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Phi Silica, small but mighty on-device SLM
by Guest Vivek Pradeep- 0 replies
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[HEADING=2]Introduction[/HEADING] This blog is the first installment in a new series of technical content designed to provide insights into the AI innovation on Windows. Today we will share how the Applied Sciences team used a multi-interdisciplinary approach to achieve a breakthrough in power efficiency, inference speed and memory efficiency for a state-of-the-art small language model (SLM), Phi Silica. Integrated into Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs (starting with Snapdragon X Series), this SLM powers several features of the latest generation of Copilot+ PC experiences: Click to Do (Preview), on-device rewrite and summarize capabilities in Word and Outlook, and a turnkey pre-o…
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PC gamers: In Avowed, customize your combat style
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Avowed, a first-person fantasy action role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, is launching Feb. 18 for the Xbox app for Windows, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Battle.net. It will be available on day one with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Xbox Wire’s Mike Nelson explores combat and player choice after he got extended hands-on time with the game. He talks to a gameplay director and senior combat designer about how Avowed rewards player choice and experimentation, while still giving them an array of weapons. Head over to his story to find out how he gravitated to a magic weapon, as well as how flexibility in combat actions was always a goal and how AI creates diff…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27758 (Canary Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27758 to the Canary Channel. We are also not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx series builds for the time being. [HEADING=1]Fixes [/HEADING] [HEADING=2][File Explorer][/HEADING] Did some work so the search box in File Explorer shouldn’t draw off the end of the window anymore. [HEADING=2][Taskbar][/HEADING] Fixed an issue where right clicking on app icons in the taskbar might crash explorer.exe in the previous flight. [HEADING=2][input][/HEADING] Fixed an issue for some people where the mouse cursor would become invisible when hovering over text fields in certain apps. [HEADIN…
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2024 – A year in recap – Windows Accessibility
by Guest Shweta Gupta- 0 replies
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The Windows Accessibility team is on a mission to make Windows 11 the most inclusive version yet and create a digital environment where everyone is empowered to achieve more. We remain committed to prioritizing feedback and insights from the disability community for our products as we continue to evolve Windows for the future. From performance improvements in Narrator and enhanced spelling and correction improvements in Voice Access, to a dedicated focus on improving reliability and core functionality across all assistive technologies, significant strides have been made in addressing the diverse needs of our customers. Today as we celebrate International Day of Persons wi…
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Raising the bar: Updates to the Microsoft Store on Windows
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Your feedback matters – each week, we get thousands of feedback submissions that we triage, categorize and prioritize. We love the enthusiasm our customers and developers show daily for the Store and all its apps and games – and as product makers, we take that energy forward every day into our craft. Our ultimate goal is to build the best product for you. Today, we’re excited to recap some important quality updates to the Microsoft Store on Windows that we’ve rolled out over the last few months. [HEADING=2]Upping the ante on performance[/HEADING] New download and install progress indicator – We’ve rebuilt the way we’re communicating download and install progress to you…
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Your feedback matters – each week, we get thousands of feedback submissions that we triage, categorize and prioritize. We love the enthusiasm our customers and developers show daily for the Store and all its apps and games – and as product makers, we take that energy forward every day into our craft. Our ultimate goal is to build the best product for you. Today, we’re excited to recap some important quality updates to the Microsoft Store on Windows that we’ve rolled out over the last few months. Upping the ante on performance We have some meaningful improvements to share from our recent work on performance. Overall Store launch time has been reduced by 25%, and we've r…
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Prepare for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with studio’s insights and tips
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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If you’re looking for a game this holiday season that’ll transport you to another era and immerse you in movie magic, check out Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a much-anticipated game coming to Windows PC (with Game Pass), Xbox Series X|S and Steam on Dec. 9. Xbox Wire has published several articles related to this launch to get you up to speed. MachineGames, the studio behind the game, delivers insights and tips throughout those stories, including how it mixed modern game design with traditional filmmaking techniques, the work it took making Indy’s character as authentic as possible and the prominence of puzzles in both the films and this title. Head over to Xbox Wir…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4515 (Beta Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4515 (KB5046756) to the Beta Channel. Changes in Beta Channel builds and updates are documented in two buckets: new features, improvements, and fixes that are being gradually rolled out for Insiders who have turned on the toggle to get the latest updates as they are available (via Settings > Windows Update*) and then new features, improvements, and fixes rolling out to everyone in the Beta Channel. For more information, see the Reminders section at the bottom of this blog post. [HEADING=1]New features gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*[/HEADING] [HEADING=…
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Introducing Microsoft Edge Game Assist (Preview)—a seamless, full-featured in-game browser
