Disabling third-party cookies in Chrome will become optional. After years of testing, Google has abandoned its plan to disable third-party cookie tracking by default in the Chrome browser.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Thunderbird closed a 25-year-old request to have a native tray icon notification
Thunderbird finally closes a 25-year-old request to add a new mail notification icon to the mail client. An indicator notifying of new mail via an icon in the system tray was requested for Thunderbird in November 1999.
Windows 11 Build 22635.3936 (Beta) adds a new Open with dialog design
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 22635.3936 to Insiders in the Beta channel. It comes with a new design of the Open with dialog, but disables the simplified system tray for the taskbar. There are also some improvements and fixes.
Chrome will require you to specify why you need to download a suspicious file
Google has updated Chrome's policy on handling files that could be risky or unfamiliar. The browser will now prompt users to explain why they are downloading a file flagged as "malicious."
Before discontinuation, WSA for Windows 11 received an update
As you may remember, Microsoft is ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android beginning March 5, 2025. However, a new update is now available to Insiders in the Release Preview channel. Microsoft is most likely improving security for WSA's existing users.
CrowdStrike update caused digital apocalypse with banks, airlines and companies paralyzed
Thousands of Windows computers around the world were hit with a blue screen of death (BSOD) this morning, due to a recent update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The outage paralyzed some banks, airlines, television companies, supermarkets and many other businesses.
Windows 11 23H2 is now broadly available to all “seekers”
Starting July 17, Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 23H2 to users with eligible devices who manually check for updates. This means that the OS won't yet be installed automatically or forcibly. But if you check for updates manually, you will get it.
Windows 11 Paint now comes with a better Pen support
Microsoft has released yet another update to the Paint app (version 11.2406.34.0) for Windows 11. It brings improvements to the pen / stylus experience. At the moment, only Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels can evaluate the changes.
Windows 11 Photos app now comes with better Designer integration
Microsoft has updated the Photos app by adding even close integration with the Designer service. It allows using AI when editing an image right in the app, without opening Microsoft Designer in your web browser.
Windows 11 will have checkpoint cumulative updates
As part of update delivery optimization, Microsoft is introducing Windows 11 checkpoint cumulative updates. Windows 11 version 24H2 will be the first version of the OS to use this new mechanism. It will allow you to get features and security enhancements via the latest cumulative update through smaller, incremental differentials containing only the changes since the previous checkpoint cumulative update. This means that you can save time, bandwidth, and hard drive space.
