After killing Reading List in the Edge Legacy (Microsoft stopped supporting the browser in March 2021), Microsoft puts a lot of effort into improving the Collections feature. Collections allow you to store various web pages, notes, images, pins from Pinterest, and other content in customizable sets, which you can also export to other apps.
Author: Taras Buria
Taras is here to cover stories about Microsoft and everything around, although sometimes he prefers Apple.
Chrome now can generate QR-codes for selected links
Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome have a built-in QR code generator that lets you share a page with a single click using a QR code. Google is working on improving that feature by allowing users to generate QR codes for any link on a web page.
How to Enable or Disable Wi-Fi in Windows 11
Windows 11 lets you enable or disable Wi-Fi using various methods and options. In this article, we will review most of them.
Rufus can now create Windows 11 installation media without security requirements
If you want to install Windows 11 on a computer with unsupported hardware, there is now one more tool to make that process easier. Rufus, a neat third-party utility to create bootable USB drives in Windows, received an update to version 3.16 Beta 2. The main highlight of the update is the ability to make a Windows 11 installation media without Microsoft's security requirements.
How to Enable Checkboxes in File Explorer in Windows 11
You can enable checkboxes for files and folders in File Explorer in Windows 11 for a more convenient item selection on computers with touchscreens or devices with a regular mouse or trackpad. The procedure is similar to how you turn on checkboxes in File Explorer in Windows 10, with several differences in the UI.
Microsoft has fixed Pen issues in the Edge browser
Earlier this month, Microsoft Edge users started reporting issues using digital pens (styluses like Surface Pen or similar) in the browser. The official Microsoft Edge Dev account confirmed the problem and notified users that the necessary patches are already available in the Canary and Beta channels. A few days later, Microsoft started rolling out the bug fix for all users in the stable channel.
Updating to Windows 11 might break your Brother printer
In today's episode of "Why you should not update to Windows 11 yet" and "Everyone hates printers," we have printing issues, specifically with printers from Brother. According to the official documentation from the popular printer manufacturer, users might encounter severe problems with their printers after upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 11.
Microsoft Translator is now available in 100 languages
Today, on its official blog, Microsoft announced reaching a major milestone for its translation service: Microsoft Translator is now available in 100 languages, helping more than 5.66 billion people communicate without the language barrier.
Microsoft now shows Windows 11 upgrade offer right in Windows 10 setup
Windows 11 is now available for users, and Microsoft wants as many people to know about its latest operating system as possible. To let you know that your device supports (or does not) Windows 11, Microsoft uses a dedicated banner in Windows Update. Also, the company now tries to convince users to upgrade to Windows 11 during the Windows 10 setup experience or OOBE (out-of-box experience). Users on Reddit report spotting the offer when setting up their Windows 10 computers after reset or clean installation.
Windows 11 is not compatible with apps using non-ASCII characters in the registry
On October 5, 2021, when Microsoft launched Windows 11, the company also published a list of known issues in the new operating system. Customers affected by those bugs are not receiving Windows 11 via Windows Update unless they apply a workaround or receive a fix. Initially, the list of known issues in Windows 11 contained a bug related to the Cốc Cốc browser. Now Microsoft updated it with more information about the underlying problem.
