Microsoft has released a new Dev Channel build 104.0.1293.1 of the Edge browser. It doesn't include new features, but improves the existing functionality and reliability in both mobile and desktop versions. Continue reading
Earlier this month, Microsoft released the cumulative patches for all supported Windows versions. But along with fixes, Patch Tuesday introduced two bugs, the broken Hotspot and sign-in process for Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory. New out-of-band patches KB5016138 and KB5016139 aimed to fix the login bug. Continue reading
Microsoft updated the policies of Microsoft Store on June 16, 2022. They change how publishers may charge users for software. The company takes under control extremely high prices and selling of open source apps. Continue reading
Quickly after releasing June Cumulative updates Microsoft confirmed a bug that prevents the user from enabling a mobile hotspot on Windows 11 and 10. Sadly, it was not the only bug introduced in this update. Another issue affects ARM versions of the OSes and breaks the login process. Continue reading
This week's patches are what users have been waiting for with high expectations. Finally Microsoft brought Desktop Spotlight into the production version of Windows 11 as a stable "B" update (not optional). However, along with new features Windows has got a new portion of bugs. One of them is already confirmed and affects all Windows versions, starting from Windows 11 and ending with Windows 7. Continue reading
A new option to close tabs with double-click is spotted in the Canary branch of Microsoft Edge. It addition to the cross button and a couple of keyboard shortcuts, it allows you to close tabs with your mouse faster. The new behavior can be enabled or disabled in Edge settings. Continue reading
Microsoft has released a new build 22000.776 to Insiders on the Release Preview Channel of Windows 11. It comes with a few new features, and also includes a number of bugfixes. Additionally, it adds search highlights. Continue reading
Microsoft has released a new cross-platform Microsoft Defender app for consumers. On Windows, it acts as an additional dashboard for the built-in anti-virus, while on other platforms it includes the Defender engine. Continue reading
Microsoft has released a new PowerToys 0.59.1. It is a minor maintenance release than doesn't bring anything new to functionality of the tools. Instead it improves stability and reliability of the app suite. Continue reading
Earlier in May, a serious vulnerability was found in Windows that allows running any app without users' interaction. It abuses Windows protocol associations. Opening a Microsoft Office document could be enough to compromise the device. This vulnerability has been dubbed Follina (CVE-2022-30190) and is know to be exploited by hackers.