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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26227 (Canary Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26227 to the Canary Channel. Developers, please note that for a short period of time, we will not be releasing an SDK for builds we flight to the Canary Channel. [HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements[/HEADING] [HEADING=2][Copilot in Windows*][/HEADING] As part of this update, we’re also evolving the Copilot* experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits of a traditional app experience, including the ability to resize, move, and snap the window – feedback we’ve heard from users throughout the preview of Copilot in Windows. This mod…
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Help users resume your app seamlessly after a Windows update
by Guest Yutong Liao- 0 replies
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Windows PCs require a restart to apply each month’s security updates. Today we’re offering tips and best practices that can help you make sure your applications seamlessly resume after a restart and keep your app users happy. Some users manage Windows updates (and restarts) for themselves. Others prefer that their PCs automatically restart when not in use. In either case, users typically prefer to find their applications exactly as they left them after an update. Their flow on Windows is more productive and fun when apps restore their state, position and pending operations following an update. What does this mean for you as an application developer? If your app is documen…
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Sonic lands in the Candy Kingdom as Great Adventure Season begins
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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The first week in Candy Crush Saga’s Great Adventure Season has begun with the arrival of a guest starring character in the game – none other than Sonic the Hedgehog. All blue candies this week will be reskinned into a “sonictastic” design in the game, and two different adventures will invite you to join and to collect the blue Sonic Candies: Sonic Dash Collection and The Great Chase. If you manage to get to the top 10 on the leaderboard in the Great Chase or collect at least 5,000 blue Sonic Candies in Sonic Dash Collection, you can take a screenshot of your achievement and claim your Candy Community Sonic badge. Let the fun begin. After the first week Sonic will leave t…
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Releasing Windows 10 Build 19045.3757 to Release Preview Channel
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3757 (KB5032278) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on Windows 10, version 22H2. With this update, we are beginning to roll out Copilot in Windows (in preview)1 for devices running Windows 10, version 22H2 Home and Pro editions2. Windows Insiders in Release Preview with eligible devices3 running Windows 10, version 22H2 who are interested in experiencing Copilot in Windows as soon as possible can choose to do so by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and turning on ”Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” and Check for updates4,5. Win…
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Alienware reveals redesigned Aurora gaming desktop PC with Windows 11
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Desktop gamers in search of a new rig can now check out Alienware’s redesigned Aurora R16, which comes with Windows 11. It improves upon the Aurora R15 with a quieter system, lower CPU and GPU temperatures and a new space-saving form factor – all while delivering the elite gaming performance expected from Alienware. The Aurora R16 is the company’s first desktop to include the Alienware Command Center – a centralized dashboard to quickly get to game-specific profiles and themes, lighting, macros, audio and more. Like its predecessor, the Aurora R16 is designed for gamers who want a hassle-free plug-and-play elite gaming experience that performs out of the box and offers f…
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Terminal Chat in Windows Terminal Canary
by Guest Christopher Nguyen- 0 replies
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At Build 2023, we announced that Windows Terminal users will be able to take advantage of natural language AI to recommend commands, explain errors and take actions within Windows Terminal. Since then, we have been listening to customer feedback and iterating on our AI chat experiments in Windows Terminal. The Windows Terminal team is committed to transparency, and we want to give the open-source community an opportunity to help us define what AI looks like in a terminal application. As a result, we are open sourcing our work on Terminal Chat, our AI chat feature. Open sourcing this feature will allow developers to get a chance to try this experience and build it wi…
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.2213 to the Release Preview Channel
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.2213 (KB5029351) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2. This update includes the following features and improvements: New! This update adds new functionality that affects app defaults. To learn more, see A principled approach to app pinning and app defaults in Windows. New! This update adds a new hover behavior to the search box gleam. When you hover over it, the search flyout box appears. You can adjust this behavior by right clicking the taskbar. Then choose Taskbar settings to change your search box experience. New! This release adds a new policy called “Enable o…
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Coming June 1: Warhammer Skulls Showcase featuring world premieres, reveals and more
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Warhammer Skulls, the annual festival of all things Warhammer video gaming, is returning Wednesday, June 1, and running for seven days. The showcase will feature world premieres, reveals and announcements from leading studios and titles including Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, plus Windows PC and PC Game Pass games Total War: Warhammer III and Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector. The festival will also provide new content and updates to games and will feature weeklong discounts and promotions on Warhammer video games across Xbox and Windows online stores. Head over to Xbox Wire for more details. Visit the Microsoft Store on Windows June 1 to experien…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2552 (Beta Channel)
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2552 (KB5031448) to the Beta Channel. REMINDER: All Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel will now be on the same build (Build 22635.xxxx) via an enablement package. For Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel who want to be the first to get features gradually rolled out to you, you can turn ON the toggle (shown in the image below) to get the latest updates as they are available via Settings > Windows Update. Over time, we will increase the rollouts of features to everyone with the toggle turned on. Should you keep this toggle off, new features will gradually be rolled out to your device …
