The official WinRAR Twitter page has a new post this week that seems to indicate the company might actually be scared about Microsoft adding support for opening RAR files in Windows 11.
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Microsoft has released new widgets for Windows 11. They allow you to monitor your system performance without opening Task Manager or downloading third-party apps. Here is how to enable those widgets.
Anupam Pattnaik, Microsoft's Product Lead for the new Teams version, also confirmed in a podcast interview it would expand to Mac, the web, and VDI platforms sometime later in 2023.
May 30, 2023, marks the end of support for the second-generation Surface Book. This unique and powerful laptop-tablet combo will no longer receive firmware updates with drivers and fixes.
After releasing Moment 3, Microsoft has gone in-depth in terms of details about the performance improvements it made to Windows 11 and its various applications and features over the year.
Microsoft released Moment 3 feature update for Windows 11 22H2 recently. Alongside that, the Redmond firm also quietly published a configuration update for users who want to receive updates sooner.
This week gave us tons of various Microsoft news ranging from new Windows 11 features to AI, improvements for developers, and more. Here is your weekly recap highlighting the most exciting events.
Chinese internet regulator CAC initiated a mass crackdown campaign on social media accounts this year. This resulted in the removal of over 1.4 million social media posts and numerous accounts.
The recently released Moment 3 update for Windows 11 brings a long-requested taskbar feature. However, Microsoft says enabling it results in higher energy consumption. Let's test this claim.
The new Authenticator Lite feature is embedded into the Outlook apps for iOS and Android and offers a new degree of security for the email app via push notifications inside the app.
The weekly Microsoft Bing Chat development update also reveals that messages can now be composed in the SwiftKey keyboard and that it can also be used as a translator in its iOS version.
Microsoft recently announced a new method to end processes and close apps, and it is now available in Windows 11 preview builds. Here is what you need to know about it and how to turn it on.
The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked. An offline activation tool for Windows XP offers safe activation without internet connectivity. It ensures security and protection for XP systems.
Bill Gates issued a memo to Microsoft's employees on May 26. 1995 urging the company to embrace the internet. 28 years later, that memo could have been written to show Microsoft's current AI trend.
WinRAR says that Microsoft's decision to add support for opening RAR files in Windows 11 will "introduce both challenges and benefits for our business." It also plans to release a major WinRAR upgrade
Microsoft released Moment 3, the latest Windows 11 feature update today. Alongside that, it has also announced the broader availability of Windows 11 22H2, though your PC must be eligible.
Microsoft has started rolling out the latest feature update for its operating system. Announced yesterday, the "Moment 3" update brings several new features, long-requested changes, and more.
Newly updated ISOs are heading for Windows 11 22H2, as well as Windows 10. The new Windows 11 ISO brings Moment 1 and 2 updates, among other features. These are available via the Media Creation Tool.
It is a big day for the world of Microsoft. Not only has the company just dropped a metric ton of news, but it also revealed the next feature update for its operating system called "Moment 3."
Microsoft's Azure Deployment Environments allows developers to get faster and easier to their infrastructure and environments by using project-based templates. It's available for free right now.
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Another month—another update for the Windows 11 Development Environment, also known as free Windows 11 virtual machines. Version 2305, with the latest updates, is now available for download.
Microsoft's latest KB5026361 Patch Tuesday update is giving Windows 10 users all sorts of headaches. According to reports, BSOD, error messages, and update failures are happening on those systems.
The proposed x86S CPU architecture from Intel would ditch support for 32-bit apps and operating systems entirely in favor of 64-bit software, but it could support older apps with virtualization.
Microsoft has confirmed that a rather ancient firmware-related SATA disk drive bug, that affected Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8 and Windows 7, will haunt computers running Windows 11 too.
Microsoft has published yet another article about Windows UUP on-premises updates, trying to address a lot of the concerns, doubts, and questions that customers have had, since its release.
Microsoft opened an issue related to Office APIs and Windows Shell four months ago in January. The company has finally updated the issue with a workaround, confirming it hasn't managed to fix it yet.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill to ban TikTok across the state into law today, but that law will almost certainly be challenged by TikTok owner ByteDance in court.
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Microsoft has admitted that the Windows 11 security issue, wherein Defender would wrongly display LSA protection is disabled, isn't really fixed. The company has provided the same workaround.
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The BloatyNosy app, which is a third-party Windows 11 bloatware remover that got recently got banned from Microsoft Store, has received a new update. The update brings a separate junkware remover.
Without much fanfare, Microsoft has restored one of the "game-changing" features in Windows 11. After sitting neglected for months, Spotify integration in Windows 11's Clock app is working again.
Microsoft Outlook for Mac users will now be able to download new pride themes inspired by the Pride, Lesbian, Bisexual, Non-binary, and Transgender flags. They are currently limited to Insiders.
Today, you can get your hands on the 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus solid-state drive at a 74% discount on Amazon. Or, check out other SSD deals on Samsung 990 Pro, SanDisk, Western Digital, and Crucial.
Microsoft is about to launch a new feature update for its operating system, giving users fresh features and various improvements. Here is what is new in the Windows 11 Moment 3 Update.
Microsoft has again reminded users about the end of life date for Windows 10 21H2 that is coming up next month. The company will force-update devices to 22H2 and has reminded about Windows 11.
After Microsoft last week announced it is bringing plugins to Bing AI chat, OpenAI is now enabling access to ChatGPT web browsing and plugins to all users in the ChatGPT Plus paid tier.
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Microsoft recently began patching UEFI bootkit vulnerabilities with this month's Patch Tuesday update. The company has now released a helpful guide about blocking such Windows boot managers.
Microsoft has shipped the Moment 3 update to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. It is a gradual rollout, so not everyone gets the good stuff immediately. Here is how to fix that.
As warned earlier, PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs, although really fast, are suffering from massive thermal control issues. New Gen5 drives from Corsair, Crucial, are thermal throttling, and even shutting down.
Windows 11 Insider Release Preview Build 22621.1776 also adds some new voice command features for several English dialects and a number of other new features and a score of improvements.
Last month, Microsoft promised that the Windows kernel was about to get Rust-y, and the change would happen within months if not weeks. Microsoft has kept its word as Rust has indeed arrived.
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Windows 11 gets widgets for monitoring CPU, GPU, RAM, and more, here is how to enable them
The Windows version of the revamped Microsoft Teams will become the default later in 2023
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