Firefox 106 is now available for download, along with its Firefox 102.4 ESR counterpart. The new version adds Firefox View, basic PDF editing in the built-in viewer, text OCR, and a set of new Colorways themes. Also you will find small changes to the Private window that will help you better differentiate it from regular session instances.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Microsoft fired about 1,000 employees, including Xbox and Experiences+Devices division workers
Microsoft laid off about 1,000 employees this week, people familiar with the matter said. It is known that cuts have affected many divisions, including Xbox, Experiences + Devices, as well as the 'Microsoft Strategic Missions and Technology' that works on the newest tech.
Microsoft finally updates Windows 11 22H2 with File Explorer tabs, Android apps, and more
Microsoft releases the set of new features, earlier known as "Moment 1" to everyone running Windows 11 2022 Update. It includes Tabbed File Explorer, Suggested Actions, Taskbar Overflow and Task Manager in the taskbar right-click menu, and enhanced Windows Share experience. Besides, there is an updated Photos app that comes to users by the end of this month. Also, Android apps on Windows are now generally available in 31 countries with the Amazon Appstore. Finally, there is a new New sports and entertainment app, ESPN.
Microsoft has officially announced Windows 10 version 22H2
Microsoft just made Windows 10 version 22H2 available to everyone. Similar to the recently released Windows 11 22H2, it is dubbed as "Windows 10 2022 Update", and it comes with "a limited scope of new features and functionality".
Windows 10 version 22H2 ISO images are now available for download
You may remember that links for official Windows 10 version 22H2 ISO images exist for a while, but you could download the files. This has changed and the links have become active.
Microsoft released out-of-band updates for Windows 11 and 10
Microsoft has released two out-of-band patches for actual Windows versions. Windows 10 receives KB5020435 to fix issues with SSL and TLS, and Windows 11 is getting KB5020387, Build 22000.1100, that resolves the same issues.
Microsoft rolls out power efficiency improvements in Edge 106
Microsoft Edge 106 is the actual stable version of the browser with minor changes. But Microsoft is now deploying enhancements to its built-in Efficiency mode to save even more power for your laptop.
How to enable Widgets settings pane in Windows 11 Build 25211
As you may remember, recent builds of Windows 11 in the Dev channel includes a new settings pane that allows you change behavior of Widgets. You can finally stop them from opening on mouse hover, and disable badges and notifications. However, Microsoft rolls out this change gradually, so not everyone can access it.
Microsoft announced DirectStorage 1.1 with greatly improved performance
Microsoft has announced that they are going to release DirectStorage 1.1 with GPU Decompression to developers by the end of 2022. It will include GPU decompression of game resources which is nearly 3x faster that the classic CPU process.
PowerToys are getting a new hosts file editor tool and settings backup
New tools are coming to the PowerToys suite. First of all, it will be easier to create a backup copy of its options with the "Settings backup and restore" utility. The other tool will allow you to make changes to the hosts file with a convenient UI.
