Category: Software

Just a few days after version 0.51, Microsoft releases PowerToys 0.51.1. The update comes with two fixes app users may already waiting for.

Microsoft has announced the launch of Microsoft Teams Essentials, which is specifically designed for small and medium businesses. This product expands slightly on the free version of Microsoft Teams for enterprises, which is useful if your organization doesn't need the functionality of a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Microsoft today released a new version of its PowerToys app suite. It is notable for a new option that highlights the mouse cursor when you click. This feature is a presentation mode helper. The related "Find my mouse" tool has also received a few more settings. Besides, there are fixes and improvements to other tools.

If you use both PowerToys and Windows Terminal, here is some good news. The PowerToys Run tool, which is a powerful app launcher and search, now supports Windows Terminal profiles, so you can launch the latter directly with the desired profile!

AV-TEST, a German research laboratory, has published a new report on testing antivirus software for home users of Windows 10. The study involved 21 products, including Microsoft Defender. The products were evaluated in three categories, security, performance, and usability.

Winamp is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and legendary pieces of software. For more than two decades, this llama's ass-whipping app was the default music player for millions of Windows users. Even in a world where everyone uses Apple Music, Spotify, and other streaming services, many die-hard fans continue using Winamp despite the fact that the latest version is almost eight years old (developers released version 5.666 in 2013). Winamp simply refuses to die. Moreover, it is about to receive a new life.

Microsoft is releasing a new version of the Your Phone app with a redesigned design focused on notifications. As you could expect, the app follows the Fluent Design style and fits the look of Windows 11.

Besides offering users a non-Chromium browser, Mozilla runs several services to help people reclaim just a bit of their privacy online. One of such tools has just come out of beta. Firefox Relay is now publicly available for Firefox users with a new premium tier with additional features.

Last month, Microsoft released Windows Subsystem for Linux to the Microsoft Store, providing users with a more convenient way to install the subsystem. Previously, to install Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows, users had to use the not-so-easy to find the "Turn Windows Features on or off" window or the winget package manager in Windows Terminal. Now you can install WSL with a single click in the Microsoft Store. The latest update for the subsystem brings a new icon and Linux kernel.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Xbox brand, Microsoft has added 76 games from the Xbox 360 and the first Xbox generation to its backward-compatible game program for the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. This way, you will be able to replay many of the iconic games created over the past two decades.