Telegram will be launching Stories soon, following requests from users. The Stories feature will offer privacy options, a compact user interface, flexibility, captions, dual camera support, and optional ephemerality. Users will also be able to save their stories to their profile pages, which will make profiles more informative and colorful.
In addition to a bunch of existing add-ons, Microsoft Edge is getting a photo viewer
Microsoft Edge is getting more and more features that you would not expect to see in a web browser. The latest addition is an integrated photo viewer. It includes an thumbnail strip that exposes all images in a folder, and the ability to open image in a dedicated window.
How about ChatGPT on Windows 3.11? WinGPT is here for that!
You may remember JavaGPT, a project that allowed you to use the ChatGPT bot on older Windows versions with Java support, such as Windows 98. But here's something really special. If you still own a 386 PC with Windows 3.1, WinGPT brings the bot access to your fingertips.
Dev Home is becoming an inbox app in Windows 11
Looks like Microsoft decided to make the new Dev Home app available in Windows 11 out-of-the-box. Microsoft is going to bundle it with the OS. However, in the latest Dev channel build the company ships a stub package instead of the full app. It will install on demand once you click its shortcut in the Start menu.
Microsoft Edge is getting a dark theme refresh
Microsoft is changing the appearance of the dark theme in the Edge browser. The company is shifting to pure black colors for the tab row and toolbars, in addition to the dark gray tone Edge currently sports.
Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3154 is available in Release Preview
In addition to Beta and Dev channel updates for Windows 11, Microsoft has also released Windows 10 Build 19045.3154 (22H2) to insiders in the Release Preview channel. The KB5027293 update improves support for GB18030-2022 in several Simplified Chinese fonts, Microsoft Defender endpoint improvements, and many miscellaneous fixes. After installing it you will be running Windows 10 version 22H2, Build 19045.3154.
KB5027311 ships Windows 11 Builds 22621.1906 and 22631.1906 to the Beta channel
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1906 and Build 22631.1906 (KB5027311) are now available in the Beta channel. Build 22631.1906 ships several new features for trying, while its counterpart has them hidden.
Windows 11 Build 23486 (Dev) reverts the controversial Folder Options removals
Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23486 to the Dev Channel. The company has restored Folder Options removed in a previous build. Besides, there are Passwordless authentication improvements, Dynamic Lighting, and Settings app changes and improvements. Finally, Emoji 15 is now available to everyone.
Microsoft has updated the list of supported processors for Windows 11
The company has added dozen processors from AMD, Qualcomm and Intel. Surprisingly, one of the models has been removed from the list.
A bug in Windows 11 22H2 prevents users from viewing Effective Access
Windows 11 21H2, 22H2 and Server 2022 are affected by a new bug, introduced with KB5026372. It was released on May 9, 2023. After installing the patch, you will run into high CPU load after trying to view Effective Access in the Advanced Security Options of File Explorer.