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Windows Media Player is getting a long-overdue upgrade Microsoft will begin phasing out the Groove Music app in favor of a new version of the venerable Windows Media Player, the company said Tuesday. Longtime users of Windows have probably used the Media Player app to play video and audio files from yesteryear. While the classic […]
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Windows 10’s forgotten November feature update is rolling out now Microsoft has begun rolling out the Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2), a glorified patch that won’t do much to improve your PC. Microsoft also said Tuesday that the company is ditching its biannual update schedule in favor of an annual cadence that aligns with
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Firefox is now available on the Microsoft Store and that’s a pretty big deal On Tuesday, Mozilla Firefox became the first major browser to be added to the Microsoft Store, an important addition for those hoping for more browser choice within Windows 10 and 11. According to Mozilla, the change came as a result of
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Some Windows 11 features stop working after certificate snafu Microsoft began warning this week that several built-in Windows 11 apps, such as the Snipping Tool and the emoji picker, may stop working temporarily for some users because the company neglected to update a required digital certificate. Windows 11 Home in S Mode users can be
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Windows 11’s next taskbar update looks helpful, but isn’t the one you’re waiting for Early users of Windows 11 have a lot of complaints about the taskbar: It’s rigid and artificially constrained compared to the tool in the last version of the operating system. Microsoft has heard your concerns, and is adding… a microphone mute
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Tested: Start11 solves Windows 11’s worst Start menu and taskbar sins Stardock Software’s Start11 utility is shipping today as a 1.0 release, and if you hate the reductionist new design of the Windows 11 Start menu and taskbar, you’ll want to check it out. Start11, among other handy tricks, lets you move the taskbar around
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Microsoft jumps on the metaverse bandwagon with animated Teams avatars Microsoft has a metaverse, too, and it’s built on… Microsoft Teams?! By designing its metaverse for online business and social experiences, Facebook (sorry, Meta) took aim at Microsoft’s own experiences for collaboration and hybrid work. Now, in the first half of 2022, Microsoft is promising
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8 new Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts you should know Keyboard shortcuts save time. Instead of moving around your mouse and then clicking through menus or dragging windows, you can just cut straight to the chase. And not only do our favorite keyboard commands carry over to Windows 11, but Microsoft has added several new ones
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Clippy is back to troll your friends in Microsoft Teams It’s Monday, and your coworkers are digging into a long, grueling database project. If you’re nice, you’ll bring them coffee and bagels. But if you’re feeling less charitable, there’s always an animated Clippy sticker to help get their week started off on the wrong foot.
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How to turn on Dark Mode in Windows 11 Like Windows 10, Windows 11 comes with two primary options for its menus, settings, and other primary interface elements: dark or light. While it’s easy to change from one to the other, it isn’t immediately apparent how to access that option. Here’s how you do it.
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