Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows 11 version 22H2 22621.457(KB5016695) to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel. The update brings with it many bug fixes and a few minor improvements.
Here’s how you can enable RSS reader in Google Chrome
Google is testing the "Follow site" feature, which is a basic RSS reader, in Chrome on desktop since the beginning of August. It places boxes with article headlines on the new tab page, so you can see site updates at a glance. Here's how to enable it.
Outlook on iOS and Android now shows native ads
Microsoft has started showing native ads for free Outlook users, i.e. for those who do not have a subscription. The ads appear in email folders and look like a regular message with a tiny "ad" badge at the top right corner. The only folder that doesn't show ads is the "Focused inbox".
Mozilla adds image text recognition to Firefox
Mozilla Firefox will soon be able to extract text from images. The optical text recognition feature will allow you to extract text from images posted on a web page and place the recognized text to the clipboard or read it using a speech synthesizer.
KB5015878 breaks audio on Windows 10, here’s a workaround
Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Windows 10 introduced in the patch KB5015878. It causes some devices to not have audio, completely or on certain ports and in certain apps. The issue often appears on devices with the "audio enhancements" feature disabled in the driver software.
Windows 11 2022 Update could become the marketing name of version 22H2
This fall, Microsoft is releasing a successor to the original Windows 11 version. The release is known for long as "version 22H2". Now, an updated "Get Started" app reveals what can become the marketing name of the upcoming release.
Microsoft Edge 104 stable brings more apps to the sidebar, adds new policies
Microsoft has released Edge 104.0.1293.63 to the stable channel of the app. It adds several new icons to the sidebar so more apps will be accessible with one click. Also, there are a few new policies and fixed vulnerabilities.
Installing KB5012170 causes BitLocker issues on Windows 11
Microsoft has confirmed a BitLocker bug that was introduced in KB5012170. After installing this patch the device goes to the BitLocker recovery where it asks to provide recovery keys.
This is the canceled Windows 8 Startup Sound
Jensen Harris is a former Microsoft employee who worked for the company for 15 years and led teams that built products like Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Surface, and more. Earlier he was talking about the missing startup sound in Windows 8 which was disabled at his initiative. Now he shares the sound prepared for Windows 8, along with a secret startup sound for the original Microsoft Surface. The latter didn't see the light before.
Windows Subsystem for Android is coming to Insiders in Japan
Microsoft expands availability of Windows Subsystem for Android to Insiders in Japan. The company follows its plan to gradually make Android app support to several more markets. So Japan is the first one to get it.
