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First story expansion for Starfield now available
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Space explorers – particularly those playing Starfield on their PCs – can now check out a new, completely handcrafted planet in Starfield, the “Shattered Space” DLC. This is the first story expansion for the game, which is available to buy for PC and Xbox Series X|S. (If you already own the Starfield Premium Edition you’ll get the expansion for free.) In this DLC, players can discover the mysteries of Va’Ruun’kai, the elusive home world of House Va’Ruun. Head over to Xbox Wire, where Danielle Partis has a primer on the events leading up to this new content, the updates Starfield has seen since launch, plus information on how to access it in-game. Continue reading...
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4291 (Beta Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4291 (KB5043166) 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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Update on Recall security and privacy architecture
by Guest David Weston, Vice President Enterprise and OS- 0 replies
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[HEADING=1]Overview[/HEADING] As AI becomes more integral to Windows, Microsoft is doing more with AI on the edge with the power of a 40+ TOPS Neural Processing Unit on Copilot+ PCs. This enables lower latency, better battery life for AI intense tasks, use of AI experiences without an internet connection and better privacy by retaining information locally. Moving models and AI related data processing onto the PC also creates unique security challenges that need to be accounted for in the product design. This blog outlines the security and privacy models, security architecture and technical controls implemented in Recall (preview), an all-new exclusive experience coming t…
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Tame your workday with Microsoft Edge for Business
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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[HEADING=3]Go from chaos to calm with just a few clicks[/HEADING] With countless projects, tabs, files and links to keep track of, it's easy for your workday to feel chaotic and overwhelming. And when your main work tool — the browser — is in this state of chaos, finding the right information becomes exponentially harder, resulting in frustration and lost time. How many times do you find yourself switching between tabs and applications every day? Think of how much time you're wasting each week when you have to hunt for the right tab each time! But there's a solution — using the right browser. With over 50% of time spent on a PC in the browser, it matters which one you ch…
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Ara: History Untold launches on Windows PC, Steam and PC Game Pass
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Ara: History Untold is now available on Steam, Windows PC and with PC Game Pass. “From the outset, our goal was to create something familiar, yet unmistakably new – a game that feels like it’s being played on a living world. You won’t find hexes or grids here. Like the real world, Ara communicates much of its depth visually, without the need to dig into menus or statistics to understand what’s happening. You’ll witness how people live their lives and how your decisions directly shape their progress,” writes Marc Meyer, president of Oxide Games. “In Ara, we want your strategic choices to be driven by your objectives rather than arbitrary game rules. While your ultimate goa…
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HP announces its first EliteBook X in commercial lineup and first 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC: OmniBook Ultra Flip
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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At the 2024 HP Imagine event, HP announced its newest innovations, including its first 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC and the first EliteBook X in HP’s commercial PC lineup, also a Copilot+ PC. They will support Copilot+ PC experiences when available from Microsoft*. Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever. Users can accelerate their productivity and creativity with new AI experiences like Live Captions with translation, empowering them to communicate across languages with friends and family, or Cocreator in Paint inspiring people’s creativity to help bring their ideas to life. Copilot+ PCs also offer unmatched performance and battery life, and the highest st…
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.1876 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 26100.1876 (KB5043178) 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] These 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! The "Sign out" option is now on the account man…
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.4247 and 22631.4247 to the Release Preview Channel
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Builds 22621.4247 and 22631.4247 (KB5043145) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2 (Build 22621) and 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] These 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…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1843 (Dev Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1843 (KB5043185) to the Dev Channel. This update is delivered in a format that offers a preview of enhancements to servicing technology on Windows 11, version 24H2. To learn more, see Introducing Windows 11 checkpoint cumulative updates. Changes in Dev 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 Dev …
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (Beta Channel)
by Guest Amanda Langowski- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (KB5043186) 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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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 takes the franchise to new heights
