Adobe today announced that one of its most popular products, Photoshop, will now run natively on Windows 10 on ARM and available as a stable software without the BETA tag. Photoshop now runs natively on 64-bit Windows 10 ARM Devices.
Category: Software
Immersive Reader is now available in PowerPoint and OneDrive
Microsoft announced Immersive Reader for PowerPoint for the web, OneDrive, and SharePoint Pages. Previously, Immersive Reader was available in Microsoft Edge and some Office apps. Now, users can access this great learning tool in other services from Microsoft as well.
Winget Windows Package Manager now supports the import command in preview
Winget, a console package manager for Windows 10, has finally received the option to import the app list. The feature has landed in the preview version 0.2.10771, along with the support for validating the new v1.0 manifests.
Thunderbird 78.9.0 fixes five security issues and resolves a few bugs
The Thunderbird email app received a new stable version 78.9.0. It comes with bug fixes, and also includes patches for five security issues with high and moderate severity.
Compat2021 is a joint initiative by Google and Microsoft to improve the Internet
Microsoft joins forces with Google, Igalia, and the web community in committing resources to a cross-browser effort called #Compat2021. The goal of this movement is to improve compatibility for different web browsers. The companies will work on improvements in five major areas.
Microsoft Store for Xbox finally shows a list of supported languages
Microsoft haven't yet done with new features for Xbox this month. After releasing the March firmware update for Xbox One and Xbox Series, the company announced a major improvement to Microsoft Store on consoles. Now, users can check a list of supported languages for different games in the Microsoft Store for Xbox and the Xbox Game Pass app.
Thunderbird 78.8.1 is out with a few fixes
The Thunderbird email app is updated to version 78.8.1. This is a maintenance release that comes with general improvements and bugfixes. It doesn't include security fixes.
WSL Hello sudo brings Windows Hello authentication to Linux on WSL
Although Microsoft is improving Windows Subsystem for Linux with almost every major Windows 10 update, some features are still not available in WSL. For example, users cannot utilize any biometric authentication inside Linux distros. This is where third-party developers step in. Takaya Saeki, a developer from Japan, came up with a nifty tool that enables Windows Hello biometric authentication to Linux running in WSL.
Visual Studio Code 1.54 is out with native Apple Silicon CPU support
Microsoft has released a new Visual Studio Code version 1.54. February update is available with several improvements for those using this excellent free code editor from Microsoft.
PowerToys 0.33.1 Stable is out along with a new welcome screen
Microsoft has released a new stable version of PowerToys. There is a ton of interesting improvements and fixes in this release. However, the Video Conference Mute Tool is postponed again. It is expected to come to the stable branch after brief testing in the experimental version 0.34. Now, let's look at the highlights in version 0.33.1.
