PowerToys brings custom keyboard shortcuts and a redesigned Color Picker
PowerToys 0.79 introduces a new Keyboard Manager that allows you to create your own keyboard shortcuts to open applications, URLs, and more.
Microsoft is adding a Copilot icon to Windows 11 taskbar, here's how to hide it
Not everyone is a fan of Microsoft's latest AI tool
You can now use your Android device as a webcam in Windows 11
It's in the Insider channels for now, but could arrive to stable builds soon
Microsoft wants to supercharge financial applications with Copilot for Finance
In a nutshell: Microsoft has just introduced yet another feature for its Copilot service, an extension designed to provide "intelligent" advice and automations based on a company's own financial data. Privacy and data security have been taken into account, the company vows.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over breach of contract, for-profit focus, and Microsoft relationship
Musk says OpenAI isn't developing AI to benefit humanity, as promised
What just happened? OpenAI might be struggling to keep track of all the lawsuits launched against it. After being sued by The New York Times and other entities, Elon Musk has become the latest to launch litigation against the ChatGPT maker and CEO Sam Altman. Musk's case isn't over copyright infringement, though; he says the pair have breached their original contractual agreements by putting profit ahead of developing AI that benefits humanity.
Microsoft's DirectSR aims to unify DLSS, FSR and XeSS upscaling technologies
Possibly related to Microsoft's recently-teased "Auto Super Resolution"
Three more publishers sue OpenAI over ChatGPT copyright infringement claims
The New York Times is in the middle of a similar lawsuit against OpenAI
Microsoft breaks users' PCs again with latest Windows 11 update
Latest Windows 11 update kills some actively exploited bugs as long as you can get it to install properly
Windows 11 24H2 will block processors that lack the SSE4.2 instruction set
The list of old CPUs blocked from booting the new OS is growing
Age of Empires 2 to receive its 11th expansion while celebrating 25 years
New updates for other Age of Empires games also unveiled
Microsoft introduces game hubs for PC gamers
Hopefully this shows Microsoft's commitment to its own platforms
Latest Windows Insider build hits the Canary Channel with Wi-Fi 7 support
Something to look forward to: Microsoft is improving support for newer connectivity options in the latest build of Windows 11. The next upgrade for the OS makes good use of the most recent Wi-Fi technology for super-fast, lag-free connections.
Windows 11's latest feature will eliminate reboots for OS updates
It also should improve security since many users tend to delay patches because they must reboot
Something to look forward to: Already available in Xbox, hot patching would theoretically delight gamers – if it didn't require virtualization-based security to be turned on thus eroding performance. But many other Windows 11 users should be thrilled not to have to reboot every time there is a security update.
The Windows Photos app gets new AI object removal feature
Android had it and now Windows has it, too
Intel unveils 14A process node and custom chip-deal with Microsoft worth $15 billion
It also confirmed that its five-nodes-in-four-years process roadmap remains on track
Microsoft Publisher will wave goodbye in 2026
The "professional" design application will be retired in favor of other Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft is developing a network card that improves AI performance
The goal is to lessen dependence on Nvidia hardware
Xbox still has plans for day-one Activision Blizzard titles on Game Pass
"Our strategy does not hinge on people moving all-digital"
What just happened? Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been talking about the future of the brand, revealing two interesting bits of information: Xbox still intends for day one Activision Blizzard games to appear on Game Pass, which could include this year's Call of Duty; and it will continue to support physical games – for now.
Here's how to turn off Microsoft Edge's pesky new sidebar button
Microsoft continues to add irritating new 'features' to its products
Xbox in the cloud: Soon you will be able to play your entire Xbox catalog, confirms Microsoft
Currently, Xbox Cloud Gaming only allows access to titles available on Game Pass
Developer sets new record by installing Windows 10 in 104 seconds
The lightning-fast speed might inspire a reevaluation of what a streamlined OS looks like
Microsoft Flight Simulator takes players to Dune's sci-fi desert world of Arrakis
A free DLC promotes the upcoming sci-fi film set in the Dune universe
The next Xbox promises "biggest ever" technological leap, four exclusive games coming to other platforms
Microsoft teases upcoming gaming hardware
Google proposes ChromeOS Flex as an alternative for soon-to-be e-wasted Windows 10 machines
Google claims the cloud-based ChromeOS fork is perfect for bringing oldish PC hardware back to life
