Here's how to change the Windows 11 default console app to Windows Terminal or Command Prompt. The default console is a host app that opens when you launch a command line software, such as diskpart or sfc.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Windows 11 Build 22523 is available to Insiders in the Dev channel with ISO images
Microsoft today released a new Insider Preview build to Dev Channel Insiders. The update is Windows 11 Build 22523, for which Microsoft has released ISO images for clean install. Also, this build will be finally offered to ARM64 PCs. Here are the changes in this release.
Surface Duo 1 has got a launcher update, similar to what Duo 2 has
Microsoft has released an update to the launcher software running on the original Surface Duo phone. With that update, it received a number of visual improvements that make it look closer to the Duo 2 launcher.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.12.3472.0 and stable 1.11.3471.0 are available
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Windows Terminal will soon become the default console in Windows 11
As you may remember, Windows Terminal allows you to set it as your default console host. This means that any console app, e.g. diskpart, will open inside a Windows Terminal tab rather than in a new Command Prompt instance. Microsoft today announced that Windows 11 will soon use new defaults, having Windows Terminal the default console app out-of-the-box.
Cumulative updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10, December 2021
Microsoft has released December cumulative updates for all supported operating systems. Traditionally, you won't get new features, but they include bug fixes and patched vulnerabilities. The packages are already available in Windows Update.
Vivaldi’s Jon von Tetzchner: the tactics of promoting Microsoft Edge are “desperate” and “anti-competitive”
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Microsoft Edge can now create automatic image descriptions for screen readers
Microsoft is constantly improving the Edge browser in a variety of areas. Today's Canary build adds a new feature to its accessibility options. Edge can now generate text descriptions automatically for images that have no ALT attributes and other text information.
How to Check if Modern Standby is Supported in Windows 11
This post will show you how to find if Modern Standby is supported in Windows 11. Modern Standby, also known as S0 Low Power Idle, expands device's capabilities to remain connected to networks when in a low power mode.
DirectX 12: Microsoft improves video encoding with a new API
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