PowerToys 0.49 is now available for download in the stable channel (the app technically remains a public preview). The update brings two new utilities and a host of various improvements for existing tools.
How to Enable Drag-n-drop Files to Taskbar in Windows 11
Here's how to enable file drag-n-drop on taskbar in Windows 11 to open files in running apps. Unfortunately, this useful feature wasn't added to Windows 11. It doesn't allow you to drag documents on the taskbar buttons of apps.
Windows 11 is now available to more compatible devices
On October 5, 2021, Microsoft launched Windows 11 and started rolling out the latest operating systems for eligible devices that meet minimum hardware requirements. Initially, Microsoft offered Windows 11 for computers with newer hardware, leaving older, yet compatible, PCs to receive the upgrade later. After three weeks of the slow initial rollout, Windows 11 managed to cut off almost 5% of the global Windows 10 market, matching the pace of Windows 10 back in 2015. Now Microsoft is ready to step on it and deliver Windows 11 to more computers with compatible hardware.
How to Uninstall Android Apps in Windows 11
Here's how to uninstall Android apps in Windows 11. For your convenience, we'll go over various methods so you can choose the one that's best for you.
WSATools – install APK files on Windows 11 with a single click
WSATools is a new tool that will install APK files on Windows 11 with a single click. Microsoft recently launched Windows Subsystem for Android on Beta versions of Windows 11, allowing Windows Insiders to test Android apps support. Officially, you can download Android apps via the Amazon App Store only (and only in the US), but there is an option to sideload APK files using Command Prompt. To make installing Android apps on Windows 11 easier, one developer is currently working on a GUI-based tool.
How to Offline Install .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 11 with DISM
This post will show you how to install .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 11 offline from an installation media with DISM. By default, Windows 11 only includes .NET Framework 4.8. However, there are still a huge number of useful apps built against the .NET framework v3.5.
Surface Duo Launcher will get Launcher updates via system updates
Surface Duo owners recently spotted a baffling change: their dual-screen devices no longer "support" Microsoft Launcher in the Google Play Store. An attempt to open the Microsoft Launcher listing in the Google Play Store on the original or second-gen Surface Duo ends with a message that says the app is not compatible with the smartphone. Also, the store prompts Microsoft Launcher Beta users to uninstall the application.
Microsoft will also remove the lock icon in the address bar in Edge
Not so long ago, Google released an update for its Chrome browser, which removed the lock icon (HTTPS indicator) in the address bar. Now Microsoft decided to adopt the change.
Windows 11 will be getting fixes from the active development branch
When Microsoft announced Windows 11 in June this year, the company promised to update its latest operating system once per year. That means it may take up to a year before changes and new features in preview versions of Windows 11 arrive in the stable channel (or even longer).
How to Enable Narrator in Windows 11
Here's how to enable Narrator in Windows 11. We will review four different methods. Narrator is one of the many built-in accessibility features in Windows 11 that make the operating system easier to use for people with limitations and disabilities.
