

 

The latest Microsoft Edge Dev Channel build 93.0.961.2 adds few new features for media autoplay, un-ignore password health alerts, a combined settings page, and some improvements. For the detailed list of changes, continue reading below.

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If you are still using Internet Explorer 11 (IE11), the Redmond giant has recently reminded its customers all over the world that the company is going to stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 from Microsoft 365 suite. That means all Microsoft 365 apps and services will cease support for Internet Explorer.

 

The date is not so far! Microsoft said that the farewell of IE11 will begin on August 17, 2021. Are you still using IE11? Switch to the new Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser now.

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Microsoft is working on another new feature for Microsoft Teams that will add new Side-by-Side and Reporter Presenter modes to the desktop and window sharing in Microsoft Teams meetings. The feature has been started rolling out on both Windows and Mac.

 

Microsoft said that the standard users will start getting this update by mid of August, and the complete rollout will end by mid of September. Continue reading further to know more about these features.

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As always, Microsoft released a new Office Build to the insiders running Microsoft Office Version 2108. The latest build 14315.20008 comes to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel. Though the new build comes with no new features, it fixes a few bugs for Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

 

Here's the full changelog of this build. To update to the latest Microsoft Office Insider Preview Build, open any office app and navigate to File > Account > Update Options, and click the Update Now button.

Windows 11 Build 22000.100 (KB5004300) is now rolling out as a cumulative update to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. This is the fourth preview build to the insiders after Microsoft officially announced the launch of Windows 11 last month (June 24).

 

The latest Windows 11 Preview Build 10.0.22000.100 doesn't come with new features, but it adds a few new improvements for the Taskbar. For more details about this build, continue reading further.

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Microsoft launches the private preview of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac users. To try out the latest preview builds of Visual Studio 2022 on your Mac, you can register using a survey link shared by Microsoft. The first release of the IDE contains a refreshed, fully native macOS UI.

 

The Visual Studio 2022 for Mac can be installed side-by-side with earlier versions of Visual Studio. For more information, continue reading further.

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It's almost a month when Microsoft officially revealed the upcoming major release of their operating system, Windows 11. The new update to bring an updated UI, and improvements to performance, productivity, and security features. Windows 10 users meeting the minimum hardware requirements will receive a free upgrade to Windows 11.

 

Windows 11 is now available as a preview release to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel with a new Microsoft Store as a one-stop destination to browse and install apps, and games. Microsoft Edge browser, which is the default browser on Windows 11, also started appearing on Microsoft Store.

While the rumors are on regarding the release of Windows 11, Intel Corporation now added extra sugar to it by referring to "Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)" in one of its driver documentation hosted here.

 

As this is marked as "October 2021 Update (21H2)", it's quite expectable that Microsoft is going to RTM the all-new Windows 11 Operating System in the month of October 2021. Once released, it will be offered to Windows 10 users as a free upgrade if they meet the minimum hardware requirements.

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Last week, Microsoft started rolling out the first preview build of Microsoft Office version 2108 to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel. That build (14301.20004) added a new feature to the Outlook client allowing you to turn off suggested replies if you are not happy with it.

 

This week the company released a new build (14312.20008) for Microsoft Office version 2108 that adds another new feature to the Outlook client and a set of few fixes for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

A new Windows 11 preview build is now rolling out to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 11 Dev Preview Build 22000.71 brings a bunch of new improvements. In addition to those improvements, the latest build a new entertainment widget.

 

The entertainment widget allows you to see new and featured movie titles available in the Microsoft Store. For more details and to read the list of fixes and general improvements, continue reading further.

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Visual Studio 2022 was first announced by Microsoft in April, and two months later the company released the first preview build of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0. Being the first preview release of the next version of Visual Studio IDE, it came as a 64-bit app.

 

A month later after the release of the first preview build, Microsoft now releases Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 2 with a bunch of new features, improvements, and fixes. Here's the list of new features and the links to download Visual Studio 2022 Preview builds.

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Microsoft officially announced Windows 365 Cloud PC, a new cloud-based offering from the company to offer you a Hybrid Windows for a hybrid world by combining the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of a PC.

 

Microsoft said that Windows 365 will come as a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11. For more information and its general availability, continue reading this post.

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If you are using Windows 10 version 2004 or newer, Microsoft released another update (KB5004237) this month to address several issues affecting Windows 10 systems. The last update (KB5004945) was released on July 6th to address a Windows Zero-day vulnerability called "PrintNightmare".

 

All users running Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update), Windows 10 version 20H2, and Windows 10 version 21H1 must update their systems with this KB5004237 update by running Windows Update from the Settings app.

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Windows 11 was officially announced on June 24th, and 4 days later Microsoft released the first preview build to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Whereas Windows 11 is set to release later this year to new devices, the supported PCs running Windows 10 will receive this update in early 2022.

