Microsoft today released a new Windows 11 build to Insiders in the Dev channel. The key changes include touch keyboard theme support for other flyouts like voice input and emoji panel, the ability to colorize individual faces for "family" emoji, and a few more minor but useful improvements.
Official Windows 11 SE wallpapers now available on Microsoft Store
Microsoft recently revealed a new Windows 11 edition called Windows 11 SE, aimed at middle school students. The new edition will be preinstalled on devices such as the Surface Laptop SE and will only be available to EDU customers.
Microsoft has released Windows App SDK 1.0
Kevin Gallo, corporate vice president of Windows Developer Platform, announced the release of the Windows App SDK 1.0 (Project Reunion) on Twitter. Note that the stable version of the package was released without any additional announcements. We assume that the initial release is supposed to come along with the release of Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6.
Firefox Relay is out of beta, now publicly available
Besides offering users a non-Chromium browser, Mozilla runs several services to help people reclaim just a bit of their privacy online. One of such tools has just come out of beta. Firefox Relay is now publicly available for Firefox users with a new premium tier with additional features.
Google extended Chrome support for Windows 7 once again, now until 2023
Initially, Google planned to end Chrome support on now-deceased Windows 7 in July 2021. Later, the company changed its mind and granted the browser another six months of support. Now Google is extending Windows 7 support again. This time, by a year.
Microsoft Edge is getting Citations and Find on page feature improvements
Microsoft is actively working on improving the recently introduced Citations feature in its Edge browser. It now has its own flyout. Besides this change, you will find a few improvements to the Find on page feature. Specially, it can form "related matches" and can help you search more efficiently.
Edge now allows users to buy now and pay later
Microsoft Edge offers several native shopping-related features that let users save money by tracking coupons and discounts on various websites. Also, Edge makes the shopping experience easier with collections. Microsoft now wants to provide more convenience and flexibility when shopping, especially with the holiday season looming over the horizon.
Microsoft is ready to speed up Windows 11 rollout even more
Not so long ago, Microsoft notified users about increasing the Windows 11 rollout speed to allow more compatible computers with slightly older hardware to get the latest operating system via Windows Update. Now Microsoft is ready to offer Windows 11 to even more users.
Windows 10 on ARM will not get x64 emulation support
In December 2020, Microsoft announced x64 apps emulation support for Windows 10 on ARM devices running preview builds from the Windows Insider program. Previously, Windows 10 on ARM supported only x86 emulation, a big downer for many users looking to get an ARM-based computer with Windows 10. x64 apps support brought not only improved compatibility but significant performance uplifts as well.
How to Make Apps Full-Screen in Windows 11
In this post, we will see how to open apps in full-screen mode in Windows 11. We will see how to get this done for Store apps, web browsers, and games.
