This year, Microsoft introduced a new set of rules for the Microsoft Store. In yet another effort to make the Microsoft Store a single trusted source of apps on Windows 10 and 11, Microsoft allowed publishing third-party browsers, stores, and unpackaged apps. Besides, developers are now free to use their own content delivery networks and payment systems without giving Microsoft a cut (the new fee policies do not apply to games).
Mozilla fixed Firefox crashes in older Windows version with AMD CPUs
On December 7, 2021, Mozilla released Firefox 95 with various improvements and optimizations. Besides, Firefox 95 arrived in the Microsoft Store, allowing Windows 10 and 11 users to get a popular alternative to mainstream Chromium without navigating to Firefox’s website
Web Capture in Microsoft Edge is now available in PDF documents
Web Capture is a neat built-in tool in the Microsoft Edge browser that allows you to take a screenshot of a webpage. Users can annotate captures, share them with other users, or add to collections.
How to Uninstall Updates in Windows 11
Here's how to uninstall updates in Windows 11. This post will show you four different methods that you can use if a recent update is causing software malfunction for your computer.
Chrome on mobile gets price tracking features
With the holidays season quickly approaching, Google wants to provide users with more shopping-related features in Chrome on mobile devices. The latest update for Chrome on Android (and soon on iOS) brings price tracking features to help you follow various items and never miss a discount.
Microsoft Edge gets improved “Send tab to self” feature
Microsoft is working on improving a feature that allows sending tabs between your devices with a single Microsoft account. The latest iteration of the “Send tab to self” feature is now available to all users in Edge Canary.
Edge now displays how much RAM sleeping tabs save
Microsoft Edge has a neat performance-improving tool that puts inactive tabs to sleep to reduce memory footprint and reallocate resources. Hovering the cursor over a sleeping tab also shows estimated performance savings.
Windows 11: Change Console to Windows Terminal or Command Prompt
Here's how to change the Windows 11 default console app to Windows Terminal or Command Prompt. The default console is a host app that opens when you launch a command line software, such as diskpart or sfc.
Control Panel in Windows 11 can no longer uninstall apps and updates
If you used to uninstall apps and updates in Windows using the classic Control Panel, there is bad news for you: Control Panel in Windows 11 can no longer delete apps and remove updates.
The latest cumulative updates for Windows 10 and 11 break EdgeDeflector
Last month, Microsoft released a regular Windows 11 preview build with all sorts of changes and fixes. Microsoft usually provides extensive changelog detailing all improvements and new capabilities in preview builds, but at that time, the company did not mention that an API change breaks a popular third-party tool for bypassing Edge-enforcing policies.