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Chrome Browser Suffers from Issues Caused by Family Safety on Windows

Microsoft has acknowledged a number of issues affecting the Google Chrome browser with the Family Safety parental control feature on Windows. These issues also impact other browsers, interfering with both content filtering and application stability.

Meet Mu, A Small Language Model for AI Agent in Windows Settings

Microsoft has introduced a new small language model called "Mu" that powers the AI ​​agent in the Windows 11 Settings app. Despite its relatively small size - only a few hundred million parameters - Mu demonstrates nice performance across tasks such as question-answering and Settings navigation. It runs locally and requires the neural processing unit (NPU) on Copilot+ PCs. Currently, only Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev channel can try out the AI ​​agent in Settings (English only).

Windows 10 Updates Will Be Free Until October 2026, But There’s a Catch

Microsoft has announced free updates for Windows 10 users for one year, part of the Extended Support Updates (ESU) program. The updates will be available until October 2026, but under one condition: The user must set up synchronization of system settings with their Microsoft account with the Windows Backup application.

Mozilla Releases Firefox 140 with Resizable Vertical Pinned Tabs

Mozilla has officially released Firefox 140, along with corresponding updates to its long-term support branches - Firefox 115.25.0 and Firefox 128.12.0. The upcoming Firefox 141 branch has now entered the beta testing phase, with a planned release scheduled for July 22, 2025.

Windows 11 Build 26120.4452 (Beta) released with a lot of changes

Microsoft has released a new preview of Windows 11, Build 26120.4452 (KB5060836), to Windows Insiders on the Beta channel. In adds a new Home Page, along with ability to move the on-screen indicators for brightness, volume, Airplane mode, and virtual desktops to a different location on the screen. There are also a lot of fixes.

Windows 11 Build 26200.5661 (Dev) adds Recall Welcome Page, Allows Moving on-Screen Indicators

Microsoft has released a new preview of Windows 11, build 26200.5661 (KB5060838), to Windows Insiders using the Dev channel. In adds a new Home Page, along with ability to move the on-screen indicators for brightness, volume, Airplane mode, and virtual desktops to a different location on the screen. There are also a lot of fixes.

Microsoft Account Suspension Leads to Loss of 30 Years of Personal and Professional Data

A Reddit user "deus03690" has shared his unfortunate experience of how an unexpected suspension of their Microsoft account resulted in the permanent loss of over 30 years’ worth of personal and professional data. The incident occurred during a routine file migration between storage drives, during which the user temporarily uploaded files - including unique photos, documents, videos, and texts dating back to the 1990s - to OneDrive.

Open Source WSL Has Received Its First 2.6.0 Update under the MIT License

Microsoft has announced the release of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) version 2.6.0. This update is notable for being the first release in which the WSL command-line tools, background processes, and virtual machine services have been made available under the MIT open-source license.  Previously, only the Linux kernel and the wslg graphics stack were open-sourced, while the associated utilities remained proprietary.

How to Enable GIF Export in Snipping Tool on Windows 11

Yesterday, Microsoft has announced the roll-out of the GIF Export in Snipping Tool for Windows 11 Insiders. However, the feature is coming gradually, so not everyone may see it even after installing the most recent app version. Here's a simple method to make it available without waiting.

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