Enlarge / Windows 10 and 11 have their own version of the Acropalypse screenshot editing bug. acropalypse.app/Andrew Cunningham reader comments 42 with Share this story Earlier this week, programmer and “accidental security researcher” Simon Aarons disclosed a bug in Google’s Markup screenshot editing tool for its Pixel phones. Dubbed “acropalypse,” the bug allows content you’ve… Read More »
Enlarge / The “new Bing” running directly from the Windows 11 taskbar. reader comments 18 with Share this story Microsoft is adding support for Bing Chat and the other “new Bing” features to the Windows taskbar as part of 2023’s first major Windows 11 feature update. Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay announced the updates… Read More »
reader comments 71 with 0 posters participating Share this story If your main problem with the Microsoft Store is that you get too many relevant results when you search for apps, good news: Microsoft is officially launching Microsoft Store Ads, a way for developers to pay to get their apps in front of your eyes… Read More »
Enlarge / Microsoft is testing a search bar for Windows 11’s new Task Manager. reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story One of the Windows 11 22H2 update’s improvements was a redesigned Task Manager with a reorganized user interface, an updated Windows 11-style look, and other features. Laying that foundation has apparently… Read More »
Microsoft Account sign-up prompts, now in the sign-in menu. reader comments with 0 posters participating Share this story Microsoft is always adding new stuff to Windows 11, but some of those changes are more positive than others. Case in point: Twitter user Albacore has spotted new prompts in Windows 11 nudging users toward using Microsoft… Read More »
mturhanlar | Getty Images reader comments 16 with 16 posters participating Share this story Researchers warned last weekend that a flaw in Microsoft’s Support Diagnostic Tool could be exploited using malicious Word documents to remotely take control of target devices. Microsoft released guidance on Monday, including temporary defense measures. By Tuesday, the United States Cybersecurity… Read More »
reader comments 62 with 46 posters participating, including story author Share this story Microsoft wanted everyone to use Windows 10. Faced with slow adoption of Windows 8 and the stubborn popularity of Windows 7, Microsoft made Windows 10 a free upgrade for anyone using either version—the offer technically expired years ago, but to this day,… Read More »
reader comments 132 with 78 posters participating Share this story Windows 11 is no longer merely “coming this fall.” Microsoft will begin releasing the new operating system to the public on October 5, starting with newer PCs (and PCs being sold in stores) and then rolling out to other supported systems over the next nine… Read More »