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MWC 2022: The next Microsoft Pluton Device + PAC technology
by Guest David Weston, Director of Enterprise and OS- 0 replies
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2021 and into 2022 have seen continued innovation in the attack landscape as cybercriminals refine tactics and tools to evade defenses. 2021 saw the highest year on record for zero-day exploits, increased firmware attacks and new tampering attacks targeting security agents. Microsoft and our silicon partners have been vigilant in working to address these trends and we’re proud to share that Qualcomm and Microsoft have partnered on innovations designed to help keep the security capabilities in Windows 11 ahead of attackers. We’re excited today to announce that the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s, built with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, is the first ARM platform for Windows tha…
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Samsung announces Galaxy Book2 Pro Series delivering mobile-first PC experiences, security advances
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced on Sunday at the MWC Barcelona event its Galaxy Book2 Pro series, a flagship PC lineup featuring the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 with S Pen functionality and Galaxy Book2 Pro with 5G. Both combine flexibility and versatility for work and education with Samsung’s mobile DNA for a PC experience that is productive and portable. Samsung also announced the April release of Galaxy Book2 Business, a powerful new PC built on the vPro platform that will deliver advanced security and productivity features to help businesses conquer the new reality of hybrid work. To keep users protected, the Galaxy Book2 Pro series is the first consumer PC lineup me…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build is available for ARM64 PCs. As a reminder, not every build we release will have as many new features as last week’s build. However, this build includes a few new features for Insiders to try out as we roll them out including a tablet-optimized taskbar experience, some improvements to content in Widgets, and a new group policy for IT admins in education. We also have some notable changes and improvements in this build including improvements for File Explorer, support for Microsoft Edge tabs in snap assist and ALT + TAB, and su…
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The World Warrior skin pack lands in Minecraft Marketplace
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Beginning Feb. 18, Minecraft players can get the new World Warrior skin pack from the Minecraft Marketplace. “This incredible new pack from 57Digital and Capcom brings 35 of your favorite fighting characters like Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li from the arcade to the Overworld and celebrates a tale of fierce feuds and formidable foes,” writes Sophie Austin in a post on Minecraft.net. “These familiar faces have been on our screens even longer than Steve and Alex, and now you can play as one of them (or all 35!) in Minecraft.” As part of celebrating Capcom’s classic fighters, one free Character Creator item will be available for you to claim plus 12 paid character creator items so you…
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Play ‘Shrouded Islands,’ Sea of Thieves’ first Adventure, from now to March 3
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Kicking off a new series of time-limited, narrative-focused events, “Shrouded Islands” is now available for Sea of Thieves fans to play until March 3. “As part of our push to make the Sea of Thieves a more dynamic place to explore, these Adventures won’t be replacing our Season-based method of delivering free, regular content updates but will run alongside them, offering a new Adventure roughly every month, each lasting for a minimum of two weeks,” writes Mike Chapman, creative director for Rare, in a post on Xbox Wire. “There’ll be secrets to discover, battles to fight, rewards to earn and a unique cinematic trailer to introduce each Adventure, laying out the stakes and …
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Rally your forces in Total War: Warhammer III, now available with PC Game Pass
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Total War: Warhammer III – now available to play with PC Game Pass — introduces you to the game’s fantastical world and how to build a massive army. In it you’ll also learn how effective diplomacy can be for gaining allies and even setting rival factions at war with each other. “Yes, this is the third title in this trilogy, but there is no better time to start marshalling your forces and building empires in the world of Warhammer Fantasy,” writes Andy Hall, principal writer for Creative Assembly, in a post on Xbox Wire. “The game starts with a brand-new experience, a bespoke narrative campaign designed to bring you up to speed and refresh lapsed generals in both the ba…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] Windows Insiders will notice that the name of the branch we are releasing builds from has changed to NI_RELEASE. The branch in which we release builds from to Insiders in the Dev Channel is irrelevant to the features and improvements included within them. Going forward we will no longer be noting when these branch changes occur. For more on our approach to how we release things to the Dev Channel, please read this blog post here. This build will not be offered to ARM64 PCs. We hope to be able to offer a new build for Insiders on ARM64 PC…
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Memory tooling improvements in DevTools for Retainers
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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Any sufficiently large web application will probably reach the point where it uses more memory than expected. At that point, a developer might start recording memory heap snapshots in DevTools to investigate what objects are contained in memory. For any object listed in the snapshot, DevTools shows, in the Retainers pane, what other objects cause it to remain in memory. Any object with no retainers can be discarded by the browser’s garbage collector, which reduces memory usage. However, the Retainers pane is only useful if it works correctly. Over the past several months, we have received several excellent bug reports from Microsoft Teams engineers describing cases where …
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Represent your favorite country’s cars in the Horizon World Cup
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Put on your racing gloves Forza Horizon 5 fans, the Horizon World Cup is now under way. Pitting France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. against each other for top bragging rights, the event promises unmissable driving action. “You’re invited to represent your favorite country by driving cars from the different countries’ auto manufacturers across The Trial, Seasonal Championships and Playground Games every week throughout Series 4,” writes Alan Walsh on Forzamotorsport.net. “Completing these events every week will grant points to the home country of the car the player was driving. We’ve set up the car restrictions for each event to ensure each country is fair…
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Bringing you closer to what you love with new experiences in Windows 11
by Guest Panos Panay, Chief Product Officer, Windows +- 0 replies
