Latest about Windows 11 apps
Not content with ads in the Start menu, File Explorer, and Settings app, Microsoft is working on (even more) ads in Windows 11's Weather app
Adding ads Microsoft rolled out an update to its Weather app on Windows 11 recently. The update includes a few welcome changes, plus some additional ads.
The best-looking File Explorer alternative just got a curvy new update
The third-party Files app now has rounded corners and a bunch of new features.
Microsoft is getting rid of the Copilot keyboard shortcut on Windows 11
Move around Microsoft Copilot currently sits in the Windows 11 taskbar and can be summoned with a dedicated key or a keyboard shortcut. But soon, the keyboard shortcut will be retired.
Microsoft 'recommends' making Edge the default browser in Windows 11 using a 3D banner touting its built-in security features
MORE ADS Microsoft is using an annoying 3D banner to get users to use Microsoft Edge as the default browser in Windows 11. The banner touts Edge's security and privacy features.
US government sues Adobe for 'deceptive' business tactics and hiding steep subscription cancellation charges to 'trap' its customers
GONE ROGUE The US government sues Adobe for using deceptive tactics and exorbitant cancellation fees to prevent users from canceling subscription plans.
This third-party script will let you use Microsoft Edge as intended — Bloat-free, but there's no way to revert the changes for now
BLOAT-FREE EDGE MSEdge Tweaker is a third-party open-source script designed to automate Microsoft Edge's policies for enabling and disabling certain features, including the first-run experience and splash screen.
Microsoft Edge for Business gets new data leak control capabilities that Windows Recall desperately needs to prevent exfiltration of the user's private information
NEEDS THIS TOO Microsoft has unveiled new data leak control capabilities in Edge for Business as part of the browser's screenshot prevention policies.
Microsoft makes controversial Windows Recall AI feature an opt-in experience on Copilot+ PCs, as 'mere' 171 lines of code bypass its layers of security
FIX? Users have gone up in arms and raised concerns over Windows Recall's privacy. However, it doesn't seem like a big issue for Microsoft Research's Chief Scientist and technical fellow Jaime Teevan
Microsoft's Photos app in Windows 11 finally gets much-needed love but at the exorbitant cost of slower load times
LONGER LOAD TIMES The latest update for the Photos app transitions it from Microsoft's UWP (Universal Windows Platform) to Windows App SDK and adds WebView2 support and more.
