The unofficial Amperage project from the famous Windows enthusiast and developer @thebookisclosed allows launching the Recall feature of Windows 11 on older -officially not supported - devices. The trick works starting in Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.712, and currently requires PCs with chips based on ARM64 architecture (Qualcomm Snapdragon, Microsoft SQ or Ampere). The project's source code is written in C# and published on GitHub.
Category: Software
Phone Link for Android gets Auto-generated Suggested Replies for SMS
Windows Insiders in all channels are getting a new version of the Phone Link app. Starting with build 1.24051.98 and higher, it will offer the user a new feature - Suggested Replies. The app will provide AI-generated answers that you can easily pick without typing.
Microsoft is working on a WSL Settings GUI application
Microsoft has announced the creation of a graphical configurator for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), a layer for running Linux applications on Windows. The app is called WSL Settings GUI, and it will simplify the configuration of WSL to your needs. Specially, it allow you to manage and view various WSL parameters without the need to manually edit the ".wslconfig" file.
Microsoft Phone Link now supports OCR for your Android images
The new version of Microsoft Phone Link will allow users to select and copy text from images synced with Android smartphones. The feature has already appeared in Release Preview Insider builds and will soon be available to everyone.
Microsoft will end support for VBScript in the second half of 2024
Microsoft announced that it is ending support for the VBScript scripting language. The company will begin phasing it out in the second half of 2024.
PowerToys 0.81 include a new AI-powered Advanced Paste feature
The new update of the PowerToys utility for Windows (version 0.81) introduced the Advanced Paste function, which allows you to quickly convert the contents of the clipboard using artificial intelligence. For example, developers will be able to copy source code in one language and paste it at the desired location in another language.
Microsoft recommends WinUI 3 and WPF for building Windows apps
Starting today, Microsoft is holding its Build 2024 event. The company is revealing a lot of information about devices and future of Windows and related development. On the first day of the event, the Redmond software giant claimed that it now recommends the Windows App SDK (along with WinUI 3) and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) for building UI apps for Windows.
Update pre-download feature is coming to Xbox consoles to save your time
Microsoft is testing a new Xbox software update that will allow pre-downloading game updates. It will happen in advance, sometimes several days before their official release.
Snipping Tool now has integration with Bing Visual Search
The latest version of Windows 11's Snipping Tool comes a hidden integration with Microsoft Bing. Starting with version 11.2404.37.0, there is now a "Visual Search with Bing" option in the context menu.
Microsoft will launch the Xbox mobile games store in July 2024
The Xbox mobile game store will begin operating in July of this year, Xbox President Sarah Bond said at the Bloomberg Technology Summit event. Instead of creating an app, the company is working on a web version of the store. It will be available on all platforms, regardless of the current policies of Apple and Google. The dedicated apps have the lower priority for Microsoft.
