Build 25247 for Windows 11, according to the official changes, introduces new energy recommendations for the power settings, and the “Accounts” page will now show a warning when running out of OneDrive storage. “Suggested action” will now show a new option to search copied online with Microsoft Edge. The “Quick Settings” flyout introduces Studio Effects settings for devices with Neural Processing Unit (NPU) support. This flight also ships with an updated version of Task Manager with a new search feature and various visual changes, and more....

For example, the first screenshot shows that devices running Windows 11 that do not meet the system requirements will get a non-intrusive “System requirements not met” message when they open the Settings app on unsupported devices. The second screenshot shows that the “Time & language” settings page could soon get hero controls at the top showing the current time and a glance at the time zone and region information. While these are subtle changes, the screenshots only show a fraction of things that Microsoft is planning for future updates....

However, this isn’t your standard monthly cumulative update. Instead, it’s an update that Microsoft pushes from time to time (via WindowsLatest) to address problems that may prevent Windows Update from downloading and installing updates on your computer. According to the official page, the “update includes reliability improvements to Windows Update Service components in all editions of Windows 10, version 1507, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004, 20H2, 21H1, and Windows 11 (original release)....

The update KB5007215 bumps the version number to build 22000.318, and according to the company, it addresses rendering problems with a certain app, more specifically with apps that use GDI+ and set a zero (0) width pen object on displays with high dots per inch (DPI) or resolution, or if the app is using scaling. The update download and install automatically, but you can always force it from Settings > Windows Updates and click the Check for Updates button....

If you think about it, this is a pretty useful feature, how many times we take pictures of business cards, receipts, food recipes, etc., and then they’re just really hard to find, because we didn’t name or tag any of the photos. Now if you just remember a keyword, you’ll be able to find the card a lot quicker. SEE ALSO: Windows 8.1 Guide: SkyDrive app, a seamless integration to the cloud Another point worth mentioning is that by using SkyDrive, photos become searchable globally on all your Windows 8....

What is Windows 8.1 Preview? Let’s start by saying that this is not a new version of Windows, it’s simply an update. Windows 8.1 Preview and Windows RT 8.1 Preview bring a tremendous amount of changes and enhancements to stay more productive. The update also brings a new personalization experience, new apps, new search capability, and a totally redesigned Windows Store. Who can install Windows 8.1 Preview? Simple answer: anyone....

The software maker wants to make sure that laptops and mobile devices aren’t just eating your battery, and desktop and computer servers do not waste as much power as they do now. Microsoft is working hard to make Windows 8 energy efficient “Very small changes done well in Windows can result in a very large positive environmental impact because of our scale.” Said Pat Stemen, a program manager on the Kernel team, said in a blog post on Tuesday....

If there is one thing about Windows is that it allows you to customize almost anything and, like in previous versions, Windows 8 also allows you to adjust the font styling on specific items without changing the styling of anything else on the screen. Keep reading below to learn how: Instructions Use the +X to open the power user menu and hit the letter P to access the Control Panel....

Yup! You heard it right, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Live Mesh (officially on February 13, 2013) and with it will go away the option to remote desktop your PC and accessing your documents remotely. Now, how can you continue having these features? You could use SkyDrive, which is the replacement for Mesh and is not bad, but it only gives 7GB of free cloud storage, sync settings and files PC-to-PC, and Remote Fetch, a feature allows you to get access to your files remotely....

As Microsoft keeps getting ready the public preview version of Blue, new information about the feature-pack update continues to surface. Once again thanks to data from Win8China, we now know a little more about what’s coming (at least) in the public preview of Windows Blue. Like we previously reported the “Milestone Preview” will include a new major kernel update (version 6.3) and various enhancements. The new information suggests the NT kernel will be highly optimized, which will result on faster boot time, far more improved power management and it will allow Windows to have a smaller disk footprint....

You can always play all the Xbox 360 games on Xbox One using Backward Compatibility. On Xbox One, throughout the month of April, Xbox Live Gold members can download The Witness ($39.99 ERP) for free. Also, from April 16 through May 15, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate ($49.99 ERP) will be available for download at no extra cost. On Xbox 360, Cars 2: The Video Game ($19.99 ERP) will be free until April 15....

The software maker is rolling out the update immediately to those who are part of the Xbox One Preview Program; everyone else will be getting the update in the coming weeks. The update will do the following: Quick Connect: Microsoft is cutting the time that it takes for the controller to power-on and connect to the console from five to two seconds. Stability improvements: The latest firmware will provide a bunch of fixes to address problem submitted by Xbox One owners and preview members....

According to the software giant the new update is about performance, users, competition, streaming, and just getting things done a lot faster. In this first test preview of the Creators Update for Xbox One, you’ll get an updated Home dashboard and a redesigned Guide. There are new improvements for accessibility, Cortana, system update, and the Blu-ray play now support bitstream paththrough. What’s new on this Xbox One Creators Update preview Home On Xbox One build 10....

At first glance, the app looks like the real-deal, the name “Facebook”, the now iconic logo, the colors and everything else matches the social network service, but with a touch of Modern UI. What impresses me is that the app isn’t bad, it’s actually pretty decent. Once installed the “Facebook Windows 8 app” allows users view their News Feed, read posts and comment on them. Check out the list of features below: Features News Feed Browse individual posts Comments on posts Like posts and comments Photo Albums Status updates Picture upload Notifications Friend request list Message list...

After revealing that there are more than 1 billion Apple devices in the world, the computer giant announced its new improvements on product recycling and CareKit. Apple also talked about new updates for Apple TV and all the new features including on iOS 9.3. The company didn’t launch a new Apple Watch, but it announced a new line of bands. As rumored, Apple also introduced the iPhone SE and a new 9....

Cookiejacking is a version of an attack type known as clickjacking. This new exploit uses sophisticated techniques similar used with clickjacking to allow an attacker to gain access and steal cookies from your computer. To be a little more clear, this is not an actual attack, for you to be exposed to this security risk certain things needs to take place. A third-party have to set up a malicious Web page and trick you into the attack, for example, you have to be persuaded to perform an action like dragging-&-dropping images or objects....

Apparently the consumer electronics corporation isn’t selling as many PCs as they hoped, and to boost sales the company announced a promotional offers that begins on Sunday, February 24th; and it’ll last for two weeks until March 9th. The promotion provides $100 discount for those costumers who purchase a laptop or desktop computer with touchscreen running Windows 8. What’s also interesting, is that The Wall Street Journal says that Best Buy, together with Microsoft, Intel, and computer manufactures are covering the discount cost in order to stimulate more sales....

If you ever played with Chrome OS or you happen to own a Chromebook, everything you see will look very familiar. You can open multiple windows, you can snap web pages left and right, and you’ll also see the shelf (or taskbar) with icons to launch YouTube, Google Docs, Gmail, Google Search, and you will also see the app launcher, which will let you access to other services and Chrome extensions as long you’re signed-in....

Shortcuts are really easy to execute, just press and hold the Ctrl key and while holding the first key press the second key and let go. These Windows shortcuts will work on most Microsoft Windows releases (XP, Vista, Windows 7; etc.), most applications and web Browsers. Most Windows compatibles keyboards will have 2 “Ctrl” keys as shown in the image below (Click Image to expand). Ctrl + Z – Enables you to undo the last action or several actions depending how many undo actions the application supports....

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