 

The free upgrade to Windows 11 will be available to all supported Windows 10 devices if you meet the minimum hardware requirements. After the upgrade, you will have 10 days to roll back to Windows 10 if you don't like Windows 11 or facing any troubles after upgrading.

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If you are using Skype, Microsoft is now bringing in animated backgrounds for your video calls. The company recently previewed it in the latest Skype Insiders Preview Build 8.74.76.129. Not only that, with the latest preview build, Microsoft also added few more new features to it.

 

Some of the new features introduced in Skype 8.74 include customized call reactions, a split window on Android, Files sharing from chat. For more details on the new features, continue reading further.

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If you are running Microsoft Office Version 2011 - Build 13416.10000 or higher, that introduced a feature that automatically offers you short suggested responses while replying to an email in Microsoft Outlook client. This makes it easier while replying to an email that needs just a few words.

 

Though it was a useful feature, not all users want to see these suggested replies. So, with the latest Microsoft Office Version 2108 Build 14301.20004, the company added an option to turn the feature off.

Microsoft released a new cumulative update (KB5004745) build 10.0.22000.65 for Windows 11 to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. The latest (2nd) Windows 11 Preview Build comes with many new UI changes and a bunch of bug fixes.

 

The key highlights of Windows 11 build 22000.65 are the GUI improvements to make Windows even better. It includes improvements to Search Box, Taskbar, Snap Layouts, new Power Mode settings, and more. For a complete list of changes, continue reading.

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In March, we have reported about Microsoft adding Flipgrid video support to Microsoft PowerPoint slides, and during that time it was rolled out to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring). Now, the company is rolling out this feature to the Windows Current (Preview) Channel.

 

Along with this feature, Microsoft also rolls out several other features to Microsoft Office applications. If you are an Office Insider, under Windows Current (Preview) Channel, upgrade to build 14228.20044 to experience the new features as listed below.

If you are using Windows 10 version 2004 or newer, Microsoft released an emergency update (KB5004945) to address a Windows Zero-day vulnerability. This vulnerability is called as "PrintNightmare" and is being exploited by attackers to achieve local privileges and remote code execution through the Windows Print Spooler service.

 

All users running Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update), Windows 10 version 20H2, and Windows 10 version 21H1 must update their systems with this KB5004945 update by running Windows Update from the Settings app.

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Microsoft said that Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 will be the final version of VS2019. Recently, Microsoft released the first preview build of Visual Studio 2022, and now the company is focusing on making Visual Studio even more accessible with possible new features like whitespace rendering, focus mode, audio cues, and more.

 

The company started seeking feedback from developers to move beyond "good enough" to find the features and innovations that help the Visual Studio users do the most amazing things they can. Lastly, the company listed a few features they are thinking about and seeking your feedback.

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If you are working in Microsoft Windows operating system, "BSOD" (Blue Screen of Death) is a very popular term. It represents an exception or a fatal system crash. There could be multiple reasons (such as a general hardware failure or a process unexpectedly terminated) behind a BSOD crash.

 

BSOD is there since Windows 3.0 and that was always represented in a blue background. That's why it says "Blue Screen of Death". But now in Windows 11, Microsoft is probably changing the background color to black.

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If you are an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring), Microsoft released a new preview build. The latest Microsoft Office (version 2107) Preview Build 14228.20044 adds a few new features to Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook client.

 

The latest Office preview build also adds a number of bug fixes and improvements. For the detailed list of features and improvements (changelog), continue reading further.

Along with the official announcement of Windows 11 on June 24, Microsoft released the PC Health Check app to help Windows 10 users find whether their computer is eligible to receive the next major version of Windows. This tool checks for compatibility against the minimum hardware requirements.

 

Initially, the app was causing confusion by showing a generic message. Later, Microsoft released an update but that too was not up to the mark. Now, Microsoft has removed the PC Health Check tool until further notice.

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Microsoft announces a new AI pair programmer "GitHub Copilot" for Visual Studio Code. This will help you to write better code by suggesting the entire block of code based on Machine Learning. At this moment, it is limited to Visual Studio Code in the Technical Preview stage.

 

GitHub Copilot works with a broad set of frameworks and languages, but at this moment it works better for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby and Go. To know more about the GitHub Copilot, continue reading further.

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Microsoft officially announced Windows 11 on June 24, and then released the first Windows 11 preview build 22000.51 to the Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel on June 28. Microsoft said that the company will be offering Windows 11 as a free upgrade to all eligible Windows 10 users who meet the minimum system requirements.

 

While the company is still working with new features and enhancements for Windows 11, which will start rolling out some time at the end of this year, here we are sharing a quick look at the new Windows 11 Settings app.

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After the Microsoft PowerToys version 0.37 released last month, Microsoft today released PowerToys 0.41. The latest version of PowerToys adds a new feature that will keep your PC awake by overriding the power plan set in the Windows settings app.

 

This build also includes stability updates and optimizations, general bug fixes, accessibility improvements, and more. For a detailed list of improvements (changelog), continue reading further.

