If you track PowerToys development, today's release could be the one you was waiting for. Besides various fixes and improvements, PowerToys 0.68 brings two new tools, Paste as Plain Text and Mouse Jump, to the stable branch of the app suite.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
A new version of ExplorerPatcher fixes issues with Windows 11 “Moment 2” Update
The ExplorerPatcher's developer, Valentin-Gabriel Radu, has reacted on Microsoft's statement on the Windows Health Dashboard that is recommended to uninstall the app before installing Moment 2 Update. He has released a new version of ExplorerPatcher resolves all the issues with Windows 11 version 22H2, Build 22621.1344. Now you can enjoy classic features and familiar appearance of Windows 10 in the latest stable Windows 11.
Intel and Microsoft may be preparing for Windows 12
While Microsoft hasn’t said a single word about Windows 12, looks like it will be the next major version of the OS. As Microsoft mentioned several times, the future Windows releases will heavily use AI here and there. To be successful in this area, Microsoft needs support from its hardware partners, i.e. Intel and AMD. A leak from Intel's internal documentation mentions Windows 12 as the supported OS by the Meteor Lake desktop platform.
Edge Add-on Store is getting extension badges
Microsoft has announced that they are bringing badges to the Edge add-on store. They should help you differentiate useful and popular extensions among 11,000 available add-ons. In company's opinion, the new badge system will stimulate developers to build high quality extensions to compete on the marketplace.
Winamp relaunches as on March 15 as a Streaming Service with Music Subscriptions
Llama Group (formerly Radionomy Group) is relaunching the Winamp project on March 15 as a streaming service with musician subscriptions. The company is expecting to attract 1 million musicians to the platform. The key highlights are as follows.
Microsoft officially recommends avoiding apps that restore classic features in Windows 11
Citing compatibility issues, Microsoft now officially recommends you to avoid StartAllBack and ExplorerPatcher. These two tools are famous for restoring classic features in Windows 11, such as Windows 10 Start menu, File Explorer with ribbon, the classic taskbar, and much more. A post on the Windows Health dashboard website advises you to install them to avoid Explorer crashes and boot loops.
Here are some details on Phone Link for iPhone
Microsoft today announced that the Phone Link app for Windows 11 now supports iPhone. Users can now access iMessage, phone calls, contacts, and notifications from their PC.
Microsoft has officially released Windows 22H2 ‘Moment 2’ update
Microsoft today officially released a new feature update for Windows 11 version 22H2. It is codenamed "Moment 2", and brings with it many improvements and new features. The company uses “February 2023 Update” as its marketing name.
Windows 11 may soon allow you to hide date and time from the system tray
Well known Windows enthusiast @PhantomOfEarth has discovered a new work-in-progress feature in Windows 11. Resources in the latest Dev build give a hint that Microsoft may add an option to hide the date and time from the taskbar. This feature is nothing new, but it disappeared when Microsoft introduced the new Windows 11 taskbar.
Microsoft has accidentally pushed Windows 11 upgrade offer to unsupported devices
Due to a bug, Microsoft has accidentally released the upgrade offer to Windows 11 for all devices, including those that do not meet its system requirements. Hardware without TPM, Secure Boot, and even Virtual Machines with a legacy configuration started to see the invitation to install the latest version of Windows 11.
