Microsoft has releases Microsoft Edge 100.0.1185.29, the stable version. It includes several new features. The most notable of them are a simplified PDF viewer for Microsoft Outlook and Explorer, Microsoft 365 Application Protocol Activations improvements, and support for opening digitally signed PDF files.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
How to Enable High Contrast Mode in Windows 11
High Contrast mode in Windows 11 is a useful part of the Ease of Access options. It allows people with low vision to conveniently read the screen. Some of the apps and websites may have design issues, such as a gray text on a dark background, which are hardly readable for people with vision disabilities. The built-in High Contrast aims to solve this issue.
Edge will soon allow pinning tab groups
Yet another improvement is coming to the tab management in Microsoft Edge. In addition to the ability to pin individual tabs, you will be able to pin the whole group of tabs with one click.
Microsoft is testing Office sidebar in Edge
In the latest builds of Microsoft Edge, Microsoft is testing a new sidebar that hosts links to Office web apps. The links are available for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, Teams, and OneNote. The text at the top says that all these services are available to users absolutely free of charge.
The Workspaces feature may soon return to the Edge browser
Back in April 2021, Microsoft was tinkering the Workspaces feature for Chromium-based Edge. A "Workspace" is a set of tabs isolated into a session inside one window. This is actually a great idea that aready exists in Opera and Firefox. Thought the latter will require you to install an extension.
Microsoft has shared the OneDrive features it received in Q1 of 2022
Microsoft is constantly improving its cloud file sharing platform and tools for collaborative work. Being part of them, OneDrive has also received a bunch of features since the beginning of this year. Here are the OneDrive features Microsoft has released in full or in preview in Q1 of 2022.
Microsoft renamed Your Phone to Phone Link, added new features and support for HONOR
Microsoft has renamed the Your Phone app to Phone Link. The appropriate announcement today appeared in the official blog. The apps now comes with the updated design that matches the style of Windows 11. It is enabled for all users by default.
AdDuplex: Windows 11 market share has almost stopped growing
AdDuplex has published a new report on the market share of different versions of Windows. According to the new data, in March 2022, Windows 11 usage actually stopped growing.
Microsoft Build 2022 will take place May 24-26
Microsoft has announced that the Build 2022 annual developer conference will be held May 24-26. Its official website says that registration for the event will open at the end of April.
How to Restart the Start menu process in Windows 11
You many need to restart the Start menu process in Windows 11 if it has some glitches or simply misbehaves. Restarting it will reload the menu in memory and should fix most of its issues.