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On June 24, Microsoft officially announced Windows 11, the next major version of Windows which will be offered as a free upgrade to all eligible Windows 10 users. Though Windows 11 will be generally available at the end of this calendar year, Microsoft says that it will start rolling to existing Windows 10 users in 2022.

 

As it was already known that the first preview build of Windows 11 will soon hit the Windows Insiders starting week 28th of June 2021, Microsoft finally releases it. The first version of the official preview build of Windows 11 is now available.

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Microsoft announced the next major version of the Windows operating system (Windows 11) on . It will come with a new Start experience, redesigned Taskbar, integration of Microsoft Teams, a new Microsoft Store, improved File Explorer, and more.

 

According to the intro video published by Microsoft, Windows 11 to get a redesigned Settings app. The updated app will receive a reorganized layout and new icons.

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Microsoft released a new Office preview build 14217.20002 for Office Suites (version 2107). The build is now rolling out to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring). The latest Microsoft Office Insiders Preview Build adds a new feature to the Microsoft Outlook client.

 

This build also comes with several bug fixes for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project. To know more about the new feature for Microsoft Outlook and the other fixes, continue reading further.

On , Microsoft officially announced the most anticipated Windows 11 update as the successor to Windows 10 operating system. This update will come as a free upgrade to the Windows 10 users later this year and will contain an updated UI, better performance, and productivity improvements.

 

Windows 11 is a wrapper on top of Windows 10 with visual improvements and will offer you additional security. As a result, Microsoft added additional hardware requirements which will block a range of users running Windows 11 on their system.

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Microsoft officially announces Windows 11, the next major version of the Windows operating system. It introduced several new features and improvements that include a redesigned Start Menu and Taskbar, new Themes, and a personalized feed with widgets.

 

If you are a Windows Insider in the Dev Channel, Microsoft to release the first Windows 11 build sometime next week. For more information about the availability and eligibilities to get the Windows 11 build, check out this post.

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After the announcement of Windows 11 made last night, everyone is very excited to grab the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft. Since then, people started checking the PC Health Check application to know whether their system is compatible with Windows 11, the next generation of Windows.

 

Though many people were happy seeing their device as Windows 11 compatible, a vast majority of the users were unhappy seeing the "This PC can't run Windows 11" error message even though they are running new generation systems meeting the minimum system requirements listed by Microsoft.

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Windows 11 is the upcoming major release of the Windows operating system that Microsoft just announced. It is expected to become available later this year and will be offered as a free upgrade to the compatible systems running Windows 10.

 

While the minimum system requirements to install or upgrade to Windows 11 are already available, Microsoft released a tool, "PC Health Check", to make it easier for you to see if you are running a Windows 11 compatible system. Continue reading to know how you can check this.

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Microsoft officially announced Windows 11 on June 24, 2021. The company also said that Windows 11 will be available to all supported Windows 10 devices as a free upgrade later this year. The new operating system comes with a revamped UI, multi-tasking improvements, better security, and more.

 

If you are planning to upgrade your system to Windows 11, Microsoft detailed the minimum system requirements to install Windows 11. Unless you meet these requirements, you won't be able to upgrade to Windows 11. Continue to read more.

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Microsoft recently announced Windows 11, the next major update for Microsoft Windows operating system. The company also confirmed that Windows 11 will be available as a free upgrade to all eligible Windows 10 devices starting later this year.

 

Microsoft is working with the OEM partners to ship Windows 11 with the new devices. For more details on Windows 11 release, its availability, and minimum system requirements, continue reading this post further.

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It's now official! Microsoft announces the next version of the Windows operating system, "Windows 11". It will come with major changes in the UI. The leaked build of the OS already revealed many UI changes last week, but Microsoft kept many more surprises under the hood.

 

As it was expected, Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows 11 will comes as a free upgrade for all Windows 10 users. Microsoft also confirmed that it will be released later this year. For more information, continue reading further.

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Microsoft is rolling out a new Microsoft Edge build to the Edge Insiders in the Canary Channel. The latest build introduces Efficiency Mode to Microsoft Edge that has been designed to extend the battery life of your system by reducing resource usage.

 

When your laptop enters its battery saver mode, efficiency mode becomes active. To know more about this feature, and learn how to enable or disable the Efficiency Mode in Microsoft Edge, continue reading further.

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Visual Studio 2019 was first released on and since then it went through a couple of releases. The current stable version of Visual Studio is 16.10, whereas version 16.11 is still under preview release. Recently, Microsoft also released the first preview version of Visual Studio 2022 which will be 64-bit from now.

 

As the next major version is coming up later this year, Microsoft confirmed that Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 will be the last and final release of Visual Studio 2019.

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Last month Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10 and started releasing preview builds for Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11. The last stable release of Visual Studio 2019 was more focused on Git productivity improvements and it looks like the company is still focused on further improvements of Git integration.

