This post details multiple ways to open Recycle Bin icon in Windows 11, even if you delete its icon from the Desktop. By default, Windows 11 has a Recycle Bin icon on the desktop, providing users with easy and convenient access to the recently deleted files. Because many users prefer keeping their desktop neat and icon-free, lots of people google "How to hide the Recycle Bin icon in Windows 11."
The latest Windows 11 Preview builds enforce TPM requirements
The latest Windows 11 preview build from the Dev channel does not bring many exciting features. In fact, the only visible change (the "Sign-in Options" button in the power menu) is confusingly available in previous builds. What is more important is the fact that build 22458 flags your Windows 11 installation as incompatible if your computer or a virtual machine has no TPM 2.0 according to Windows 11 hardware requirements.
Microsoft Edge 93 is finally available on iOS
Today, Microsoft finally released a major update for its Edge browser on iOS. After prolonged testing, version 93.961.47 is rolling to all Edge Stable users on iPhone and iPad.
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22458 is out to the Dev channel
Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows 11, build 22458, to Windows Insider participants on the Dev Channel. Microsoft is currently releasing builds from the active development branch (RS_PRERELEASE) to the Dev channel. It means they no longer belong to the version of Windows 11, which will be released on October 5th.
Microsoft makes passwords optional for personal accounts
Microsoft has been pushing password-less experiences since 2015 when the company introduced Windows 10. The company offers Windows Hello as a better, more secure way to sign in into Windows, apps, and accounts. Also, Microsoft continuously tries to encourage users to opt for its Authenticator app for improved security. The main pitch is that regular passwords are insecure in the modern world and too easy to crack using various techniques. Also, many people tend to use a single password for many accounts, which further increases the risks of identity theft and data loss. Microsoft Authenticator and Windows Hello are safer, more reliable, and plain less annoying.
Microsoft ends Silverlight support on October 12, 2021
In 2007, Microsoft introduced Silverlight - a framework for developing rich web applications, similar to how Adobe Flash operates. Apart from offering Silverlight for media streaming services (Netflix used Silverlight before ditching it in favor of HTML5 in 2013), Microsoft used it as one of the development platforms for now-deceased Windows Phone. Just like the latter bit the dust in 2015, Microsoft is now ending support for Silverlight. The company announced its plans to pull the plug on Silverlight on October 12, 2021.
Vivaldi 4.2 is out with improvements for translator and QR-code generator
Vivaldi Technologies released another major update for its browser. Version 4.2 improves built-in private translator and QR-codes generator.
SMB compression in Windows 11 has got a new default behavior
As you may already know, one of new features in Windows 11 and the appropriate Server product is SMB compression. It allows an administrator, user, or application to request compression of files as they transfer over the network.
Edge Dev 95.0.1011.1 is out with a number of fixes
Microsoft today released a new build of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge 95.0.1011.1 to the Dev Channel. Traditionally, it comes with several new features and includes various fixes and improvements.
You can now stream games from the new Xbox consoles to Windows 10
Inability to stream games from a local console to a Windows 10 PC was a strange omission in the newest consoles from Microsoft. While the Xbox One generation can stream games to your computer, Microsoft launched Xbox Series X|S without that convenient feature. Still, Microsoft promised to bring local streaming to those owning the latest generation of Xbox consoles. Almost a year after the initial release, Microsoft finally delivered the promised feature.
