When Microsoft introduced Windows 11, one of the main features of the system was Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) – a technology that allows you to run Android applications on Windows devices (with their installation through the Amazon Appstore). However, Microsoft has now decided to abandon the technology, explaining this...
Windows 11 has finally received support for the USB4 2.0 standard, which offers data transfer speeds of up to 80 Gbps. Previously, this support appeared in the preview version of the OS, but now it is available in a regular update (OS builds 22621.3235 and 22631.3235). Despite the fact that...
The official list of processors supported by the Windows 11 operating system has been expanded with almost 40 new models, all of them from Intel. These are processors of the 14th generation Intel Core family and mobile Core Ultra. The full list of CPUs added to the list of supported...
Microsoft has added a convenient feature to Windows for iPhone users. According to The Verge, Windows 11 has the ability to use a smartphone as a webcam. To recap, Apple has expanded its Continuity Camera feature to ensure iPhone cameras will replace Mac webcams in 2022. This feature allows you...
Microsoft DirectSR (Super Resolution) technology will be presented at the GDC 2024 event, which starts in a month. Let us remind you that the technology became known a couple of weeks ago, and now the information has appeared directly on the GDC website. DirectSR is an image scaling technology similar...
According to Windows Central, Microsoft is testing a new mechanism for installing monthly updates in Windows 11, which will not require a system reboot, and all innovations in the OS will be implemented instantly. Microsoft calls updates “hot patches.” Testers discovered this mechanism in the latest Windows 11 update, distributed...
Microsoft periodically forces Windows updates to be installed on computers. The software giant will do the same with Windows 11 23H2, which is entering a wider rollout phase. Microsoft’s support page states that compatible PCs will soon be forced to upgrade to Windows 11 23H2: “This automatic update is intended...
Microsoft seems to want to block the ability to install the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with older processors. In this case, we are no longer talking about such a limitation that Windows 11 formally has from the start. Microsoft reportedly wants to make support for the POPCNT...
It looks like Windows 11 will soon have its own integrated Super Resolution upscaling technology. Its existence was discovered in an insider build of the Windows 11 24H2 update, which will be released later this year. The corresponding item is located in the screen settings and is designated as Automatic...
It looks like Windows 12 is not worth waiting for this year after all. Microsoft has confirmed a major update to Windows 11 24H2 coming later this year. Of course, this does not directly prohibit the release of Windows 12, but it is still unlikely that Microsoft would release both...
Microsoft seems to have decided to return to its practice of forcing Windows updates. Windows 10 users have again started receiving pop-up notifications prompting them to upgrade to Windows 11. These notifications, among other things, also occupy the entire screen, so you can’t simply ignore them. Moreover, this is also...
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano R. Amon seems to have confirmed that a new version of Windows is coming this year. However, it is still impossible to say unequivocally that we are talking about Windows 12. created by DALL-ESpeaking at an event dedicated to the quarterly report, Amon said that the new...
Microsoft has begun getting rid of another veteran application in its proprietary operating system. The company has released a new test build of Windows 11 Canary, which does not include the WordPad text editor. Microsoft has called WordPad a “legacy feature,” indicating that it is no longer in development and...
Rumors attributed Microsoft’s release of the Windows 12 operating system this year: it was assumed that the developers had again switched to a cycle of releasing a new OS every three years, in which case the appearance of Windows 12 in 2024 was logical. But, as reported by Windows Central,...
Windows 11 will soon be able to take advantage of super-fast USB devices, as Microsoft is currently testing support for the new USB4 2.0 standard with data transfer speeds of up to 80 Gbps (double the speed of USB4). USB4 version 2.0 support is included in Windows 11 Preview number...
Laptops with Windows and MediaTek processors may soon appear on the market. Or Exynos. According to Arm’s CEO, the agreement between Microsoft and Qualcomm will end at the end of this year, according to which Windows Arm PCs can only be based on the Snapdragon SoC. This means that MediaTek,...