 

Recently, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11; and in this build, we could see further improvements to Git Tooling. For a detailed list of improvements added in this build, continue reading further.

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If you are an Office Insider, Microsoft released a new preview build 14210.20004 for Office suites (version 2107) in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring). The latest Microsoft Office Insiders Preview Build adds a new feature to the Microsoft Outlook client.

 

This build also comes with a bug fix for Microsoft Word where comments were becoming read-only during collaborations. For more details about the new feature, continue reading next.

Microsoft Teams is getting another new feature in the coming days. According to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap (Feature ID: 81945), Every Microsoft Teams team is connected to a SharePoint team site. That means, once Microsoft rolls out this feature, Microsoft Teams will automatically create a new SharePoint Teams Site for you.

 

According to Microsoft, this feature will start rolling out for the Targeted release (select users and entire organization) beginning in late June and will be completed by early July. The standard release will begin in mid-July and will be completed by early August.

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It's around two months when Microsoft first announced Visual Studio 2022 and said that the devenv.exe process will now come as 64-bit. Now, the company announced that the Visual Studio 2022 Preview is now available for the developers to test the software ahead of public release this summer.

 

If you are excited about the release of Visual Studio 2022, you can download the first preview build right now. For more information on Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1, its features, and download links continue reading this post further.

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Microsoft to reveal what's next for Windows on June 24. While everyone was curious about what is coming next, a Chinese portal leaked that information along with a Windows 11 build 21996. The information that we know so far, Windows 11 is going to come with a new Taskbar and Start Menu layout, new icons, and more.

 

If you don't like the new Taskbar layout, Microsoft allows you to reset the position to the classic left-aligned. In this post, we will learn how you can change the Taskbar layout from the center position to the left position.

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As we already know, Microsoft to reveal what's next for Windows on June 24. Though there exists no official announcement of what going to come next, there was a rumor that the next version of the so popular operating system will be named Windows 11.

 

Now, it seems like the rumor is going to be real. Yesterday there was a Windows 11 Build leaked online from a Chinese portal, and we got to know more about that build. Here's a quick look at Windows 11 that is expected to be released later this year.

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Microsoft Teams is getting another new feature in June 2021, which will be known as "Chat Bubbles". According to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap (Feature ID: 65948), chats sent during a Teams meeting will surface on the screens of all meeting participants, making the chat more central to the conversation.

 

Microsoft said that the feature will be on by default, but if you find it distracting, can turn it off from the meetings menu by following the simple mentioned steps as below.

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Most of us are now accustomed to carrying our iPhones with us, and we will use them on many occasions. Once something goes wrong, we will possibly lose important files, especially when we haven’t backed up important files in time.

 

So, how can we get the lost data back? In this situation, we can ask a professional iOS data recovery tool for help. It is MobiKin Doctor for iOS, an all-in-one program to recover lost files from iOS devices. If you are curious about the details of this recovery tool, please go on to read this post. We will show you all that you want in the following.

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If you are an Office Insider, Microsoft released a new update build 14204.20006 which bumped up the Microsoft Office version to 2107. This build is currently rolling out to Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring).

 

The latest Office Insiders Preview Build doesn't contain any new features, but it adds the following improvements for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft OneNote.

Microsoft released a new Chromium Edge build to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. The insiders who are currently running the Edge Dev build have been upgraded to the latest build version 93.0.910.5. This latest Microsoft Edge build comes with some new features and improvements.

 

For a detailed list of new features and improvements (full changelog) in Microsoft Edge Dev Channel Build 93.0.910.5, continue reading this post.

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Microsoft released a new update build for Microsoft Office on the Android platform. The latest MS Office build 16.0.14131.20072 is meant for Office Insiders which brings two new features to the Office Suite. If you are an Android Beta Tester, upgrade to this June 2021 update to enjoy the latest offerings from Microsoft.

 

At a glance, the latest update brings voice capture in Office Mobile apps. It also adds text prediction capability to Microsoft Word, making it easier to compose a Word document. For more details, continue reading further.

Who doesn't want a nice-looking desktop background on the computer screen? But what if your desktop goes black and shows the following error message when you navigate to the "Personalization" settings page on Windows 10: "Your background is currently turned off by Ease of Access settings".

 

If you face this error and unable to set your desktop background, you can easily fix it by tweaking the ease of access settings page on your Windows 10 system. Let's learn how to do it.

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If you are an Office Insider and running the Microsoft Office version 2106, Microsoft released a new update build 14131.20008. This build is currently rolling out to Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring).

 

The latest Office Insiders Preview Build doesn't contain any new features, but it adds the following improvements for Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and the entire Office suite.

Microsoft is now working on a new feature for Microsoft Teams, that will support an option to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for ad hoc 1:1 Teams VoIP calls. If you are using Teams voice call, this feature will add additional security for conducting sensitive online conversations.