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — now available for pre-order on the Microsoft Store — will launch in a variety of editions on Nov. 19. The Standard Edition will be available on day one with Game Pass. Over at Xbox Wire, editor Mike Nelson is your guide to a deep dive into the latest version of this popular franchise, which celebrated its 40th anniversary two years ago. In MSFS 2024, you’ll see new elements such as guided paths to aviation careers, a Challenge League system and a World Photographer mode. Details have never been clearer in this digital twin of our planet, with ground enhancements, worldwide ship traffic, helipads and much more. Head over to Xbox Wire to re…
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Taking control of your browser performance when using extensions with Microsoft Edge
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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We're introducing our extension performance detector to help you learn how extensions might impact browsing performance. Installing extensions can make you more productive and help you personalize Microsoft Edge to your needs. However, if you notice some delay in loading pages, this might be due to extensions which run extra lines of web code to personalize the page for you. Microsoft Edge can now detect when these delays become noticeable and persistent. We want to help you make decisions about the extensions you use if performance issues stemming from extensions start slowing you down. Edge's extensions performance detector will begin rolling out to some users with Edge…
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Documentary chronicles challenges faced by Ukrainian game studio
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Very few, if any, game studios have as many challenges as GSC Game World did while trying to finish a long-awaited sequel. “War Game: The Making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2” is a documentary focused on the Ukrainian-based team and how they’ve overcome obstacle after obstacle, including working in a warzone and moving studios across countries. Variety previewed the documentary, which is scheduled to release in early October. Directed by Andrew Stephan, “War Game” centers on the very personal stories of creative director Maria Grygorovych and her team. Grygorovych emphasized to Variety how “scary” it was to agree to the proposal from Xbox to make the film. “It wasn’t my dream to do…
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Looking forward to an Interop 2025 that addresses your top needs
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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The Interop 2025 call for proposals is now open! If there's an area of the web platform you'd like to see included in next year's Interop project, please submit it via the submission form. Since its inception in 2021, the Interop project has brought many improvements to the web platform, which address some of the most important pain points that web developers have been telling us about. Earlier this year we launched the Interop 2024 project, together with Apple, Bocoup, Google, Igalia, and Mozilla and a lot of work has already gone in. Focus areas such as CSS Nesting, font-size-adjust, HTTPS URLs for WebSocket, requestVideoFrameCallback, @starting-style & transition-b…
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Find out why Ara: History Untold stands out as a grand strategy game
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Over at Xbox Wire, editor Mike Nelson shares insights on the ways Ara: History Untold differentiates itself from other grand strategy games. “Elements like crafting, simultaneous turns and a diverse group of well-known and lesser-known historical figures are just some of the ways it stands apart,” he writes. “In a typical turn-based grand strategy game, players take turns sequentially – you can see what your opponent is planning and you’re given a chance to counter that move and vice versa. The difference for Ara is that it will process all those actions at once – this is what the team is referring to when talking about Simultaneous Turns; it’s simultaneously resolving ev…
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Releasing Windows 10 Build 19045.4955 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 19045.4955 (KB5043131) 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 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. [HEADING=1]This update includes the following features and improvements for Windows Insiders in BOTH the Beta and Release Preview Channels[/HEADING] Items bolded in brackets indicate the area of the change being documented: [Microsoft Entra s…
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Taking steps that drive resiliency and security for Windows customers
by Guest David Weston, Vice President Enterprise and OS- 0 replies
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On Tuesday, Sept. 10, we hosted the Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit. This forum brought together a diverse group of endpoint security vendors and government officials from the U.S. and Europe to discuss strategies for improving resiliency and protecting our mutual customers’ critical infrastructure. Although this was not a decision-making meeting, we believe in the importance of transparency and community engagement. Therefore, we’re sharing the key themes and consensus points discussed during the summit, offering insights into our initial conversations. We want to thank every one of our summit attendees for dedicating their time to participating in these meani…
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Microsoft Photos September 2024 update begins rolling out to Windows Insiders
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, Today we are beginning to roll out a Microsoft Photos app update to Windows Insiders on Windows 11 across all Insider Channels and then to Windows Insiders on Windows 10 in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. Not all Insiders will see this update right away or the features noted below as we roll things out to more Insiders over time. Here are some highlights of what is new and improved. [HEADING=1]Access and view iCloud photos on Windows 10 [/HEADING] We’re bringing the ability to sync and view iCloud photos to users on Windows 10. To access your iCloud photos, go to the iCloud Photos pivot in the Photos app, install the latest iCloud for Wind…
