Without fanfare, Mozilla closed a bug in Firefox discovered 23 years ago. This was due to the fact that passwords in GET requests were stored in the browsing history and could subsequently be stolen without much effort.
Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and 10, May 14, 2024 fix the VPN bug
Microsoft has issued a fresh batch of cumulative updates for Windows 11 and 10. For both Windows version the patches fix the annoying VPN bug. introduced in previously released updates. Due to that bug, Windows couldn't establish the connection. Now it is resolved in both Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Firefox 126 released with privacy and performance improvements
Firefox 126 is now available to users of the stable version of the browser. It finally brings the ability to copy links without site tracking parameters to the stable branch. Also, it improves performance, supports zstd compression, and adds hardware acceleration for AV1 on Macs with M3.
Firefox will protect you from tracking via URL redirect
A new feature is coming to Firefox 127, that will protect users from a specific tracking method. Some websites use a chain of links with redirect one to another to build a map of user clicks. They also can set cookies and use other extra additions to generate the full view of your online activity. Firefox will fight them.
How Enable the Ram Limiter in Microsoft Edge (Resource Controls)
In this post, we will see how to enable the Ram Limiter feature of Resource Controls in the Edge browser. It allows you to limit the amount of memory the browser can use when you gaming (or all the time). The feature has been announced officially, but is still comes to users gradually.
How to Enable the Copy button in the Share dialog on Windows 11 Build 22635.3575
Windows 11 Build 22635.3575, which is the latest Beta channel release as of today, includes a new feature: The ability to copy files in the Share dialog. However, it is a gradual roll-out, so many users don't see the change after installing the release. If you want to activate it right now, follow the instructions in this post.
Windows 11 Build 26120.470 (Dev) adds an Xbox card to the Settings Home page
Windows 11 Build 26120.470 is now available in the Dev channel with quality of life improvements and bugfixes. On the UI part, it adds a new card to the Home page of Settings. It will now reveal offers from Xbox, but it only appears if you frequently play games on your device.
Windows 11 Build 22635.3575 (Beta) allows you to copy files right from the Share dialog
Microsoft releases Windows 11 Build 22635.3575 to insiders in the Beta channel. It includes a UI change: The ability to copy files from the Share dialog. Besides, there are fixes for various components and apps.
Windows 11 Settings app is getting its own Copilot integration
A new hidden feature was recently discovered in the latest Windows 11 Insider Build 26212 for the Canary channel. The Settings app allows the user to access Copilot directly from the search box.
Microsoft will launch the Xbox mobile games store in July 2024
The Xbox mobile game store will begin operating in July of this year, Xbox President Sarah Bond said at the Bloomberg Technology Summit event. Instead of creating an app, the company is working on a web version of the store. It will be available on all platforms, regardless of the current policies of Apple and Google. The dedicated apps have the lower priority for Microsoft.
