This month, Microsoft finally released the long-promised Android 11 upgrade for the original Surface Duo. Apart from updating the operating system to a newer version, the latest firmware for the first-gen Surface Duo contains several new features and improvements. Some of those features are now available on the second-gen Surface Duo, which has just received January 2022 firmware update.
Category: Windows 11
Microsoft made Android apps available in Windows 11 Release Preview
If you are a Windows 11 insiders on the Release Preview channel, then you can start testing the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA). It allows running Android apps on Windows. The new ability was announced by the Windows Insider team here. Previously, only insiders on the Dev and Beta channels could use this feature.
Next month’s Windows 11 update will add Android apps and taskbar improvements
An announcement in the Windows Experience blog revealed that the stable version of Windows 11 is getting a huge update next month. An improved taskbar, redesigned Notepad and Media Player apps, and support for Android apps as a public preview are among the upcoming changes.
Users claim Windows updates hijack settings in third-party browsers
Whenever Microsoft pushes a new cumulative update for Windows, users wonder what that update will break this time. We need to give it to Microsoft: cumulative updates nowadays are much more stable than several years ago. Stability is no longer the primary concern. However, users on Reddit accused Microsoft of messing with third-party browsers using updates for Windows 11. According to them, Microsoft now has a new way to annoy users: settings hijacking.
Windows 11 will save your apps installed in Windows 10 to restore them with ease
The latest addition to Windows 10 allows it to save your installed app list to your Microsoft Account before you upgrade to Windows 11. After installing the latter, you will be able to restore them with a couple of clicks.
Microsoft released KB5008353 and KB5009596 Previews for Windows 11 and 10
Microsoft today released two "C" updates for both Windows 11 and Windows 10. The patches are [currently] optional non-security updates. KB5008353 is for Windows 11, and in KB5009596 for Windows 10. Both updates add new features the OS.
How to fully remove a printer driver in Windows 11
This article will help you learn how to entirely remove a printer driver in Windows 11. Modern computers with Windows 11 and 10 onboard are stable and reliable devices that get the job done for more than a billion people around the globe. That is not what you can tell about printers.
Windows 11 22H2 is almost feature complete
A leak reveals a couple of dates that are "deadlines" for the Windows 11 22H2 releases. According to it, the OS should become feature-complete on February 4, 2022, and will be production ready on March 4, 2022.
Microsoft restored the ncpa.cpl command in Windows 11
One of the recent Windows 11 dev builds removed the option to open the legacy "Network Connection" UI found in Control Panel. Instead of launching the classic UI, the ncpa.cpl command was redirecting users to the modern Settings app and its "Network & Internet" section. In a somewhat unexpected move, Microsoft restored the ability to launch "Network Connection" using the ncpa.cpl command.
How to Enable Keyboard Layout Per App in Windows 11
You can make Windows 11 switch Keyboard Layout per app in Windows 11. By default, when you switch the keyboard layout, it applies globally to all open windows. If you find this inconvenient, here are two ways to change this behavior.