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New Forge AI Toolkit is a big deal for Halo Infinite
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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The Forge AI Toolkit is coming to Halo Infinite -- and Xbox Wire wants you to know why this is going to be a big deal. “Forge has been around for a long time, and we’ve seen a lot of cool variations on multiplayer themes, but we’ve never seen what players can do with the AI. We’re going to see people remaking the intro battle when you first land on the Ring. We’re going to see that and that’s huge,” shares Michael Schorr, game studio 343 Industries' Forge lead designer. “Technically speaking, this is the first time we’ve had campaign AI enemies in multiplayer,” says 343 Industries’ Forge Technical Designer Connor Kennelly. “Which means whatever you make in Forge, they’ll …
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Releasing Windows 10 Build 19045.4593 to Beta and Release Preview Channels
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4593 (KB5039299) to BOTH the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel for Insiders who are on Windows 10, version 22H2. Going forward, the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel will receive the same Windows 10 builds; however, the Beta Channel is where we will try new features out with Insiders that we’re working on that are not yet ready for all Windows 10 customers. You can read our announcement for opening the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 10 here. Today we are trying out this process. [HEADING=1]For Windows Insiders on Windows 10 in the Beta Channel, we’re beginning to roll o…
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Minecraft New Year’s Celebration continues with free Trident City adventure
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Explore the ocean depths in Trident City, this week's free adventure as part of Minecraft's New Year's Celebration. The newest release from Shaliquinn's Schematics, Trident City takes you to a far flung location, a mystical place from the depths of the sea. How do you get it? Open up the Marketplace on your Minecrafting device and download to explore wonders from the darkest areas of the ocean. Find out more. Continue reading...
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Computex 2024: ASUS announces PCs with AMD Ryzen AI processors
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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At Computex, ASUS showed off new AI-powered PCs, including the Zephyrus G16 and ProArt portable studios powered by AMD Ryzen processors. The new model lineup includes the 16-inch ProArt P16 clamshell and the 13-inch ProArt PX13 convertible powered by the latest AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Processors, and the 13-inch PZ13 detachable based on the AI-enabled Snapdragon X Plus Platform. [caption id=attachment_178906" align="alignnone" width="1000] ProArt P16[/caption] If you want to shoot and edit in 4K, turn to the P16, powered by a 50 TOPS NPU integrated into the next-gen AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics. With the PX13 convertible laptop an…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25915
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25915 to the Canary Channel. August 2023 Bug Bash Coming Soon: Starting on August 2nd, we’ll be having our next bug bash! The bug bash will span the latest features available in preview builds across the Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels. Stay tuned for more details in next week’s flight blog posts. REMINDER: As builds released to the Canary Channel are “hot off the presses,” we will offer limited documentation for builds flighted to the Canary Channel including documenting only the most significant and highly impactful known issues. Please note that we will not publish a blog post for every flig…
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Welcome to Camp Enderwood, the summer camp of your dreams and nightmares
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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In Camp Enderwood, the latest free downloadable content for Minecraft, there is an activity for you whether you just want to sit by the campfire with a marshmallow or face what mysteries lurk in the woods. "One of the best parts of summer camp is all the different people you meet, and everyone is welcome at Camp Enderwood," writes Cristina Anderca on Minecraft.net. "That’s why we’re not only releasing the DLC, but also six new Mattel Creator Series sets that will allow you to express yourself in-game and IRL. These sets are available now and come with action figures inspired by in-game Minecraft player characters, as well as accessories that you can use to customize them …
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Multi-player votes and in-depth narrative choices set As Dusk Falls apart
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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When As Dusk Falls debuted in July, it culminated eight years of conceptualization and introduced an independent studio. It also showed off a video game in which hundreds of people can play together across platforms – and through their collective choices, create different outcomes for the characters in an interactive crime drama that spans three decades. This is the first game from the INTERIOR/NIGHT studio, headed by Caroline Marchal, its CEO and creative director. “I’m very proud that this is our first game as a studio,” says Marchal, who acts as the showrunner for this specific game. “It’s not often you can make a first impression, and I wanted ours to be bold.” As…
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Save big on Surface devices, Xbox consoles and more with Black Friday and Cyber Week deals at Microsoft Store
by Guest Microsoft Store Team- 0 replies
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As you prepare for the holiday season, we've unwrapped the top deals to keep your budget singing “fa-la-la-la" all season long. So, grab your cocoa, curl up by the fire and shop Microsoft’s hottest offerings. [HEADING=1]Microsoft Store is the best place to discover, learn and buy [/HEADING] Microsoft Store makes shopping easy all season long. Whether it’s help finding the right gift or setting up a new device or console, Microsoft offers free one-on-one appointments with product experts, who can answer your questions and all from the comfort of your home. Purchase with confidence with our extended price-protection policy, don’t sweat last-minute shopping knowing we …
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Soccer Celebration now available at the Minecraft Marketplace
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Soccer Celebration, new to the Minecraft Marketplace, offers a journey from rookie to full-time pro as you engage on a quest to compete in a championship game. Partake in rigorous and challenging training drills to hone your skills on the road to stardom. Improve your shots, dribbling, passing, tackling and control until you’re ready to join the team of your dreams. Once you’ve succeeded, you’ll be able to explore and customize your own stadium to your heart’s content and put your personal mark on your team’s home turf. Find out more at Minecraft.net. Continue reading...
