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This article will help you learn how to entirely remove a printer driver in Windows 11. Modern computers with Windows 11 and 10 onboard are stable and reliable devices that get the job done for more than a billion people around the globe. That is not what you can tell about printers.
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The wait is finally over for the owners of the original Surface Duo. More than a year since the launch, the first-gen dual-screen smartphone from Microsoft received the long-promised Android 11 update. Continue reading "Android 11 is finally available for the original Surface Duo"
Microsoft announced a new intelligent feature coming soon to the Edge browser. Edge users in the Canary and Dev channels can now test the new "Text Prediction" capability. It will work in conjunction with the Microsoft Editor integration (announced in 2021) and let users type faster. Continue reading "Microsoft Edge gets smart text predictions"
One of the recent Windows 11 dev builds removed the option to open the legacy "Network Connection" UI found in Control Panel. Instead of launching the classic UI, the ncpa.cpl command was redirecting users to the modern Settings app and its "Network & Internet" section. In a somewhat unexpected move, Microsoft restored the ability to launch "Network Connection" using the ncpa.cpl command. Continue reading "Microsoft restored the ncpa.cpl command in Windows 11"
Microsoft is constantly experimenting with new features and capabilities to see what sticks to the wall and what does not. A new sidebar is the latest experiment available to some Edge Insiders in the Canary channel. Continue reading "Microsoft is testing a sidebar with various tools in Edge"
A couple of days ago, Microsoft released a new firmware update for its latest generation of the Surface Pro tablet. A fresh set of fixes and improvements is now available for LTE-based Surface Pro 8 models Microsoft released in late 2021. Here are the changes and improvements in January 2022 firmware update for Surface Pro 8 with LTE. Continue reading "Surface Pro 8 LTE received January 2022 firmware update"
Microsoft published an update to the official Windows 10 documentation, notifying users about upcoming upgrades from older Windows versions. The software giant plans to push the latest Windows 10 release (version 21H2) to users with Windows 10 20H2, which approaches the end of life.
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Microsoft plans to release Edge 100 in early March 2022. A little more than one month before the stable release, Microsoft wants to ensure that moving from a two-digit version to a three-digit one will not throw a wrench into the Internet. Continue reading "Microsoft is testing Edge 100 user-agent to ensure it does not break websites"
In October 2021, Microsoft released a preview build of Windows 11 with one notable change: a new section in the Settings app where users can view and manage subscriptions, such as Microsoft 365, Xbox Game Pass, and others. Several months since the initial announcement and slow rollout to subsets of Windows Insiders, Microsoft is ready to ship the new section to all Windows 11 users. Continue reading "Windows 11 will soon let you manage subscriptions from the Settings app"
One of the recent updates for PowerToys introduced a new set of cursor-related tools. PowerToys users can now find the lost cursor by double-pressing the Ctrl button. Also, PowerToys lets you highlight right/left mouse clicks, which comes in handy when you record or share the screen.
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