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Microsoft Photos app Insider update brings AI editing, OCR text search, and a new Copilot button
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Windows 11’s Photos app is getting AI-powered tools, including a Copilot button, OCR text search, and quick AI editing shortcuts in File Explorer.

Microsoft Store update brings 150+ changes, including improved downloads & theme browsing
By Sean Endicott published
Apps A major Microsoft Store update will improve downloads, game installs, and theme browsing. Plus, new AI Hub for Copilot+ PCs is rolling out.

This popular journal app is now available on Windows 11
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Popular journal app "Day One" now has a Windows 11 app available through the Microsoft Store. Day One has been available on macOS, iOS, Android, and the web for years, and it now has an app for PCs.

Microsoft is shutting down the Remote Desktop app — here’s what you need to do
By Sean Endicott published
Windows Microsoft's Remote Desktop app is going away, but the Remote Desktop Connection app is here to stay.

Microsoft Copilot says "speak up" with new press to talk feature
By Sean Endicott published
Apps A new feature for Copilot on Windows will let you speak to the AI tool after using a keyboard shortcut. Press to talk is in testing among Windows Insiders.

By the time Skype support ends Teams will have already lost a feature
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Soon, Microsoft Teams will no longer support linking an Android device to send and receive text messages through Teams on Windows 11. Luckily, an alternative is already available.

Microsoft Publisher support is ending. Here's how to transition to other apps.
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of on October 1, 2026, giving you over a year to convert any existing files.

uBlock Origin still lurks in Chrome despite being axed from the Web Store
By Kevin Okemwa published
SOFTWARE Google Chrome might have removed uBlock Origin from its Web Store, but you can keep using it (at least for now) by turning it on again.
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