The Redmond software giant continues to kill the legacy Control Panel in Windows. This process has started in Windows 8, where Microsoft first introduced the modern PC Settings app. The latter has evolved into the Settings app in Windows 10 and 11. With each iteration, more and more classic Control Panel applets disappear, and become a page of Settings. With Build 25915 (Canary), you cannot open classic Notification Area Icons dialog.
Microsoft Reduces Xbox Game Pass Trials to 14 Days from 30 Days
Microsoft has decided to reduce the trial period for its $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass trials from 30 days to 14 days. This change comes just a few weeks before the highly anticipated release of the role-playing game Starfield from Bethesda Softworks.
Microsoft Edge will soon allow exporting history to a file
The Edge browser is getting a new feature that allows you to export its browsing history to a CSV file. The new option is directly available in both the default history flyout, and on the full view page, edge://history/all.
Bing Chat bot will soon have a mobile app and third-party browser support
The Microsoft Bing team has announced that their chatbot will soon be launched on mobile devices and will also be supported by alternative browsers.
Microsoft Store now shows “System Component” labels for inbox apps
Similar to the Start menu, the Store app now shows the "System Component" label for apps that come pre-installed with Windows, and made by Microsoft. The company is using these labels to differentiate the software that is part of the operating system from third-party apps.
Microsoft Edge for Business will out on August 17, 2023
Microsoft Edge for Business, a version for enterprise customers, will become available on August 17, 2023. It is coming along with the stable version of Microsoft Edge 116.
August 2023 Cumulative Updates for Windows 11 and 10
This Patch Tuesday brings a portion of general improvements and fixes to supported versions of Windows 11 and Windows 10. The updates are now available to Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 21H2, and for Windows 10, versions 22H2, 21H2, and 1809.
Microsoft enforces Windows 11 restrictions, dropped support for 44 CPUs
Looks like Microsoft is changing system requirements before releasing Windows 11 23H2. The company regularly updates the processor support lists for the newest OS. But this doesn't mean that the list is only being expanded. With the latest update, the Redmond firm removed 44 Intel processors from the list of supported ones at once.
Windows 11 Copilot plugins will greatly extend its capabilities
Windows 11 Build 23516, which was recently released to the Dev channel, reveals a great pack of useful plugins for Windows Copilot. With them, the integrated AI assistant will do more than showing a chat bot dialog and turning the dark theme. There are plugins for launching applications, clock and tasks, task manager, file actions, troubleshooting, opening settings and even providing feedback.
Windows 11 will soon get intensity and color boost for Color Filters
First introduced with Windows 10, the Color Filters accessibility feature is seeing some improvements in Windows 11. In addition to color mode, Windows 11 Build 25921 adds a few new options to change intensity and color boost.
