Entries in Microsoft Windows 11 (15)

Tuesday
May162023

Phone Link app brings iOS support to all Windows 11 users

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Microsoft has announced that its iPhone support for the Phone Link app is now available for all Windows 11 users. iPhone support was first introduced in February with select Windows Insider preview testers. It gradually rolled out to the general public. Android phones have had access to Phone Link since 2015.

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Saturday
Apr152023

Latest Windows 11 preview adds Photo app's 'Gallery' view to File Explorer

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It might soon be easier to scan photos in Windows 11's File Explorer. The latest developer preview for the operating system rolls out with a new Gallery feature. You can view the Photos app's image library while browsing files and folders. This shortcut to Gallery comes with the Windows Insider Build 23435. The company is rolling out the feature gradually and won't come to all Dev Channel Insiders immediately. It is still a beta feature that may or may not get a wider release, but we're crossing our fingers that it does.

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Sunday
Mar262023

Microsoft pushes out a fix for Windows 11 screenshot privacy bug

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The "aCropalypse" security flaw wasn't just limited to Google. Microsoft started testing a fix for the vulnerability when it was discovered earlier this week. Now, the company rolls out a pair of emergency updates to address the issue affecting the native Windows 10 and 11 screenshot editing apps (Windows 11's Snipping Tool and Windows 10's Snip & Sketch, respectively). 

You can manually prompt Windows to patch the app you use by opening the Microsoft Store and clicking on "Library." Then you need to click on "Get Updates." Microsoft recommends all users install the updates. The flaw affected programs like Windows 11's Snipping Tool which wouldn't properly overwrite cropped PNG data. It didn't affect all PNG files, but there was still concern that bad actors could exploit the vulnerability to partially recover edited images. Unfortunately, this won't protect images previously created with Microsoft's screenshot tools.

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Monday
Mar062023

Microsoft experiments with a redesigned Windows 11 audio mixer

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Windows is known for making multiple audio device management a bit of a chore. But it looks like the company is working to make this experience more manageable. The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview includes a redesigned Quick Settings volume mixer. This new interface allows you to switch between audio devices, enable spatial sound, and even adjust volume output on a per-app basis, which wasn't possible with the existing design.

Windows 11 is also getting a dedicated shortcut for easier access to this feature. You can press Windows, Ctrl, and V keys on the keyboard simultaneously to open it. We don't know yet when Microsoft plans to roll this out to regular users. But we're hoping sooner rather than later.

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