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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88% of PC players use a browser while gaming to get help, track their progress, or even listen to music or chat with friends1. These actions require you to pull out your phone or Alt-Tab to the desktop on your PC, taking you out of your game. Unless you have multiple monitors, you also can't see what's happening in the game while you're in the browser or reference a guide while you play. We believe there's a better way. Today, we're excited to introduce Microsoft Edge Game Assist (Preview), the first in-game browser that delivers a rich gaming-centric browsing experience—including access to your browser data from your PC and mobile devices. Game Assist is a special versi…
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Previewing Recall with Click to Do on Copilot+ PCs with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.2415 (KB5046723) to the Dev Channel. With this update, we welcome Windows Insiders with Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs to join the Dev Channel to try out Recall (Preview) with Click to Do (Preview). [HEADING=1]Join the Dev Channel on your Copilot+ PC[/HEADING] Here is how you can join the Dev Channel on your Copilot+ PC today ( : Register for the Windows Insider Program here via our website with your Microsoft account or Microsoft Entra ID. This should be the same account you use to sign into your Copilot+ PC with. After you have registered, go to Settings > Windows Update > …
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Holiday Shopping and Planning Made Easy with AI-Powered Edge
by Guest Roger Capriotti- 0 replies
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Microsoft Edge is here to help you navigate the busiest time of the year. From finding the best deals on your shopping list, helping you prepare for holiday travel, or even giving you ideas for a DIY ugly holiday sweater, Edge has the built-in tools you need to shop smarter and accomplish more than you thought possible, all while staying safer online. Here is a quick guide on how Edge's AI-powered tools can help you make the holiday season more joyful: [HEADING=1]Find the Perfect Gift[/HEADING] We all have that one person in our lives who is difficult to shop for but to whom we always want to give the most thoughtful gift. Copilot in Edge, conveniently built into your b…
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MSFS 2024: Most authentic flight sim on the market taps pilots’ expertise
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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The pilot had been missing for about a week, last seen taking off from an airport in Covington, Washington, heading home in his Piper Dakota to Puyallup, about 36 miles south of Seattle. Though he had gone down in the heavily developed and densely populated suburbs, no one had been able to find him or his small aircraft. This was 2007 and Khoi Duong was on an air mission as part of a search and rescue team. He’d already gone up once that day looking for the missing pilot, eyes continually scanning the landscape below, looking for something, anything, that could lead them to him and his aircraft. Duong, who was raised in Seattle, was a high school intern at Microsoft. Aft…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27754 (Canary Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27754 to the Canary Channel. We are also not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx series builds for the time being. [HEADING=1]What’s new with Build 27754[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Modernized Windows Hello[/HEADING] At Microsoft, we are committed to security and enhancing user experiences. As part of this commitment, we launched enhanced passkey features in September 2023 and are now revamping the Windows Hello user experience. This represents a significant update to Windows Hello, aligning it with contemporary Windows visual design standards. The primary focus is on making authentication intuitiv…
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 launches horror as new normal
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Xbox Wire’s Danielle Partis is not a fan of scary games, but S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl – which launches today on Xbox Series X|S and PC – is a first-person survival journey where The Zone encompasses a “unique, complex and compelling setting to unravel.” She writes, “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is an open world affair, in which you’re expected to fend for yourself in brutal and unpredictable situations, where basically any living thing you come across can and will hurt you. For those unfamiliar with the series, it is paramount to stay prepared – as with any survival game, you’ll need to constantly be on the hunt for weapon ammo, medical supplies and food. Not to mention,…
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What’s new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux in November 2024
by Guest Craig Loewen- 0 replies
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The latest updates to WSL bring new enterprise security features, new improvements to WSL distros, and the announcement that RedHat is officially becoming a WSL distro! Check out the table of contents in this post for a quick overview of all the announcements! [HEADING=1]Red Hat is becoming an official WSL distro[/HEADING] Although you can run any Linux distro in WSL, being an official distro makes it easier for WSL users to install and discover it with actions like [iCODE]wsl --list --online[/iCODE] and [iCODE]wsl --install[/iCODE]. We’re excited to announce that Red Hat will soon be delivering a Red Hat Enterprise Linux WSL distro image in the coming months…
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Ignite 2024: Transform your workday with the latest Edge for Business features
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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Today's work environment doesn't look the same as it did a few years ago. You're supporting flexible work patterns, with remote users who are often using personal devices. Cybersecurity threats are more sophisticated, complicating the task of protecting sensitive information. And seemingly overnight, the responsibility of stopping unauthorized AI use is falling on your shoulders as IT and security professionals. Combine all this with the fact that today's work relies heavily on software as a service (SaaS), and you'll see that the web browser is crucial to accessing corporate resources and AI. This makes it an endpoint you simply cannot afford to overlook. You need a secu…
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Microsoft Ignite 2024: Embracing the future of Windows at work
by Guest Pavan Davuluri- 0 replies
