Windows 11

This month, Microsoft announces an update to the Surface Laptop Go. Plus, there’s a new Arm-based development kit for Windows, the Windows Subsystem for Android gets a big update in the Dev channel, and the ‘RTM’ build for Windows 11 22H2 is finalized. Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Today, Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Go…

Microsoft has officially announced its new Surface Laptop Go 2 following a series of leaks. The new 12.4-inch laptop is an iterative update over the previous Surface Laptop Go model that launched back in 2020, and it features a more powerful Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor for customers who need a performance boost. The Surface Laptop…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new zero-day remote code execution flaw in its Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). The Microsoft Security Response Center team explained that the security flaw impacts all supported versions of Windows and Windows Server. Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) is a service in Windows 11/10/8.1/7 and Windows Server. The tool enables the…

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that the recent Beta channel build 22621 is the final version of Windows 11 22H2. The software giant also indicated that it’s planning to release the first major feature update for Windows 11 in September or October of this year. In a Tech Community post for hardware partners, Microsoft shared some…

Microsoft kicks off its Build 2022 developer conference today, and Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay announced several new features and developer-themed updates coming to Windows 11. Following some recent leaks, the company is finally planning to add support for third-party widgets to Windows 11 later this year. Currently, Windows 11 does not support third-party…

Microsoft has quietly updated the Windows Health Dashboard page to mention that Windows 11 is now ready for broad deployment in business environments. This essentially means that all Windows 10 users with PCs that meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11 should be able to install it via Windows Update (via Neowin). According to Microsoft,…

Last month, Microsoft announced its plans to move the Quick Assist app to the Microsoft Store. The Redmond giant is dropping support for the existing built-in Quick Assist app for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on May 23, 2022. For those unfamiliar, Quick Assist is a remote assistance tool available for Windows PCs. The app…

Microsoft has just released the May 2022 Patch Tuesday updates, which bring the usual security fixes as well as some notable quality updates on Windows 11. This month, there are no less than 74 new patches to address vulnerabilities in Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Microsoft Edge, and more. Serious bugs patched in May 2022 Here are…

This month sees Microsoft announce a whole load of new features for Windows 11, but it’s not clear when they will all be generally available. Plus, Microsoft gives some advice on upgrading to Windows 11 and Edge beats Safari to become the 2nd most used web browser on desktop devices. Microsoft offers advice on upgrading…

While there are some limitations, there’s a lot that you can do to make the Windows 11 Start menu and taskbar more like Windows 10, but you can also personalize them in other ways. Let’s take a closer look at some of the ways you can configure the Windows 11 Start menu and taskbar to…