 

Microsoft confirmed this feature in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, and the company is planning to release this feature next month with the July 2021 update.

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Apple brand products are extremely popular and widely used in Asian countries like India, Malaysia, and the Philippines, as well as in European cities like Paris and Rome. When a new Apple iPhone is introduced to the world, Apple and other media companies will start promoting all the major details about the device, like the specifications and the cameras.

 

However, what is not mentioned to users is that the devices also come with some hidden features that you need to first enable and set up to enjoy. In this article, we will introduce five secret features on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro that you might find interesting. These features might also be very helpful in your daily life. Here are the Top 5 hidden features in all iPhone 11 models.

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During the BUILD 2021 virtual event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company will soon share one of the most significant updates of Windows and termed it as "the next generation of Windows". During the event, he also mentioned that he is using it over the past several months.

 

Microsoft is now going to reveal more about the next generation of Windows by organizing a live event on June 24th. If you are excited to know more about it, mark your calendar now and be ready on June .

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Microsoft recently released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10, and along with that, the company also released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 Preview 1. In this first preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11, Microsoft added the new Hot Reload user experience to the IDE.

 

So, what does it mean? How will you get beneficial with that Hot Reload User Experience feature of Visual Studio 2019? Let's drive into details to learn more about it.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the people are working from home. And during this time, the Microsoft Teams app gained lots of attractions. Most of the corporates upgraded their messaging system to use Microsoft Teams to connect within the teams. Microsoft Teams also received new features regularly in proportion to usages.

 

Microsoft is now working on another feature for Teams, that will allow you to access the files stored in Teams which are currently available offline. The feature is expected to be released this month, according to the Microsoft 365 Official Roadmap.

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Microsoft is working on a new feature for the Outlook client. The company recently released a new preview build for the Office Insiders who are on the Windows Beta Channel and running Microsoft Office version 2106. In the Latest Microsoft Office Insiders Preview Build 14122.20004, Microsoft previewed a new Organization Explorer app for Outlook.

 

With this build, Microsoft also adds a list of fixes for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Outlook client. For a detailed list of fixes (changelog), continue reading further.

Windows Terminal is a modern, feature-rich terminal application for users who work on the command line. It provides a multi-tabbed command-line interface where you can run any command-line application, including Windows 10 Command Prompt, PowerShell, WSL, SSH, and Azure Cloud Shell Connector.

 

Recently, Microsoft announced Windows Terminal 1.9, which now allows you to set the Windows Terminal as your default terminal emulator. If you are a Terminal user, continue reading to learn how to change the default terminal app on Windows 10.

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Microsoft recently announced Windows Terminal 1.9 (Preview) that adds some new features and improvements. If you are a fan of Windows Terminal, you can now set it as the default terminal emulator on Windows 10. This feature is currently available to the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel build.

 

Apart from this, Microsoft also adds Quake Mode, an italic version of Cascadia Code font, and other new improvements to Windows Terminal 1.9 Preview. For more details, continue reading further.

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Microsoft announces the release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10. This is the most recent version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 generally available as of today. Along with this, the company also announces the first preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.

 

In this release of Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft focused on developer productivity and convenience. As part of this, they added around 20 new features for C++ devs, improved Git integration, improved profiling tools, and a host of new features that will improve your productivity.

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The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a compatibility layer for running native Linux binaries on Windows 10. It allows developers to run a GNU/Linux environment - including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications directly on Windows 10.

 

If you are running Windows 10 Build 20262 or higher, you can easily install WSL on Windows 10 by entering a command-line option as a Windows PowerShell command. Here we will learn how to install WSL on Windows 10.

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Microsoft Office build 14117.20000 is now rolling out to the Office Insiders who are on the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring), and having Office version 2106 installed on their system. The latest build adds a new feature to the Microsoft Outlook client and a list of fixes.

 

To learn more about the new feature and fixes (changelog) as part of the latest Microsoft Office Build 14117.20000, continue reading this post further.

Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insiders preview build to the Dev Channel users. Just like the past few builds, this build is also being delivered from the CO_Release branch to the insiders. At this moment, there's no comment from Microsoft regarding the next feature update of Windows 10 version 21H2.

 

The latest Windows 10 build 21387 includes no new features, but it removes two existing features from the operating system. Apart from these, Microsoft adds some fixes to the OS. For more details, continue reading further.

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It's already two years when Visual Studio 2019 was released by Microsoft. Since then, the company released so many updates for the IDE with new features, improvements, and fixes. As of now, the latest version of Visual Studio 2019 is 16.9; and the company is already working on Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10, planned to be released sometime this year.

 

The forthcoming version of Visual Studio 2019 will be more focused on Git productivity improvements. To date, with the preview bits, they have added many new features and improvements in integrating Git close to the IDE. Here we will list all those new Git features coming to Visual Studio 2019 v16.10.

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Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1) is now available to seekers who check for updates. Some of the great new features in this update include Windows Hello multi-camera support, improved applications to better support remote work scenarios which have been relied on more than ever this past year.

