The Recommended section within the Windows 11 Start menu has always been like the drain filter for your sink, catching files and photos before they swirl away to the depths of your hard drive. Well, now Start will collect even more: websites, adding to its collection of digital detritus…
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The Windows 11 Photos app is testing a pair of key AI-powered features, continuing a surprising and welcome renaissance in Microsoft’s multimedia apps. Microsoft said Thursday that the Photos app is adding background blur, the “portrait mode” that’s become common smartphones. Even better, the OneDrive app now has smarter search capabilities for photos…
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The modern workforce is a dog-eat-dog world where you have to continually hone your skills if you want to stay ahead. With so much relentless efficiency in the workplace, it pays to learn ways to increase your own efficiency and offer more to your organization. One great way to do that is by learning Windows
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If you’re a PC user, you want to be running the latest operating system and using the best tools. So, if you haven’t upgraded to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, what are you waiting for? Right now, you can make the switch and get Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for one price…
Read moreThe integrated web search in the Windows Start menu is cool, and a lot more useful than you might think. But like just about every other part of Windows lately, it insists on keeping you in Microsoft’s playpen by forcing links to open in the Edge browser…
Read moreNothing like sharing hidden Windows features with a friend. Surface / UnsplashThere’s more to Microsoft’s operating system than meets the eye. The post 7 hidden Windows features you should be using appeared first on Popular Science…
Read moreBy default, the Camera app in Windows saves photos and videos in the folder “C: User[User name] PicturesOwn recordings.” If there is little space left on drive C: or if you simply prefer a different drive, you can change this path. Go to Settings > System >…
Read moreDue to a bug in connection with ClickOnce applications, Microsoft is now withdrawing several updates that were distributed in recent months. At the same time, the Redmond company is making a new update available that is supposed to fix the problem. Bug in ClickOnce applications ClickOnce is a Microsoft deployment technology that allows developers to
Read moreThe only constant in my life is learning how much I don’t know—but it can be a source of real delight. Take for example Windows shortcuts. So many exist that I’m still learning new ones, decades later. The latest one I just stumbled across: If you hold Ctrl while Windows Task Manager is open…
Read morePeruse the “Known issues” section of the release notes for the latest release of Windows 11 22H2, and you’ll see “Third-party UI customization apps might prevent the Start menu from opening” right at the top. Those apps might be familiar to anyone who’s turned to aftermarket tools to return some Windows 10 functionality to the
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