Category: Windows Latest

Microsoft Store could soon run faster on Windows 11, gets Library and Downloads section

Microsoft Store is one of the apps that could greatly benefit from Windows 11’s proposed performance boost for modern apps.[...]

Windows 11 Start menu’s Microsoft 365 account manager is finally less annoying

Similar to how an Android phone or an iPhone pushes you to use a Google or Apple account, respectively, Windows[...]

Windows 11 KB5043076 could make PCs faster, but watch out for these issues

Windows 11 KB5043076 is a pretty nice release. It comes with AMD Branch Prediction Optimization, which was rolled out last[...]

Dev pitches “settings scheduler” for Windows 11 PowerToys and it’s really useful

PowerToys for Windows 11 could soon make it easier to automate the settings scheduling, such as turning Wi-Fi on or[...]

Microsoft Edge update could redesign Settings to rival Google Chrome

Microsoft Edge browser has numerous settings and customization options, but that’s becoming an issue. Even Microsoft realized that the Settings[...]

Microsoft promises “incredible performance boost” for modern Windows 11 apps

Microsoft claims that Windows App SDK-based apps can now run significantly faster on Windows 11. Early tests show up to[...]

Microsoft will turn off ActiveX controls in Office 2024 for Windows 11 and Windows 10

It’s been three years since Microsoft released a new version of Office. With Office 2024, the company will implement a[...]

Original Windows Media Player is losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7, 8

September 2024 marks the end of another old Windows feature. Microsoft is retiring the Legacy DRM services, which include WMDRM[...]

Microsoft’s PowerToys for Windows 11 could integrate Sysinternals Zoom tool

There’s nothing to hate about PowerToys. It packs all the useful tools that Windows doesn’t include by default. Indeed, some[...]

Windows 11 24H2 updates might fail due to “Operation is not supported” after KB5043080

Windows 11 24H2 comes with a new feature called “Checkpoint cumulative updates”, which reduces the size of monthly updates. Starting[...]