Alongside a new preview build of Windows 11, Microsoft announced a significant update to Windows 11 minimum hardware requirements. The company has been blocking old Windows 10 PCs from downloading preview Windows 11 builds, allowing the new system to run only on devices with Intel 8th / AMD Ryzen 2nd gen CPUs and up. Following users' discontent with hardware requirements and evaluating data from early testers, Microsoft decided to backtrack some of the compatibility rules. Now, any Windows 10-compatible PC can run Windows 11 without significant limitations.
Windows 11 Build 22000.168 is out to the Dev and Beta channels
Microsoft today updated the Dev and Beta channels with a new build. Insiders are getting Windows 11 Build 22000.168 that comes with a few new features, like Microsoft 365 Widget. Traditionally, there is a huge list of fixes in this release.
Geekbench 5 benchmark revealed Surface Duo 2 with Snapdragon 888 SoC
Microsoft is on the way to announce the next generation of its foldable Surface Duo smartphone. So it is not surprising to see the device in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. Test results confirm rumors that the Surface Duo 2 will receive a Snapdragon 888 processor and 8GB of RAM. For comparison, the first generation was powered by a Snapdragon 855 chip and 6GB of RAM.
Chrome is getting a What’s New page
With Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge switching from a six to four-week release schedule later next month, users might find it a bit challenging to track all the new features and changes. Of course, those reading Winaero.com always know what is new in every update of every mainstream browser. Unfortunately, not every Google Chrome user reads Winaero.com, so Google plans to add a "What's New" page to its browser. It will let people know, well, what is new in the latest version of Google Chrome.
ASUS BIOS updates add Windows 11 support to officially unsupported hardware
Microsoft is yet to announce the official release date for Windows 11, but developers are already shipping public versions of their apps and drivers with Windows 11 support. Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD have already released Windows 11-optimized GPU drivers (Intel has also shipped Bluetooth and Wi-Fi drivers), and now motherboard manufacturers ship new "Windows 11-ready" firmware.
Microsoft brings Super-Duper Secure mode to Edge for macOS
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft introduced a new, somewhat quirky-named mode for its browser. Dubbed "Super-Duper Secure mode," it intends to improve security in the Chromium-based browser from Microsoft by disabling JIT in the V8 JavaScript engine and applying other security measures.
Firefox 92 to block downloads over an insecure connection
Mozilla plans to launch Firefox 92 during the first week of September 2021. One of the changes in the upcoming release is additional download protections. Firefox 92 will follow Google's recent improvements that make sure a browser warns users about potentially unsafe downloads over an insecure connection.
Windows 11 Open Extended Context Menu in File Explorer
You may be curious how to open the extended context menu in File Explorer in Windows 11. Due to changes made to the user interface of the app, some folks having issues opening it. Here are the simple steps to open the extended right-click menu on Windows 11.
Microsoft offers a fix for the PSFX_E_MATCHING_BINARY_MISSING error when installing updates
After installing KB5003214 and KB5003690, released on May 25, 2021 and June 21, 2021 respectively, users started facing a bug in Windows 10. When installing updates, Windows 10 shows a PSFX_E_MATCHING_BINARY_MISSING error message. The affected versions of the OS include 2004, 20H2 and 21H1, which share the same code base.
Microsoft brings back overlay scroll bars to Edge Canary
Microsoft has restored overlay scroll bars in Edge, so today we will learn how to enable this feature. One of the main downsides of the build-in dark theme in Microsoft Edge is scrollbars. No matter which mode you use, they are always bright white and take quite a lot of space on the screen. Months ago, Microsoft tried to solve that problem with redesigned scroll bars, but the company had to remove corresponding flags from Edge. Microsoft Edge users will be glad to learn that developers are bringing overlay scroll bars back to the Edge browser.