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IFA 2024: Lenovo’s latest Yoga, ThinkPad and ThinkBook additions include Copilot+ PCs
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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In May, Microsoft announced a new category of devices: the Copilot+ PC. These PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built, featuring new silicon with NPUs capable of 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), all-day battery life and breakthrough AI experiences. This reimagining of the PC in its entirety has AI at its center, marking the most significant change to the Windows platform in decades. Now at IFA, the annual Berlin-based electronics tradeshow, Copilot+ PCs took center stage with Microsoft’s partners, including Lenovo. At Lenovo Innovation World 2024, Lenovo unveiled its newest additions to its Yoga and IdeaPad portfolios, including Copilot+ PCs…
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Dell adds XPS 13, Inspiron 14 and Latitude 5455 to Copilot+ PC lineup
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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In May, Microsoft announced a new category of devices: the Copilot+ PC. These PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built, featuring new silicon with NPUs capable of 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), all-day battery life and breakthrough AI experiences. This reimagining of the PC in its entirety has AI at its center, marking the most significant change to the Windows platform in decades. Dell recently announced three that will support Copilot+ PC experiences when available from Microsoft* . [caption id=attachment_179057" align="alignnone" width="1024] Latitude 5455[/caption] With a slim design, the new Latitude 5455 is available with Snapdrago…
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IFA 2024 drives Copilot+ PC portfolio momentum
by Guest The Windows Team- 0 replies
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Excitement around the Copilot+ PC continues to grow This week at IFA in Berlin, we saw incredible innovation and announcements from our ecosystem partners across hardware and silicon, all focused on expanding the portfolio of Copilot+ PCs. These announcements demonstrate that the PC ecosystem is all in on delivering the best possible AI experiences to our customers. Copilot+ PCs, now available from AMD, Intel and Qualcomm, will offer leading AI experiences, unmatched performance and battery life, and the highest security standards, equipping our customers with the best PC built for AI. With the collaboration and dedication of our partners, this new category is drivin…
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What’s new in Windows App SDK 1.6
by Guest Duncan MacMichael- 0 replies
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We are proud to announce that version 1.6 of the Windows App SDK is now available! Whether you’re looking for the incredible performance boost and footprint reduction of Native AOT support, enhancements for deploying your package, or quality of life improvements for controls like PipsPager and RatingControl, WinAppSDK 1.6 offers a raft of new features, performance boosts and structural changes that enable you to make your native Windows apps better than ever before. The Windows App SDK provides a rich set of APIs and tools to help you build beautiful and fast Windows desktop apps, including any C++ Win32 or C# .NET app. You can harness the modern controls and polish of W…
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We are proud to announce that version 1.6 of the Windows App SDK is now available! Whether you’re looking for the incredible performance boost and footprint reduction of Native AOT support, enhancements for deploying your package, or quality of life improvements for controls like PipsPager and RatingControl, WinAppSDK 1.6 offers a raft of new features, performance boosts and structural changes that enable you to make your native Windows apps better than ever before. The Windows App SDK provides a rich set of APIs and tools to help you build beautiful and fast Windows desktop apps, including any C++ Win32 or C# .NET app. You can harness the modern controls and polish of …
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IFA 2024: ASUS portfolio will include Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra processors
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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In May, Microsoft announced a new category of devices: the Copilot+ PC. These PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built, featuring new silicon with NPUs capable of 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), all-day battery life and breakthrough AI experiences. This reimagining of the PC in its entirety has AI at its center, marking the most significant change to the Windows platform in decades. Now at IFA, the annual Berlin-based electronics tradeshow, Copilot+ PCs took center stage with Microsoft’s partners, including ASUS, which announced new Copilot+ PCs to their lineup of Zenbook and Vivobook laptops. Customers will begin to see Copilot+ PC experien…
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Unlock business potential with new 5G and Copilot+ PCs from Surface
by Guest Nancie Gaskill, General Manager, Surface- 0 replies
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We are thrilled to announce that the Surface Pro 10 with 5G and our new Copilot+ PCs, Surface Pro, 11th Edition and Surface Laptop, 7th Edition, will be available for business customers later this month. These new devices are meticulously designed to help your employees uncover new opportunities, solve problems faster and create compelling content with cutting-edge AI technology powered by the integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU). At Microsoft, we understand that business customers are seeking more choices in silicon to meet their diverse needs. That’s why our lineup of Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices now features Intel Core Ultra and Snapdragon X Elite and Plus…