Windows PCs are incredibly powerful and flexible, and that’s true even before you install any apps. As it turns out, Windows itself is chock-full of useful features that few people actually know…
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Windows 11 Start menu moves toward Windows 10 with Categories view
If you’ve resisted moving to Windows 11 because you hate the Start menu…well, it appears that it may get slightly better. Keen-eyed code hounds digging into recent Windows betas have unearthed a…
How to use Windows 11’s camera app to take photos and videos
1. The camera app in Windows Foundry Foundry Foundry The camera app is one of the most frequently used apps on smartphones — and Windows also has a camera app. Microsoft has…
Microsoft says it’s finally getting rid of Control Panel in Windows
The Control Panel is a trusty, rusty old friend for a lot of us Windows users, going all the way back to the operating system’s original release in the 1980s. But Microsoft…
Windows Recall crawls back for round two in October
Microsoft’s seemingly forgotten Recall feature is still alive. In an update to a blog post originally authored in August, the company said that the controversial Recall feature will begin testing in October….
Microsoft’s consumer Teams dreams are fading, thankfully
Editor’s Note: Microsoft began shipping its unified Teams experience beginning on August 20, 2024. While Teams will eventually update itself to deliver the unified experience, you can also download the new Teams…
Microsoft’s PowerToys Workspaces will organize your apps, just so
Microsoft is remixing Windows Snap Layouts, its virtual desktop features, and PowerToys to create PowerToys Workspaces, which will align the apps you want in the arrangement you want, when you want. It…
Windows can finally make fatter FAT32 drives, up to 2TB in size
Yesterday, Microsoft sent out a new preview version of Windows 11 to Windows Insiders, and it holds an interesting change: the max size limit on FAT32 partitions is being bumped up to…
Sandbox, Windows Pro’s best feature, is getting even better
One of my favorite Windows features, Windows Sandbox, is finally testing some new features that I’d characterize as something like an improved airlock. I think of Windows Sandbox in the same vein…
Windows 11 finally fixes BitLocker BSODs while adding new features
Yesterday, Microsoft released the KB5041585 cumulative update for Windows 11 that brought some important changes. Unlike the KB5041580 patch for Windows 10, which basically only fixes problems, this update for Windows 11…