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.
Category: Software
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.
Xbox Cloud Gaming will soon support mouse and keyboard
Xbox Cloud Gaming, also known as Project xCloud, will soon get the long awaited mouse and keyboard support. Currently, you must have an Xbox controller connected to your Xbox console or phone games to use cloud game streams. The upcoming update will eliminate this requirement.
Microsoft released PowerToys 0.56.2
Microsoft today released PowerToys 0.56.2. The update comes a few days after version PowerToys 0.56.1, and fixes issues found in that version. It doesn't include any new feature, but includes one improvement.
Winget 1.2 is out
Microsoft's open source package manager for Windows, winget, has reached yet another milestone in its production cycle. Version 1.2 is already available on the Microsoft Store and will be updated automatically for everyone. The highlights in this release are ARM64 Support, error handling, and new settings for local manifests.
