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According to the official changes, build 25126 for Windows 11 introduces changes for the Accounts settings to show information about your Office perpetual products, such as Office 2021 or Office 2019, instead of just information from Microsoft 365. You will also notice a “View Details” option to reveal more details about the product available through your Microsoft account online. Fixes and improvements In addition, this flight ships several fixes for the Start menu, Search, Settings, Task Manager, and more....

Build 25193 for Windows 11, according to the logs, brings the Xbox subscription management to the Settings app. It introduces support for new Braille displays in the Windows Narrator. And it rolls out several fixes and improvements for the Taskbar, Start menu, File Explorer, Settings, and more. Although the official ISO file isn’t available, you can still download the latest image for build 25193 using the UUP Dump tool....

The Stickers feature allows you to have more fun with the desktop, allowing you to add stickers to your wallpapers. According to a demo leaked online, “Stickers” is an option, and you must enable it manually through the Background settings page in the Personalization section. Once enabled, the selector UI will appear on the desktop (similar to the emoji panel), allowing you to choose from any available stickers. After selecting the sticker, you can resize it and drag it around the desktop....

On Windows 11, widgets are small applications that can show updates and other information from a specific service, similar to the Live Tiles on Windows 10 or widgets in macOS. Currently, the operating system offers a few widgets created by Microsoft, such as weather, to-do, traffic, news, and a few others. However, the news now means that developers will soon be able to build widgets for their applications using the Adaptive Cards platform, whether they are progressive web or traditional desktop apps....

Although Microsoft has fixed this problem with the November 2021 update (CVE-2021-41379), the security researcher disclosed the vulnerability after finding a way around the fix to an even more severe unpatched exploit out of frustration with the Microsoft Bug Bounty program. The program allows security researchers and virtually anyone to make money by finding and reporting bugs in the operating system. According to Naceri, the software giant used to pay around $10000 for a zero-day exploit....

Smart Files look and behave exactly the same as any other file, but they only occupied a fraction of the original size on disk. Microsoft says it can save up to 80% on average of local storage space. There is nothing special you have to do to open one of these files, just double-click and the rest of the file will download and open with the corresponding application on a process that Microsoft calls “hydrating”....

One thing that the software giant wants to do is to ship Windows 8 with the same system requirements as Windows 7. Reducing the memory usage that Windows 8 utilizes is one of them. This will increase the system performance, that way applications can run more efficiently and in portable devices such as laptops and tables, will increase their battery life. “Something that might not be obvious is that minimizing memory usage on low-power platforms can prolong battery life....

Earlier this year the Microsoft Research team showed off a new concept known as interactive Live Tiles that further enhance the Start screen by making tiles more useful by allowing users to engage with items inside of tiles. The demo also showed that Live Tiles could get a lot bigger too, about three times of the current “wide” view. Apparently this supposed to be part of Windows 8, but it seems that the feature got pushed to the next version of the operating system....

Windows Blue still a work in progress, but even at its early stages is showing that Microsoft is putting a lot of effort to improve the modern UI introduced in Windows 8. However, it’s worth noting that the forthcoming upgrade isn’t yet a final product, this means that there is no guarantee that all the features that are being uncover today will ship in the final release. All that aside, Sandro Villinger, a Microsoft writer at ITWorld....

According to the announcement, the update improves boot performance, mouse click input, and resizing apps. In addition, the update brings reliability change to media files opening and jumplist entries for applications supporting app shortcuts. January 2023 update changes Here’s the list of changes for the WSA version 2210.40000.7.0: Windows Subsystem for Android updated to Android 13. Improvements in boot performance. Improvements to mouse click input. Improvements in clipboard stability. Improvements to application resizing....

According to the announcement, the July 2022 update introduces a new advanced networking feature that enables app access to local network devices for ARM computers. The company also enabled IPv6 and VPN connectivity, enhancing the networking functionalities of the subsystem. Also, since the subsystem no longer has a different IP from your computer, the IP address has been removed from the “Developer” section. In addition to the networking improvements, version 2205....

As usual, two of the games will be available for Xbox One, and the other two on Xbox 360. However, you can play every game available through the Game with Gold program on Xbox One using Backward Compatibility. On Xbox One, throughout the month of November, Xbox Live Gold members can download Trackmania Turbo ($39.99 ERP) for free. Also from November 16 through December 15, Tales from the Borderlands Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) ($14....

As usual, two of the games will be available for Xbox One, and the other two on Xbox 360. However, you can play every game available through the Game with Gold program on Xbox One using Backward Compatibility. On Xbox One, throughout the month of October, Xbox Live Gold members can download Gone Home: Console Edition ($19.99 ERP) for free. Also from October 16 through November 15, The Turing Test ($19....

Microsoft begins the roll out of Xbox One System Update 10.0.14393.1018 (rs1_xbox_rel_1608.160725-1822) on July 30th. The summer update brings a slew of changes, including a version of Cortana similar to the desktop version, and background music through app like Groove Music and Pandora. The Windows Store also arrives to the console, Microsoft’s Xbox Play Anywhere that lets you play games titles on your PC or Xbox without paying extra. You can now change the language of the console no matter where you’re located....

As part of the preview period, Microsoft is making a limited number of games available for streaming, including Gears 5, Halo 5: Guardians, Sea of Thieves, and Killer Instinct. According to the company, the public preview is a critical phase in the multi-year ambition to make game streaming available globally. “It’s time to put Project xCloud to the test in a broader capacity, with a range of gamers, devices, network environments and real-world use-case scenarios, and this is where you come in,” Director of Programming for the Microsoft gaming network Xbox Live, Larry Hryb says in the official announcement....

The box includes a USB flash drive with the installation files and the product key to activate the copy of Windows 11. However, the new offering is meant for custom builds and devices without a genuine product key since computers running an activated version of Windows 10 can upgrade to Windows 11 for free. If you have a computer that meets the minimum requirements, you can upgrade through Windows Update or using a bootable media....

While liquid-cooling systems are not uncommon on gaming and workstation computers, the Acer Switch Alpha 12 is the first convertible device to offer this type of system to keep components from heating up. The new cooling system also makes the Switch Alpha 12, the first tablet to offer Intel’s Core i processors on a compact fanless design. However, it’s not unique, Microsoft has a similar cooling design on its Lumia 950 XL handset....

The April update for Xbox One also brings improvements to Kinect. In the latest update users will notice voice and motion improvements. It isn’t clear the specifics, but the company says that some gestures functionality has been updated. Also Xbox One owners will hopefully have better Kinect voice commands response with this new update. The April update for Xbox One consoles also fixes the Stereo Headset audio static issue. There is also a new user-interface change that will help alter users when games and apps have been updated....

The Palace of Westminster and Elizabeth Tower is such a breathtaking photograph, as well as the waves crashing by Cromer pier and the image of Happisburgh Lighthouse both in Norfolk, are an incredible view. There’s more to appreciate this week from this theme just by downloading it free for Windows. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section. Beauty of Britain 2 theme | Download All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....