Microsoft has announced the release of the Xbox May Firmware Update. It is available for both the Xbox Series X and S and the entire Xbox One family. This update adds support for Quality of Service (QoS) traffic priorities. It will keep the network running efficiently under the load.
Category: Software
PowerToys 0.58 is here with ARM64 and core improvements
Microsoft just released a new stable version of PowerToys 0.58. It is focused on improving ARM64 compatibility, where it now runs natively. The legacy WebBrowser component is now ditched for the modern WebView 2. PowerToys is now built exclusively with .NET framework 6, and its Settings are now using WinUI 3.
Microsoft Teams desktop app may be coming to the Microsoft Store in May 2022
The Microsoft Teams desktop app could be available in the Microsoft Store as early as May 2022. This follows from the updated roadmap for Microsoft 365. As it is not an exact schedule, it can be adjusted back and forth. So there is a chance to see it in the Store even earlier.
Microsoft Journal has updated with the Windows 11-like design
Microsoft has announced that the Journal app is no longer the Microsoft Garage project. It become an officially supported app. The company released a new version Journal that features an updated look that matches the Windows 11 style of the UI.
PowerToys Peek will show a quick image preview with a keystroke
The PowerToys team is working on a new tool for the app suite. Called "PowerToys Peek", it adds a new option to File Explorer. When you press a hotkey (Shift + Space by default) on the selected image, it opens a frameless window with the image preview. This works independently from your current file associations and doesn't change them.
Microsoft Update Catalog now serves downloads via HTTPS
Microsoft has updated its Update Catalog to offer its download packages via HTTPS. The website is popular among advanced users and system administrators. They often download the packages to install them manually, deploy them, or integration into a Windows image.
Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block for VirtualBox users
If you are a VirtualBox user, you may already be aware that the popular virtualization software wasn't fully compatible with the latest Windows version for long. This has finally resolved. Microsoft has removed Windows 11 upgrade block.
March 2022 Xbox update is available with Share button remapping and Pin to Quick Resume
Microsoft today released a software update for the Xbox platform. You can now pin up to two games in Quick Resume and use a new audio setup wizard. There is also a new firmware for Xbox Wireless controllers that allows to remap the Share button.
PowerToys Run to receive a new Time and Date plugin and Window Walker improvements
Just today Microsoft updated its PowerToys utilities to version 0.56.2. While it is a minor release with bugfixes, more to come. PowerToys Run is getting a new Time and Date plugin and an option to close windows from Window Walker.
Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Apple are improving their browser compliance with web standards
The major browser vendors are trying to make Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox render their pages in the same way, plus to improve modern web standards support. For that purpose, they introduce a new Interop 2022 benchmark.