 

If you are looking for the latest Windows 10 Update (version 21H1), here we will show you how to download and install it using the Windows Update settings app.

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Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1) is now available to seekers who want to install it right now. Initially, it will be available to select devices running Windows 10 version 2004 or later. If you have a compatible device, and you can't wait for the rollout to complete, go to the Windows Update settings page and check for the new update.

 

Windows 10 May 2021 Update comes via enablement package. That means the features will be enabled via this update without actually downloading any new feature updates. For more details, continue reading further.

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Last year in June, Microsoft started working on the Pylance language server and announced that it will add the ability to supercharge your Python IntelliSense experience with rich type information, helping you write better code faster. Since then, it was in an early preview state.

 

Now, Microsoft has officially announced that Pylance will be the default language server for Python in Visual Studio Code. This means it will now add fast and feature-rich Python language support for the developers in VS Code.

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Microsoft releases a new update build to the Office Insiders who are on the active Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring). The latest build 14107.20000 is for Microsoft Office version 2106. This week Microsoft didn't release any new features, but the latest update comes with many new fixes.

 

With the latest Office Insiders Preview Build 14107, Microsoft fixed a number of bugs for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook client. Here you can find the full changelog.

As part of the May 2021 Patch Tuesday cycle, Microsoft released a cumulative update KB5003173 for Windows 10 on May 11. This was a security update for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004), Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2), and Windows 10 May 2021 Preview Update (version 21H1) with a few quality improvements.

 

But it turned out to have few users reporting an installation failure with the error code 0x800f0922. Now, it has been reported that few users started getting audio issues after upgrading their system to Windows 10 KB5003173 update.

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Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Preview Build to the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 build 21382 is being rolled out from the CO_RELEASE branch and includes one new feature for some creative and artistic apps that use International Color Consortium (ICC) display color profiles.

 

This build also includes some new improvements and a list of fixes. If you are a user of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and CorelDraw, this build means a lot for you. To know more about this build, continue reading further.

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As part of the May 2021 Patch Tuesday cycle, Microsoft released a cumulative update KB5003173 for Windows 10 on May 11. This was a security update for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004), Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2), and Windows 10 May 2021 Preview Update (version 21H1) with a few quality improvements.

 

But it turned out that a lot of users reporting an installation failure with the error code 0x800f0922 due to a change concerning the installation of Microsoft Edge Chromium. Though there is no acceptance from the Microsoft side yet, a workaround has been published.

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Microsoft released a new update to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. This is the third minor update to the Edge v92, after the major version released to Dev Channel a week ago. Though there are no major improvements, the latest build 92.0.884.2 adds two new features to Microsoft Edge.

 

Microsoft also informed that the Microsoft Edge build for Dev Channel has been delayed until later this week or skipped until next week due to some issues while getting the build.

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Microsoft announces the release of Windows 10 Preview Build 19043.985 (KB5003173). The build is now rolling out to the Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel, who are currently running the Windows 10 Version 21H1 Preview Build.

 

As the company is now preparing for the release of Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1), this build adds security updates to improve the quality of the operating system. For more details, continue reading further.

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The built-in coupon and price comparison tool in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) adds a new shopping experience within the browser window by displaying coupon codes when you visit any shopping site. The feature is still hidden under a flag as an experimental feature to Edge Insiders and hence you won't find it in the stable release.

 

Now, as part of the unified code base, Microsoft is moving the feature to the Android version of the Microsoft Edge browser. If you are running Edge Canary build on Android, you can experience the same right now. For more details, continue reading.

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This week, Microsoft released a new Office Update to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Current (Preview) Channel. With the latest update build 14026.20052 for Microsoft Office version 2105, Microsoft added two new features for the customers who are using Excel sheets.

 

With this update, Microsoft announced brand new data types in Excel. Based on the feedback from the Windows Beta Channel users, the company added a contextual Accessibility ribbon to Microsoft Excel. For more details, continue reading further.

Last week, Microsoft released Office build 14026.20000 to the Office Insiders in the beta channel that adds two new features to Microsoft Visio Tool and Outlook Client. This week, the company released another build to the Office Insiders in the Windows Beta Channel.

 

The latest Office Build 14029 doesn't include any new features, but it includes some important fixes for Word, Excel, and Outlook client. For the complete changelog, continue reading further. You should be an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel to grab this build.

Microsoft today released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376 to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. The latest build is from the CO_RELEASE branch and contains a new font for better scaling across different display sizes. This build also includes some improvements and a long list of fixes.

 

If you are on the Dev Channel, check for new updates. To know more details about the latest Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 21376, continue reading further.

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During the first announcement of the Chromium-powered Microsoft Edge browser, Microsoft made it clear that the company is going to make the new browser available to all popular platforms. During the Microsoft Ignite //2020 event, Microsoft announced that the Edge Insiders will get the first preview build of the Linux variant in October 2020.

