On September 26, 2023, Microsoft releases Windows 11 23H2, a new version of the operating system that brings with it plenty of new features and improvements. It is notable for deeper AI integration here and there, including the new Windows Copilot assistant. For the first time in its history, Windows natively supports RAR and 7Z archives, and several other formats.
Microsoft announced new Surface models, canceled experimental devices
At today's event, Microsoft revealed new and updated devices from the Surface family. Those include Surface Hub 3, Intel N200-powered Surface Go 4, Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Laptop Go 3. Here are some details.
Microsoft Copilot is a universal solution for Bing, Edge, Microsoft 365, and Windows
Today at an event in New York, the Redmond firm announced Microsoft Copilot. In company's vision, it will become a unified digital assistant, which will be available on Windows, Microsoft 365, Edge and Bing. The implementation of the idea is just started, so Copilot will not yet be available in all Microsoft products.
Microsoft will release Windows 11 22H2 “Moment 4” on September 26
Microsoft today announced that Windows 11 version 23H2 will be released 22H2 will get a feature update, known as "Moment 4", on September 26. It will be a major update with several new features and improvements made to inbox apps and OS internals.
Windows 11 Start menu will soon group files in Recommended section
Microsoft continues to improve the Start menu in Windows 11, and this time they are going to update the Recommended section. In the near future it may start grouping files into one "Recently added" folder. A working implementation is already present in Insider builds.
An internal memo leak reveals the future of Windows
A leak of an internal memo authored by Yusuf Mehdi, reveals the future of Windows. There, he praised Panos Panay's contributions to the development of Windows and Surface. Panos, who was responsible for Surface and Windows for many years recently announced his resignation. Microsoft will continue to invest in these products, but intends to place more emphasis on AI.
Microsoft accidentally leaked 38 TB of confidential employee data
Once again, Microsoft has been thrust into the limelight following a breach of confidential data. The incident is said to have occurred as a result of an error made by a research group that was working on artificial intelligence.
Firefox 119 will add a “Not secure” label for sites opened via HTTP
On October 24, Firefox 119 will change the visual appearance for secure and insecure connections in the address bar. The prefix "https://" will no longer be visible for sites using HTTPS. But for sites using HTTP without encryption will display the prefix "http://" along with a new text note reading "Not Secure,".
WSL September 2023 update brings with it a lot of new features
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has reached version 2.0. The release comes with a good pack of new experimental features, such as auto memory reclaim, automatic disk space clean up, a new Mirrored networking mode, and much more.
A leak reveals an updated Xbox Series X device code named “Brooklin”
The FTC's antitrust case against Microsoft and Activision Blizzard has resulted in more internal documents leaking online, revealing confidential information. One leaked document is about the updated Xbox Series X console, code-named "Brooklin," which will have a cylindrical design.
