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Curious about what’s in your photos, Windows 11 users? Soon you’ll be able to investigate with Bing reverse image search right from the Photos app

By Kristina Terech published

Microsoft’s updated Photos app now includes Bing-powered visual search, smoother gallery navigation, and quicker access to image-editing tools.

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Time's up for Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2: Microsoft's final call before its next Patch Tuesday mandatory update to 23H2

By Kristina Terech published

Microsoft will force Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 users to upgrade to 23H2 in October 2024 for continued security and support.

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Windows 11’s 24H2 update is almost here — let’s talk about some of the features we’re expecting to see

By Kristina Terech published

Windows 11’s 24H2 update introduces new features like a refined Start menu, enhanced taskbar options, and improvements for a smoother user experience.

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Windows 11 Search might soon no longer suck so much... and it could be thanks to AI

By Kristina Terech published

Microsoft might be overhauling Windows Search with AI, aiming to improve accuracy and functionality, hopefully addressing user frustrations with the feature.

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Windows 11 is finally more popular than Windows 10 – at least in the world of PC gaming

By Darren Allan published

Game over, Windows 10: Microsoft turns a corner as Windows 11 finally becomes its most popular OS.

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Sorry, Windows 11 users, but you’re not escaping Microsoft’s all-seeing Recall feature that easily

By Darren Allan published

Were you happy to hear about the option to uninstall Recall in a Windows 11 preview? Well, forget about that – it’s just a bug.

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Are you a Recall hater? Windows 11’s big AI feature may come with an option to uninstall it – but we wouldn’t count on it

By Darren Allan published

Recall is coming to Windows 11 in testing soon, and a hidden change appears to indicate an option to remove the feature.

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Microsoft improves Windows 11 Start menu, with no new ads in sight – and there’s a bonus for the lock screen in latest preview

By Darren Allan published

A new option for a Category view in the Start menu’s list of apps is a welcome change, if it emerges from testing.

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Turns out the ‘death’ of the Control Panel in Windows 11 has been greatly exaggerated, as Microsoft issues a clarification

By Darren Allan published

Want to see the back of the Control Panel? You wouldn’t be alone, but this ancient bit of the Windows interface isn’t going anywhere for now.

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Windows 11 could get updates that install without a reboot, as a Microsoft blunder hints these are coming with version 24H2

By Darren Allan published

The plan appears to be that the majority of monthly updates for Windows 11 won’t need to reboot the PC.

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