The Surface Duo device is yet another attempt by Microsoft to enter the smartphone market. Surface Duo is the dual-screen, foldable Android device. The device is running a customized Android 10 version with its own Duo UI shell.
Windows 10 version 20H2 is near its release
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10, version 20H2, is ready for commercial validation. It is a one of the last steps for the company before it will push it to the stable branch.
Windows 10 Build 20197 is out to the Dev channel
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Build 20197 to Insiders in the Dev channel. The release officially introduces the modern Disk management that we have seen as a work-in-progress earlier, and a number of fixes and general improvements.
Microsoft Edge has received a new download UI
Starting in Microsoft Edge 86.0.613.0, which is the latest Canary build of this writing, the browser has got a new download file popup dialog. It adds extra options 'Save as', 'Save', 'Open', so you can directly choose the desired action.
Cumulative Update Previews for Windows 10, August 20, 2020
Microsoft has released optional cumulative updates for Windows 10 version 1809, 1903, and 1909. The updates have a 'Preview' tag, and are available to 'seekers', i.e. only the users who click the Check for updates button manually will see these 'Preview' updates. Otherwise they won't be installed automatically. Here are the changes.
WSL 2 is officially ported to Windows 10 version 1909 and 1903
WSL 2, the next-get implementation of the Linux layer for Windows 10, was exclusively available to Windows version 2004. In order to make it available for more Windows 10 users, Microsoft has made it available for two previous releases of the OS.
The Surface Duo’s camera app and features revealed
Microsoft has revealed the Surface Duo's camera app and it features. Not much is known about it, but in a private Q&A livestream held by the Microsoft Store, Microsoft has shared some details about what we can expect from the device's camera.
Microsoft Edge now allows sorting Collections by date and name
With Edge Canary 86.0.614.0, Microsoft has updated the Collections feature. Now it is possible to sort your collections by the date created and by name.
Microsoft deprecates the DisableAntiSpyware option to disable Defender
Microsoft is on a way to deprecate a Registry option that disables Microsoft Defender's antivirus engine. The company will continue to provide the Group Policy and the corresponding Registry tweak for that Policy, but the client option will be ignored in Home and Pro editions of the OS.
Microsoft Edge receives ‘Insert as link’ for copied URLs
The team behind the Edge browser has announced a new feature that extends the paste functionality of the browser. For copied URLs it offers the new Link format, an easily readable URL that also preserves the details of the URL.
