Earlier this month, Microsoft released Windows Package Manager (also known as winget) version 1.2.10271. The release brought new features and improvements but also disabled some experimental capabilities. Now Microsoft is back with a new preview version of winget. Windows Package Manager 1.3.432 Preview is available for Windows Insiders in the Dev channel, plus Windows Package Manager Insiders.
Opera now lets you open websites using only emojis in the address bar
Web3, crypto, NFTs, and other buzzwords are insanely popular right now, which means companies want to ride the hype train and get as much profit as they can by implementing questionable capabilities in their products. Opera, for example, recently introduced Opera Crypto Browser Project (because why not), and now the company has announced a partnership with Yat (a service that sells emoji-based domain names) to let people use emojis as website addresses. Because all cool kids use emojis, right?
Here’s Windows 11 running on Android 13 in a virtual machine
A developer, "kdrag0n", managed to get Windows 11 running on the Pixel 6 smartphone in a virtual machine. He has updated his device to the latest Android 13 developer preview OS. Sadly, this involves a lot of work, but still quite impressive.
Chrome 98.0.4758.102 fixes 11 vulnerabilities, including a 0-day one
Google Chrome 98.0.4758.102 has become available to the stable branch with several important fixes. Released on February 14, 2022, it fixes 11 security issues, inlcuding one that is actively exploited.
Chrome will let you dismiss warnings about compromised passwords
Google is working on one minor change in Chrome's password manager to make your digital life a bit easier. Chrome Canary recently received a new experimental flag that allows dismissing warnings about specific breached passwords.
Edge is getting native Outlook integration
In June 2021, Microsoft released its official Outlook extension in the Edge Add-ons Store. The add-on lets you read and create emails from a small popup available on any web page. It also supports calendars and tasks from Microsoft To Do. In October 2021, the Outlook extension arrived in the Chrome Web Store. Now Microsoft wants to integrate the project directly into its Edge browser.
How to enable developer mode in Windows 11
This article will show you how to enable developer mode in Windows 11. But before you start, we need to mention that regular users should not bother with developer mode on their computers. Windows 11 allows installing apps from any source, not just from the Microsoft Store.
Windows 11 to receive folders in the Start menu, acrylic title bars, and more
A new information sheds the light to some new features coming with Windows 11 "Sun Valley 2". Microsoft has internally made a build number jump to 250xx version for the successor of the 21H2 release with a bunch of new features.
Chrome to get a new permission manager for extensions
In future updates, Google Chrome will get an improved extensions flyout. It will let users better understand how third-party extensions from the Chrome Web Store and other sources access and modify websites.
Microsoft warns Windows 10 20H2 users about the upcoming end of support
Traditionally, Microsoft provides active support for the three most recent Windows versions. As of now, Microsoft supports Windows 11, Windows 10 21H2, 21H1, and 20H2. The latter is now on its way out, and Microsoft reminds its users that they are about to receive a forced upgrade to a more recent version.