 

As of now, the Linux variant of the Microsoft Edge browser was available to Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. Over a period of six months, it now moved one step closer to the stable release by promoting it to the Beta Channel.

Published by on under Linux | Microsoft Edge

HTTPS is a browser protocol that securely establishes a connection with the hosting server. This is being done by using SSL encrypted tunnels. These days, many websites use the HTTPS protocol to create a secure channel between the client and the server.

 

Microsoft confirmed that the company is working on a feature that will set HTTPS as its default protocol in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser. This feature is going to come in a future build of Edge v92.

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Last week, Microsoft released Office build 14014.20000 to the Office Insiders in the beta channel that adds data importing from dynamic arrays into Excel files. With this week's latest Microsoft Office build 14026 in the Beta Channel, the company adds two new features to Microsoft Office products.

 

The company also added a list of new fixes to the entire Microsoft Office Suite. For a complete list of new features and fixes (Changelog), continue reading further. You should be an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel to grab this build.

Microsoft released the first build of Edge 92 to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. The version number has been bumped up to 92.0.873.1. Being the first preview build in the dev channel, there are quite a few new features added to it. However, it contains a bunch of fixes and other general improvements.

 

The new features part of this build includes support for management policy from Chromium. For a detailed list of features, improvements, and bug fixes, continue reading further.

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Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for advanced users to tune and streamline their Windows 10 experience with a set of new productivity features. A new update to PowerToys for Windows 10 is now available. The latest build version 0.37.0 adds a bunch of new features and fixes to PowerToys.

 

The company said that the goal of the PowerToys 0.37 release cycle is to further make the Video Conference Mute utility ready for the stable release branch, which is being tested with PowerToys v0.36 experimental build at this moment.

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Microsoft has finalized a name for the next major version of Windows 10, and that will be named Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1). Microsoft said that the build 19043.928 will be the final release build that will start rolling out as May 2021 Update.

 

As the name suggests, Windows 10 May 2021 Update will be shipped next month (May 2021) to millions of users around the world. Right now you can gain access to the May 2021 Update through the Windows Insiders program.

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Microsoft announced the release of the new Windows Feature Experience Pack. The latest build (version: 120.2212.3740.0) of Windows Feature Experience Pack is now being rolled out through Windows Update. Windows Insiders who are in the Beta and Release Preview Channels can now grab this build.

 

With the latest Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0, Microsoft is now improving the Input Method Editor (IME) candidate window on Windows 10. Continue reading further to know about it.

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Microsoft recently announced several new features and capabilities for Excel on the web. These new features will not only improve the rich experiences but will also increase your productivity when you work with the workbook with your internet browser.

 

These new features and capabilities are basically to easily format your data with color and styles, along with a new mini toolbar, table improvements, and more. Continue reading to learn more about these new features.

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A long-awaited feature named "Call Merge" is now available to Microsoft Teams on desktop and web apps. This feature will allow you to combine two Microsoft Teams calls into one group call and continue the conversation from there.

 

The option to merge the call is available under the "More actions" menu (...). To know more about this feature and how to merge a call in Microsoft Teams, continue reading further.

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Recently Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Preview Build 21354 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build comes with some improvements to the "News and Interests" feature, the ability to turn off the Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC), a new Camera Settings page, and some more improvements to Windows 10.

 

With the new camera settings page, you can easily add/remove, enable/disable a camera. It also allows you to set the brightness and contrast of the camera. In this quick post, we will learn how to adjust camera brightness and contrast on Windows 10.

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Last week, Microsoft released Office build 14002.20000 to the Office Insiders in the beta channel that adds two new features to Microsoft Office. The first feature was for Microsoft Word which adds proofing for selected text within the document, and the second feature was for Microsoft Excel users that adds accessibility ribbon to the application.

 

With this week's latest Microsoft Office build 14014 in the Beta Channel, the company adds a new feature to Microsoft Excel. With this new feature, you can now import data from dynamic arrays. Apart from this new feature, it also adds a number of fixes.

If you are an Office Insider and running Office 365 applications from the Windows Current (Preview) Channel, Microsoft has released a new build for you. The latest Office Insiders Preview Build 13901.20216 adds three new features to the Office applications.

 

If you are using Microsoft Teams to present PowerPoint slides, this build is going to provide you the maximum benefit. To know more about the new features introduced in the latest Office Preview build, continue reading further.

Microsoft is continuing its development in making the Chromium-based Edge browser more resource-efficient. As per the new development, the company added a "Performance Mode" feature which will help you optimize speed, responsiveness, memory, CPU, and battery usage.

 

To know more about the feature, its availability, and how to enable or disable the Performance Mode feature in Microsoft Edge, continue reading this post further.

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Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 21364 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest build from the co_release branch comes with some new features and improvements. If you are a WSL fan, this build comes with support to run Linux GUI applications on Windows.

