Category: Software

The PowerToys suite will soon get a new tool, PowerOCR. It will allow you to select any screen part,  OCR everything and put the result into the clipboard.

Looks like Microsoft isn't happy with third-party tools that replace and extend features of its very own Media Creation Tool. So it has silently made a change to servers that host Windows ISO files. The change now affects the popular Rufus tool, which can't now download Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Microsoft is adding a new tool to the set of PowerToys utilities that will allow you to measure a screen area in pixels. The user will be able to launch it with a customizable key sequence, and adjust a few more its settings like the cursor color.

OneDrive cloud storage is now 15 years old. To celebrate its presense on the market, Microsoft is rolling out a number of nice updates.

OneNote for Windows and OneNote Web have received a major feature update. Now both apps support voice dictation in more than 50 languages.

Earlier in May, enthusiasts have discovered a new "Designer" app with little to nothing information on what it does. More information has become available about this new tool.

Microsoft is testing the Xbox Game Pass family subscription, which will allow users to add other people to their subscription and give them access to the benefits of the service. Xbox Game Pass Family Preview is now available  in Colombia and Ireland. You can add up to four people to your subscription, but they must all be in the same country as you.

The new version of the winget app now supports portable applications,  better reports package versions, shows system architecture of your device, documentation and installation notes for the package, and can print out verbose logs.

A new version of WSL is now available to Insiders in all channels of Windows. The release is notable for several graphic stack improvements, includes the Linux Kernel 5.15.57.1, and more accurate time sync between Windows and Linux.

Microsoft has released a new version of PowerToys, their all-in-one toolbox for adding extra features to Windows 10 and 11. Actually, version 0.61.1 is a quick patch over version 0.61 that resolves an issue with the start menu shortcut.