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The Xbox Partner Preview broadcast event, which happened Oct. 25, highlighted third-party partners such as Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Remedy Entertainment and Studio Wildcard. If you missed it, Xbox Wire has a recap that includes trailers, new gameplay footage and behind-the-scenes interviews on these PC and Xbox titles. For instance, partners revealed the first in-engine look at the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, showed the new Dondoko Island activity for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and first gameplay footage of the upcoming Ark: Survival Ascended. Head to Xbox Wire to get more info on these and other details revealed through the preview. Continue reading...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25982 to the Canary Channel. 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 flight – only when new features are available in a build. What’s new in Build 25982 Copilot in Windows* in Preview We are beginning to roll out Copilot in Windows in preview to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. Rolling this out in the Canary Channel to Insiders in the select global markets mentioned below will be gradual, so some...

Industry analysts consistently name Microsoft as a leader in security, compliance, identity protection and endpoint management. At Surface, we take our role in endpoint security seriously and include a number of key features to protect you, your data and your enterprise. Safety from start-up As soon as you press the power button, custom firmware springs into action to ensure everything inside is safe and authenticated. This process ensures your computer starts up safely. It also checks essential parts like cameras, microphones and other connectors to make sure they're working securely. Why does it matter that we write this firmware and software ourselves? Let's look at some examples that benefit our customers: Protecting against vendor...

We've shipped an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 to all Windows Insider channels. This update (2309.40000.8.0) includes improvements to system and graphics reliability. What’s New Platform reliability improvements. Allow .cer files to be shared to Android. Graphics improvements. Android Geocoder APIs (Geocoder | Android Developers) provide valid data for all applications. Be sure to check the terms of use for using Bing Maps data. (Microsoft Software License Terms Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Android™ - Microsoft Support). Android 13 Platform Updates. Giving feedback If you are having issues with Windows Subsystem for Android™ – please file feedback via Feedback Hub under Apps > Windows Subsystem for...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2486 (KB5031459) 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 over time once they are ready. Turn on the toggle to get the latest...