A new information from OEMs reveals the intention of the Redmond firm to eliminate classic HDD-powered PCs from the market. Instead, new PCs with Windows 11 must use SSDs as the boot device. The deadline for the change is set somewhere in 2023.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Microsoft updates Notepad and Media Player stock apps for Insiders
Microsoft today released updates for two built-in Windows 11 app. The new Notepad and Media Players apps are available to Insiders. Here are the changes.
Windows 11 version 22H2 has become mistakenly available for unsupported devices
Looks like someone forgot to adjust the settings for version Windows 11 22H2. So the update offer to appeared on unsupported devices, i.e. on devices that don't meet minimum hardware requirements.
PowerToys 0.59 features a restyled Power Rename and improvements to Keyboard Manager
Microsoft has released a new stable version of its PowerToys app suite. PowerToys 0.59 is notable for using WinUI 3 in Power Rename, that makes it look modern and stylish. Among other changes, Keyboard Manager now supports up to 4 modifier keys for shortcuts.
HoloLens CEO Alex Kipman Leaves Microsoft After Misconduct Allegations
Business Insider reports that Alex Kipman, one of Microsoft's top tech specialists, who is head of HoloLens is leaving the company following allegations of verbal abuse and sexual harassment.
Windows 11 22H2 is now available in the Release Preview channel
Microsoft today released Windows 11, version 22H2 to all insiders in the Release Preview channel. It is also available on devices enrolled in the Windows Insider program for Business. They receive the same build 22621 which is known to be RTM.
Sleeping Tabs in Edge already saved above 273 Petabytes of RAM
Microsoft has announced on Twitter that their tab freezing feature is extremely effective for Edge users. Just in 28 days it saved more than 273 Petabytes of RAM. This is around 39.1 MB per tab.
Steam: Windows 11 now has almost 20% of users
The updated Steam report shows that Windows 11's popularity continues to grow among gamers. The positive dynamic does now show great numbers, but still in raises in percent. It has moved from 18.94% in April to 19.59% in May 2022.
Windows 11 version 23H2 references appear as “Sun Valley 3” in the latest SDK
Microsoft has already finished all major work on Windows 11 "22H2". The RTM build is confirmed to be 22621. So the Redmond is moving forward to its successor, "Copper Release", version 23H2.
The first release of Edge 104 is now in the Dev channel, Edge 103 in Beta
Microsoft Edge 104.0.1271.2 enters the Dev channel, following the previous announcement for Edge 103 being the last build in there. From now, Microsoft will release Edge 103 builds to the Beta channel. Edge Beta 103.0.1264.13 is the first update from the 103 branch. Here are the changes.