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As the PC continues to play a more meaningful role in our lives, we will continue to evolve Windows 11 as a connection point between people, ideas and creations. Today, we’re excited to announce new experiences for Windows 11 are starting to become available, including an Amazon Appstore preview available in the U.S., Taskbar improvements and two redesigned apps: Media Player and Notepad. We can’t wait to see what you do with them. [HEADING=1]Enjoy the Amazon Appstore Preview featuring select Android™ apps and games in the Microsoft Store on Windows 11[/HEADING] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6SpHPF40Ik View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6SpHPF40Ik Windows has …
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Window App SDK Ecosystem Update
by Guest Zahara Kondo- 0 replies
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On November 16th the Windows App SDK team released version 1.0! It’s the starting point for your ability to build and ship Windows desktop apps with Windows 10 and Windows 11. It includes the ability to use Windows App SDK with a .NET 5+ app, as well as WinUI 3 and WebView2 for modern UI development. Windows App SDK 1.0 is one of many important improvements you can use to create great Windows apps and we can't wait to keep moving forward with even more features! [HEADING=2]What is the Windows App SDK?[/HEADING] When building an app with Windows App SDK you have access to both modern Windows technologies and new features, while also having access to the power of Desktop …
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.526 to Beta and Release Preview Channels
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.526 (KB5010414)to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. This update includes the following improvements: We fixed an issue that occurs when Windows Server 2016 runs as a terminal server using certain cloud computing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). As result, the servers randomly stop responding after running for a period of time. This also addresses a regression that proactively checks to ensure that the CSharedLock in rpcss.exe is set correctly to avoid a deadlock. We fixed an issue that might cause the time zone list in Settings to appear blank for users who are not admini…
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Royal Court free update comes to Crusader Kings III
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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A new update for Crusader Kings III adds Cultural Traditions, bringing Cultures more in line with Faiths, with Pillars and Traditions providing effects. This makes a lot of currently opaque features transparent in the user interface, and provides a new and exciting acceptance system for players to enjoy. The free update also brings Inventory System, a favorite from Crusader Kings II, in a new and improved form. Collect artifacts, from weapons to crowns and regalia. Essentially, the positions are mini-councilors that provide an effect, but have no jobs. With the Coat of Arms designer tool, you can design your very own Coat of Arms and apply it to your House, Dynasty or Tit…
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New Minecraft x PUMA DLC now available along with apparel and footwear
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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A new line of Minecraft x PUMA apparel and footwear is now available, and you can try the items on first inside the new and free collaboration DLC map: PUMA x Minecraft — Sprint Dash. “With the accompanying Sprint Dash DLC for Bedrock Edition, it won’t be all about dodging unreasonably accurate skeleton arrows anymore – it’s about who is the fastest,” writes Cristina Anderca in a post on Minecraft.net. “Put on your Minecraft x PUMA streetwear and race your friends through three interactive maps including caves and cliffs, a cityscape and a jungle.” Visit the PUMA store to choose from over 20 skins and be forever faster in style. Or just look cool while watching the race f…
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Minecraft Dungeons celebrates 15M player mark with Festival of Frost
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Minecraft Dungeons has hit the milestone of 15 million players since the launch of the game, and is celebrating with the Festival of Frost, taking place from now until Feb. 22. “Avid Tower runners will discover that their favorite tall structure has been outfitted with new frost-themed floors,” Per Landin writes in a post on Minecraft.net. “In addition, seasonal trials from the Chills and Thrills event will make a return, offering players who missed out on last year's event the chance to experience all the fun. And, saving the best for last, to commemorate this occasion, every player who logs into the game after Feb. 8 will receive the ‘Iceologer Cape’ reward as a thank y…
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What’s coming for the Windows Insider Program in 2022
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Building off the Windows 11 momentum Panos shared last week, we want to take a moment and share a little bit on what’s coming for the Windows Insider Program in 2022. It has truly been incredible to see the interest in the program grow since announcing Windows 11 last June. We have more people running preview builds of Windows 11 than we did Windows 10, and we are energized by all the feedback we’re seeing from Insiders and excited to use those insights to make Windows 11 even better for our customers. To accomplish this, we have been evolving the way we develop and release to Insiders with more emphasis on trying out different concepts with our features and services. As …
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Unminifying function names in DevTools performance profiles
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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Starting in Microsoft Edge version 99, you can use the new “Unminify profile” button in the Performance tool to download an unminified profile using your published sourcemaps. Opening this file in the Performance tool will provide you with easier-to-debug call stacks with better function names. The Performance tool in DevTools allows developers to learn more about their app’s code base by capturing events, network requests, call stacks, and more over a period of time. The recorded profiles make it possible to investigate performance issues in specific user scenarios and debug customer problems. These profiles can also be exported as JSON, making it easy to share with peer…
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 Release
by Guest Kayla Cinnamon- 0 replies
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Welcome to the first Windows Terminal release of 2022! This release will add the new features below to Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 and migrate Windows Terminal to version 1.12, which includes all of the features from this previous blog post. The Windows Terminal 1.12 build will be released through the Windows Insider Program before being delivered to retail versions of Windows. As always, you can install Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub repository. The minimum supported version of Windows 10 for Windows Terminal 1.13+ has been increased from 18362 (19H1) to 19041 (20H1). [HEADING=1]Updated settings UI design…
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Minecraft celebrates the Year of the Tiger with free map and more Feb. 1-7
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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The Year of the Tiger has arrived at Minecraft Marketplace. To help you celebrate, between Feb. 1 and Feb. 7 Minecraft will offer Lunar New Year themed packs, a free world by Next Studio and tiger themed items in the Character Creator: a free mask and a free sweater. In the new map – the Legend of Nezha – you can immerse yourself in an ancient tale of immortal heroes and battle as one of the world’s most beloved champions in a mesmeric world. Visit Minecraft.net to find out more. Continue reading...