 

This build also includes two new features to Windows 10 Task Manager. The first one is the ability to reduce resource consumption, and the second one is an experimental feature to throttle the process resources. Let's drive into the features and learn more about them.

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Microsoft today released a new update to Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel from the co_release branch. The latest Windows 10 Build 21364 comes with a set of new improvements, changes, and fixes. In this preview build, one of the key highlights is to run your favorite Linux tools and applications on the Windows platform using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

 

Want to know more about the new features that coming next to Windows 10? You don't want to miss reading this post further. If you are not yet a Windows Insider, you can register for the program and get an early preview of what's coming next to Windows.

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Microsoft is currently testing a new taskbar feature on Windows 10, called News and Interests. As of now, the feature was being tested by the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Now, the company is bringing it to all insiders running Dev, Beta, and Release Preview channels.

 

That means, if you are running Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) or higher, you will get this "News and Interests" feature running on your system quite very soon, and get all the latest news launched directly from the Windows 10 Taskbar.

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Microsoft announces the next major release of Visual Studio IDE (Visual Studio 2022) and said that it will be available as a 64-bit application. That means that the next version of Visual Studio will no longer be limited to ~4GB of memory in the main devenv.exe process, and allow you to build the most complex solutions without running out of memory.

 

It will have a refreshed set of icons, more personalization options, and support to provide you more control over building modern applications. Continue reading to know more about Visual Studio 2022, its release schedule, and the first public preview build.

Published by on under .Net | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022

Link to Highlight Text is a new feature that Google is adding to its popular Chrome browser. It will help you to easily copy a portion of a page and share it as a link. The other person clicking the link will see the exact section that you wanted him to see. Thus, it will make it easier to get the attention of that person to that selected text.

 

The feature is currently rolling out to Google Chrome browser on desktop and Android devices. Google said that it will soon roll out to iOS users. To learn more about the feature, continue reading further.

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Microsoft has quietly released the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge Canary build on the popular Android platform. The latest Edge Can build on Android has version number 91.0.858.0. It comes with a fresh UI, other changes, and performance improvements.

 

Needless to say that the Canary builds are not recommended to use on corporate and production devices, but they come in handy to try out the new features before the public release.

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The "Password Monitor" feature was first introduced in Microsoft Edge Canary build at the end of June 2020. When you enable this feature, the Microsoft Edge browser will check all your saved browser passwords against a known repository of already exposed credentials. It will alert you if your online credentials have been detected on the dark web.

 

When your credentials are checked against the database of known leaked credentials, powerful encryption helps prevent your information from being revealed to anyone. Information about which password has been compromised is only available to you.

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Last week, Microsoft switched the Dev Channel to the CO_RELEASE branch and released Windows 10 Build 21354 to the Windows Insiders. Today, as per the release schedule, the company has released a new build to the insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 Build 21359, though doesn't include any new features but comes with a host of improvements.

 

With the new build, Microsoft added a new option to restart apps after signing in. Also, you will no longer have the option to upload new activity in Timeline. You will need OneDrive or Office to view the recently used files. For more details about this build, continue reading further.

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Recently Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Preview Build 21354 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build comes with some improvements to the "News and Interests" feature, the ability to turn off the Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC), a new Camera Settings page, and some more improvements to Windows 10.

 

With the new camera settings page, you can easily add/remove, enable/disable a camera. It also allows you to set the brightness and contrast of the camera. In this quick post, we will learn how to enable or disable a camera on Windows 10.

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Microsoft is continuously improving their Edge browser, and the team is now bringing a new feature called "Workspaces". Just like the tab groups feature in Google Chrome, the Edge Workspaces were designed to improve the manageability of tabs.

 

A set of tabs opened for a specific task can now be grouped into a workspace. The feature is currently being tested in Microsoft Edge Canary build, and here's how you can enable it.

Published by on under Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge Insiders

Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC) is a technology that is used to help to improve the battery life of laptops by dynamically changing your screen's brightness and contrast. As CABC changes the computer brightness automatically, depending on the content that you are watching, users find it distracting and annoying.

 

Based on the feedback from the Windows Insiders, Microsoft has decided to provide you an option to disable the Content Adaptive Brightness Control from the Windows 10 Settings app. If you are running Windows 10 Build 21354 or higher, follow these steps to turn it off.

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Just like all other Fridays, Microsoft released a new Office build 14002.20000 this week. The build is now rolling out to the Office Insiders who have registered under the Windows Beta Channel (formerly known as "Fast Ring") and using the Microsoft Office version 2105.

 

Though the new build doesn't contain many new features and fixes, it is worth noting two new features for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel which will now make your life easier.

Microsoft recently released Windows 10 Preview Build 21354 from the co_release branch to the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel. The new build adds a couple of new changes, improvements, and fixes.

 

Along with the release of this build, the company also released new ISO images for the insiders who want to perform a clean installation of the operating system. Here's how you can grab the ISO image for offline installation.

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