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Windows has been at the heart of modern computing for nearly 40 years. It is the ubiquitous, open platform that powers computing experiences around the world and plays a significant role across multiple industries, such as education, government, military, hospitals and corporations, many of which provide mission critical services requiring a high level of security and resiliency. And this responsibility that Windows holds to keep businesses of every size running is one we take seriously. In close collaboration with our ecosystem partners, we ensure that Windows remains the optimal platform for organizations to perform at their best. As we enter this new era of work, we ar…
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Windows security and resiliency: Protecting your business
by Guest David Weston, Vice President Enterprise and OS- 0 replies
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At Microsoft, security is our top priority, and with every release, Windows becomes even more secure. At Ignite 2024, we will highlight new Windows security innovations that will provide the clarity and confidence our customers and organizations require while navigating this evolving digital landscape. We will also talk about our learnings from the July incident, and investments we are making as a result. Protecting your data and ensuring the integrity of your systems is paramount. From chip to cloud, Microsoft provides multiple layers of security to help protect identities and data, and enables an expansive ecosystem for innovation at a critical time. As the security lan…
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Feel the merriment with Microsoft Store Black Friday and Cyber Week savings on the season’s hottest tech, from Surface to Xbox
by Guest Microsoft Store Team- 0 replies
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The holidays are fast approaching and time with loved ones is right around the corner. Spend more time making memories and less time shopping by scoring hot holiday deals from Microsoft Store that make purchasing the top tech of the season as easy as going back for seconds at Thanksgiving. [HEADING=2]Shop with confidence at Microsoft Store[/HEADING] Choose from the most innovative Surface Copilot+ PCs around, equipped with AI-powered experiences, or give the gift of gaming with a variety of Xbox offerings. And with Microsoft Store’s 24/7 online support and flexible ways to pay, it’s easy to find and purchase the perfect present. Don’t sweat the little things, ensure gif…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4510 (Beta Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4510 (KB5046716) to the Beta Channel. Changes in Beta Channel builds and updates are documented in two buckets: new features, improvements, and fixes that are being gradually rolled out for Insiders who have turned on the toggle to get the latest updates as they are available (via Settings > Windows Update*) and then new features, improvements, and fixes rolling out to everyone in the Beta Channel. For more information, see the Reminders section at the bottom of this blog post. [HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*[/HEADING…
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Releasing Windows 10 Build 19045.5194 to Beta and Release Preview Channels
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.5194 (KB5046714) to BOTH the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel for Insiders who are on Windows 10, version 22H2. The Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel will receive the same Windows 10 build today just like we’ve been doing since June. However, this will be the last time we release a Windows 10 build to the Beta Channel as we will be shutting down the Beta Channel for Windows 10. Insiders on Windows 10 in the Beta Channel will be moved over to the Release Preview Channel, and we will continue to release builds for Windows 10 in the Release Preview Channel only going forward. Insiders o…
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.2448 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 26100.2448 (KB5046740) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 (Build 26100). Below is a summary of the new features and improvements included as part of this update separated into two sections: gradual rollout and normal rollout. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting. [HEADING=1]Gradual rollout[/HEADING] The following features and improvements might not be available to all users because they will roll out gradually. Text bolded in brackets indicate the area of the change being documented. [start menu] New! When you righ…
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22631.4534 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 22631.4534 (KB5046732) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 23H2 (Build 22631). Below is a summary of the new features and improvements included as part of this update separated into two sections: gradual rollout and normal rollout. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting. [HEADING=1]Gradual rollout[/HEADING] The following features and improvements might not be available to all users because they will roll out gradually. Text bolded in brackets indicate the area of the change being documented. [start menu] New! When you ri…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27749 (Canary Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27749 to the Canary Channel. We are releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here. We are also not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx series builds for the time being. [HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements[/HEADING] [HEADING=2][Narrator][/HEADING] We have added a new shortcut “Narrator key + control + X” to copy what Narrator last spoke to clipboard. It follows the pattern of using “Narrator key + X” which repeats the last spoken phrase out loud and is a good way to memorize similar shortcuts. You can use these shortcuts to review and copy what Narrator spoke, useful in cases y…
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DirectML unlocks new silicon for AI experiences across Windows Copilot+ PCs
by Guest Chad Pralle- 0 replies
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October was an exciting month of amazing showcases and announcements for applications leveraging the power of the NPU on the new Copilot+ PCs to deploy their AI innovations on Windows. Windows’ diverse hardware ecosystem empowers developers with a range of options at their fingertips to develop and deploy AI. From client to web apps, DirectML, foundational to Windows Copilot Runtime, aims to uniquely simplify how developers can scale their AI innovations across Windows. Through a single, cross-hardware DirectX API, DirectML works across different hardware architectures, local device accelerators and machine learning frameworks, supporting an open platform for AI on Window…