This article is about to show you how to disable notifications in Windows 11 to reduce distraction and take a break from the ever-going flood of various messages.
Transparent ads in Edge: learn how websites use your personal info to display ads
On the official Tech Community forums, Microsoft announced a new tool to provide users with a better understanding of how ad companies use personal data to display ads.
Edge can now warn you when you make a typo in a website address
A simple typo in a website address can cause a lot of trouble. Malicious actors often utilize common mistakes in addresses to redirect users to legit-looking websites and infect computers with malware, steal personal data, or show ads. For that reason, many popular companies buy related domain names to prevent typo-related fraud.
Microsoft Edge can now create automatic image descriptions for screen readers
Microsoft is constantly improving the Edge browser in a variety of areas. Today's Canary build adds a new feature to its accessibility options. Edge can now generate text descriptions automatically for images that have no ALT attributes and other text information.
How to Check if Modern Standby is Supported in Windows 11
This post will show you how to find if Modern Standby is supported in Windows 11. Modern Standby, also known as S0 Low Power Idle, expands device's capabilities to remain connected to networks when in a low power mode.
Microsoft will soon fix the bug that slows down SSDs in Windows 11
Numerous users on Reddit and Feedback Hub have been complaining about significantly reduced drive speeds in Windows 11 compared to Windows 10. The bug mostly affects systems with NVMe SSDs, but it turned out that computers with other storage types can also get hit by the problem.
Surface Pro 7 Plus gets new Surface Pen features in the latest firmware
At the beginning of this year, Microsoft announced Surface Pro 7 Plus—a business-oriented Surface Pro 7 with the latest processors from Intel. The newest update for Surface Pro 7 Plus equips the device with several new features and noticeable improvements.
Edge now explains in detail what companies track you on the Internet
Microsoft is working on improving built-in privacy tools in the Edge browser to provide users with a clearer explanation of how various companies track people on the Internet. The latest update for Edge Canary has brought a redesigned section with the list of blocked and allowed trackers.
Google is officially bringing Android games to Windows 10 and 11
During The Game Awards show, Google made a truly surprising announcement: Google Play Games are officially coming soon to Windows 11 and Windows 10. The ad giant wants to bring Android games to Windows computers somewhere in 2022.
DirectX 12: Microsoft improves video encoding with a new API
Microsoft has announced a video encoding API designed to efficiently encode video in H264 and HEVC codecs using a GPU in accordance with DirectX 12 standards. The API is built into Windows 11 and is already available to developers in the DirectX 12 Agility SDK (1.700.10 preview or newer).
