Microsoft has introduced a new feature called Microsoft Edge Game Assist, which lets you display a full Edge browser window in the Game Bar overlay in Windows 11. With Game Assist, you can find game guides, access services like Discord or Spotify, and watch videos while you play. The browser window can be pinned on top of a game, just like any other Game Bar widget.
Microsoft finally offers Recall with Click to Do on Copilot+ PCs in the Dev channel
Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.2415 (KB5046723) to the Dev Channel with several Copilot improvements and new capabilities. Also, Insiders who own Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs can try out Recall (Preview) with Click to Do (Preview).
Windows 11 Build 22635.4515 (Beta) adds a resume OneDrive files feature
Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 22635.4515 to Insiders on the Beta channel. One of its new features is "Resume". It allows you to continue with a document you were recently editing on your smartphone in OneDrive. The PC will show a notification that allows working with that file with one click.
Microsoft is bringing Hotpatching to Windows 11 Enterprise and 365
Hotpatching, the technology that allows installing Windows updates without a reboot, has come to Enterprise editions of the operating system. Windows 11 version 24H2 is the first version to have this improvement. Security hotpatches are now available as a preview for Windows 11 Enterprise (version 24H2) and Windows 365.
You can now try AI Shell, Microsoft’s new tool to interact with AI from console
Microsoft introduces AI Shell, a console tool designed to integrate artificial intelligence capabilities directly into the command prompt. The software has entered public testing. It allows you to interact with various large language models and AI agents in a conversation mode, simplifying and automating tasks.
Windows 11 Build 27754 (Canary) features Windows Hello and Start menu improvements
Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 27754 to Insiders in the Canary channel. Here are the key changes.
How to Enable Link Preview in Google Chrome
You can enable the currently hidden Link Preview feature in the Chrome browser. It will allow you to check out where a link points without clicking it and opening it. Instead, Chrome will show you a pop-up window with the target website preview thumbnail.
Microsoft’s Windows Resiliency Initiative against incidents like CrowdStrike
Microsoft has announced a new initiative called the Windows Resiliency Initiative, which is designed to improve the security and stability of the Windows operating system after the CrowdStrike incident in July that affected millions of devices. The initiative includes a number of key changes that will make it easier to recover from similar outages.
Microsoft unveils Windows 365 Link, a cloud PC that runs Windows “NXT”
At the Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft unveiled a mini PC called Windows 365 Link that runs a new OS - Windows NXT. It is the world's first computer designed exclusively for work from the cloud. It is noted that the device starts up in a matter of seconds and instantly wakes up from sleep mode, which allows you to quickly get back to work.
Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon be able to run AI models locally
Microsoft has announced that Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon be able to use the NPU on Copilot+ devices to run AI models locally. This innovation will be highly beneficial, allowing users to work with AI without needing an active Internet connection. For instance, Copilot will be able to assist with writing documents in Word and Outlook even when offline.
