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The Redmond software giant pushed out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22518 to the Dev Channel with the following new features:
Here's how you can disable notifications on the lock screen in Windows 11. Some users find notifications on the lock screen in Windows 11 annoying, distracting, or just unnecessary. If you do not need Windows to show you alarms, reminders, messages, and other notifications on the lock screen, here is how to disable them.
On the official Tech Community Forums, Microsoft announced a bunch of new features and quality-of-life improvements for Excel for Web. Users can now open huge spreadsheets, work with password-protected files, and edit legacy art objects. Here is what is new.
Apart from some controversial changes, most users, so far, have had a positive experience with Windows 11. The operating system is snappy, stable, and often works better than Windows 10. Still, there are thousands of various PC configurations, which means things sometimes get out of hand. Apparently, Windows 11 cripples performance of some NVMe SSD drives.
Microsoft rolls out the redesigned Notepad for Windows 11 to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. As you could already guess, the app has touches of Fluent Design and fits perfectly into the design of Windows 11. Currently, the new Notepad app is only available to members of the Windows Insider program on the Dev channel. It requires at least Windows 11 build 22468.
Microsoft Office, probably one of the most pirated pieces of software, steadily increases the number of its users year over year. Relatively affordable and flexible prices paired with a steady flow of new features attract new consumers and keep existing ones on the hook. It appears that Microsoft now tries additional tricks to lure even more people to the Microsoft 365 subscription.
Yesterday, Mozilla made available a new Firefox version to stable version users. Firefox 95 is a minor release with mostly security and privacy improvements. Here are the key changes in this release.
Recently released Edge Chromium for Xbox consoles (the browser is available on the Xbox One and Xbox Series console family) is getting one neat feature that allows you to set any picture as the dashboard background. Eden Marie, Xbox Engineering Lead, announced the capability in her Twitter account.
After bringing a photo editor to OneDrive for Web, Microsoft announced another major release for OneDrive users. Those with ARM-based Windows PCs or Macs with Apple Silicon can download a native OneDrive client currently available in public preview for Windows and macOS. Microsoft announced the new OneDrive client for ARM computers on the official Microsoft OneDrive blog.
Microsoft has added a new text note to the game pages in the Xbox app for Windows. Thanks to that addition, players will be able to learn how well a game will perform on their devices. So, you will see at a glance how smooth will be the gameplay.