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Use Windows 365 and Teams Walkie Talkie on ThinkPhone
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Businesses that use the Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola will soon be able to tap into more productivity features, thanks to a collaboration with Microsoft. Microsoft and Lenovo have partnered to enhance ThinkPhone’s Think 2 Think feature and bring the full experience of Windows 365 on the ThinkPhone. This will make it easier to sync to workflows, review documents and more while out and about on this smartphone designed for businesses. By connecting the ThinkPhone to a larger display [1] and pairing with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse [2], business users will now be able to securely access their Windows 365 cloud PC and all their applications from wherever they’re working, …
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WinGet.CommandNotFound
by Guest Christopher Nguyen- 0 replies
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We are pleased to announce the release of [iCODE]WinGet.CommandNotFound[/iCODE]! This PowerShell module is a feedback provider plugin for PowerShell that leverages the Windows Package Manager to provide suggestions for packages to install when a native command cannot be found. The command-line predictor feature in PowerShell enables this module to display WinGet packages as predictive suggestions. This module was originally incubated as a utility in PowerToys. Thanks to the help of the PowerShell and PowerToys community, we got lots of positive feedback to turn this PowerToys utility into a real PowerShell module! [HEADING=1]Requirements[/HEADING] The [iCODE…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.751 (Dev Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.751 (KB5037874) to the Dev Channel. REMINDER: Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel will now receive updates based on Windows 11, version 24H2 via an enablement package (Build 26120.xxxx). For Insiders in the Dev Channel who want to be the first to get features gradually rolled out to you, you can turn ON the toggle (shown in the image below) to get the latest updates as they are available via Settings > Windows Update. Over time, we will increase the rollouts of features to everyone with the toggle turned on. Should you keep this toggle off, new features will gradually be rolled out to…
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Reflecting on 20 years of Windows Patch Tuesday
by Guest John Cable, Vice President, Program Management- 0 replies
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This year marks a very important milestone for the history of Microsoft, the Windows product and for greater computing: 20 years of Patch Tuesday updates. With more than 1.4 billion monthly active Windows devices in service, and billions more devices served along the journey of Windows, our goal is to keep users around the world protected and productive. In today’s security climate, our work across the company and greater industry to keep this critical ecosystem secure is more important than ever. And while we also ship bug fixes and other new features via continuous innovation, in the end security is job one. Monthly Patch Tuesday updates serve as a vehicle for just that…
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Explore Hispanic heritage in LatinExplorers for Minecraft
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off Sept. 15, and with it comes LatinExplorers, a new Minecraft offering developed in partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. LatinExplorers presents a new way to build leadership and social-emotional skills, teaching students how leaders in the Hispanic community can inspire them to take actions in their own communities. Available for Minecraft: Education Edition and Bedrock in the Minecraft Marketplace, LatinExplorers is the first Latino-themed game presented by Minecraft. Find out more. Continue reading...
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7 new default skins come to Minecraft
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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To help everyone see themselves in Minecraft, the team has created more options that better reflect the community. As a result you will now be able to make your way through Minecraft in seven new default skins. "Hopefully, you will see a bit of yourself in these skins and will grow to love them just like Alex, Steve and everything else that makes up the blocky world that is Minecraft," writes Sofia Dankis on Minecraft.net. Head over to Minecraft.net to check out the new skins and find out more. Continue reading...
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Forza Motorsport is now available for PCs and Xbox
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Forza Motorsport’s general manager Dan Greenawalt and creative director Chris Esaki have spent decades rebuilding cars. “It’s a constant sort of passion,” Esaki says. The game they reimagined will both thrill experienced racers and immerse beginners. Forza Motorsport is now available on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S consoles, Windows PC and Steam, and Cloud Gaming (Beta). Head over to Source to find out more. Continue reading...