Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 25352 to Insiders in the Canary channel. The announcement highlights a new Widget addition dialog. After a redesign it now includes a preview area where you see how a widget looks before adding it.
Google Chrome may receive Mica effect for the title bar
As follows from the activity in Chromium's Gerrit service, world's most popular web browser, Google Chrome, may soon receive the Mica-enhanced appearance of the window frame.
Microsoft will use a new unified cloud.microsoft domain for its online apps and services
Microsoft is beginning to reduce their service fragmentation by bringing authenticated, user-facing Microsoft 365 apps and services onto a single domain cloud.microsoft. Consolidating Microsoft 365's user-facing authenticated experiences onto a single domain has several benefits for customers.
The next Windows 11 LTSC releases will be available in the second half of 2024
Microsoft has announced that the next Windows 11 LTSC releases, including Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, will become available in the second half of 2024. This extended timeline should help organizations plan and prepare for the adoption of Windows 11. Further details regarding the releases will be provided closer to the availability date.
Windows 11 Build 22624.1680 (Beta) updates Widgets and app pinning
Microsoft has updated the Beta channel with two new builds. Windows 11 Build 22624.1680 includes a number of new features, and Build 22621.1680 has them disabled. You will find Widgets improvements, including three column UI and new animations, more flexible app pinning to the taskbar and setting default apps, and several fixes.
Microsoft Edge will soon allow removing features you never use
The upcoming change will allow you to disable extra features in Edge. The browser has a wide range of options such as a password manager, sidebar, and Bing integration. However, some users find certain components to be "bloat". That's because they are considered redundant and slow down the browser. Consequently, Microsoft is experimenting with the ability to remove those extra features from Edge, which can improve performance.
Windows 11’s Phone Link app now features iPhone support
Windows 11 Phone Link app now includes support for iOS, so iPhone users can finally make calls and send messages from their PC. The feature was previously limited to Android devices. Since March 2023, it has been made available to a small number of Windows 11 Insiders. But now it is available to a wider audience. The update is part of Microsoft's effort to bridge the gap between Windows and mobile devices.
Microsoft has published a report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023
The earnings report for Microsoft's third quarter of fiscal year 2023 is now available. During this period, the company generated $52.9 billion in revenue and $18.3 billion in net profit. To compare, in the same quarter of the previous year, the revenue was $49.4 billion and the net profit was $16.7 billion.
Optional preview updates for Windows 11 and 10, April 2023
Microsoft has issued its optional preview updates that contain fixes and features that will be generally available in the next Patch Tuesday. Windows 11 22H2 is receiving KB5025305, build 22621.1635, and the original version of this OS, 21H2, is getting KB5025298, build 22000.1880. Windows 10 updates include KB5025297, Build 19045.2913, for version 22H2. Here are the key changes.
Microsoft Edge reports all the sites you visit to Bing
The inbox Windows browser app, Microsoft Edge, is leaking the sites you visit to Bing. The phonecalling is part of the poorly implemented "follow creator" feature. Designed to check specific YouTube channels for new content, it instead sends all the URLs you visit to Bing API endpoints.
