Microsoft Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore is leaving the company after 32 years with the company. He posted a statement on Twitter, and also sent out an email to the company's employees detailing his decision. He was in his position for the past two years.
Microsoft Edge 107 brings with it an updated sidebar
Microsoft Edge 107.0.1418.24 stable is now available for all supported platforms. The release comes quickly after Chrome 107. The latter includes the ability to import and export password from a file. On Microsoft's side, the additions to the browser include a number of group policies, and an updated sidebar.
Windows 11 Receives an updated “Reset this PC” dialog with Fluent Design touches
Microsoft continues to update dialogs in the Settings app that retain the style of Windows 8 overall all these years. Following the Rename this PC box, the Reset this PC wizard has got a more stylish appearance. It now goes well with Windows 11's version of Fluent Design.
Beta channel receives Windows 11 Build 22621.875 & 22623.875
Microsoft has released new preview builds of Windows 11 (version 22H2) 22621.875 and 22623.875 (KB5018486) to the Beta channel. Build 22623.875 assumes new feature testing, and Build 22621.875 has them disabled by default.
Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider Build 25231 on the Dev channel
Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows 11 25231 to Insider program participants on the Dev channel. The main idea of this release is to make some of the new features available to more insiders, including a new tablet-optimized taskbar and language options. Traditionally, there is a good set of fixes, and a list of known issues.
Windows 10 Build 1904x.2193 optional update KB5018482 fixes Direct X and Edge
Microsoft has released a new patch for Windows 10 with various fixes, including resolved issues with Direct3D 9 games, Edge, and Windows Update. It is now available for all supported versions of the OS, and raises its version to build version 19042.2193, 19043.2193, and 19044.2193.
Google released Chrome 107, will soon drop Windows 8.1 and 7 support
Google Chrome 107 is now available in the stable branch. It's a major release that adds support for Encrypted Client Hello, hardware accelerated HEVC, a new UI for downloads, password import/export to a file, and more. Besides, Google revealed their plans regarding support two legacy Windows versions, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, in the browser.
You can now download the official Surface Laptop 5 wallpapers
The Surface Laptop 5 has received exclusive desktop wallpapers. They are actually a recolored version of the default Bloom wallpaper from Windows 11. The device will go on sale in a few days, but you can already download these wallpapers in high resolution. The Platinum and Graphite models have a purple tint in light and dark versions, while the Sage and Sandstone models will have green and orange tints, respectively.
How to Enable New Moment 2 Update Features in Windows 11 22H2
In the morning, Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 22621.755 as an optional update KB5018496. It comes with various changes (listed below), including Task Manager in the taskbar menu, OneDrive subscription management in Settings, and search improvements, and bug fixes. Besides, there are hidden features that you can activate with ViveTool. With a few commands you can enable tablet-optimized taskbar, system tray that supports icon drag-n-drop, Live Search in File Explorer, etc.
Windows Subsystem for Android will soon get Android 13, File Transfers, and more
If you like to run Android apps on Windows 11 via WSA, there is a bit of good news. Microsoft prepares several major updates to the Windows Subsystem for Android. Among the improvements, there are a platform updates to Android 13, file transfer, and picture-in-picture support.