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Test IE mode in Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer Driver
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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In collaboration with our friends in the Selenium project, the Microsoft Edge team is excited to announce that you can now test Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer Driver. With just a few changes to an existing test that runs against Internet Explorer, you can get your tests running in Internet Explorer (IE) mode in Edge. By running your tests in IE mode, you will be able to verify that any legacy web content that runs in Internet Explorer will work as expected in IE mode in Microsoft Edge. [HEADING=1]Validate IE mode for legacy websites and apps[/HEADING] IE mode is a feature in Microsoft Edge for organizations that still need Internet Explo…
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Free Microsoft Flight Simulator Australia update takes you sky high Down Under
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Soar over the renowned Great Barrier Reef, visit the vast regions of Western Australia and marvel at the natural beauty of Mount Wellington. Do it all today with World Update VII, now available for free for all Microsoft Flight Simulator players. Just update your simulator, download the update and then enjoy the experience of flight throughout Australian skies. Orbx Simulation Systems, based in Melbourne, Australia, has handcrafted four airports and added high-resolution detail to over 100 others. And there are 16 new activities, including five bush trips, six discovery flights and five landing challenges. Head over to Xbox Wire to find out more. Continue reading...
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Making the app single-instanced (Part 3)
by Guest Jingwei Zhang, Program Manager- 0 replies
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Single-instanced apps only allow one instance of the app running at a time. WinUI apps are multi-instanced by default. They allow you to launch multiple instances of the same app at one time, which we call multiple instances. However, you may implement single-instancing based on the use case of your app. Attempting to launch a second instance of a single-instanced app will only result in the first instance’s main window being activated instead. This tutorial demonstrates how to implement single-instancing. By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1. Turn off XAML’s generated Program code 2. Define customized MAIN method for redirection 3. Test single-instancing vi…
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Adding event handlers: Sounds, Dark Mode & Windowing (Part 2)
by Guest Jingwei Zhang, Program Manager- 0 replies
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[HEADING=1]Adding event handlers: Sounds, Dark Mode & Windowing (Part 2)[/HEADING] Note that in part 1 of the WinAppSDK Blog Series you implemented the visual layer of the DrumPad using WinUI 3 controls. However, if you click on any buttons, nothing happens, because we have not defined any actions, which we will do now. You will be guided to accomplish the following in this post: Play a sound when a drum pad button is clicked Switch into dark mode when the toggle switch is turned on Go into a specific windowing mode when a presenter mode is selected [HEADING=1]Play a sound when a drum pad button is clicked[/HEADING] Download sound clips to your project’s As…
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Build your first WinUI 3 app (Part 1)
by Guest Jingwei Zhang, Program Manager- 0 replies
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As part of the Windows App SDK, WinUI 3 provides a modernized UI framework for building Windows 10 and Windows 11. This 3-part blog aims to help members new to Windows development quickly build familiarity using the Window App SDK through a fun sample app. This post is only part 1 of the 3-part Windows App SDK blog and is scoped to showing you how to use WinUI 3 controls to create a simple working user interface. Part 2 and 3 are for windowing and single instancing. [HEADING=2]Sample app overview[/HEADING] We are going to build an app with buttons that produce drum sounds (DrumPad). As simple as this demo app is, it shows some cool things you can do right away with the …
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We’re introducing more natural voices for Narrator. This build has a good set of improvements such as a few updated visuals for some UI areas. We have a good set of fixes too! As always, please be sure to check the known issues below. [HEADING=1]What’s new in Build 22543[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]More Natural Narrator Voices[/HEADING] We’re introducing more natural voices for Narrator. More natural voices enable Narrator users to enjoy scenarios like browsing the web, reading, and authoring mail, and more. Natural Narrator voices use m…