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Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and more go Arm-native — but these features remain Intel-only
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Adobe’s biggest creative apps, including Premiere Pro and After Effects, now run natively on Windows on Arm, though some formats and effects are missing.

Is Microsoft using "dark patterns" to favor Edge in Windows?
By Kevin Okemwa published
Browsers Opera has lodged an official complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, citing anticompetitive business practices in Windows that favour Microsoft Edge over other third-party browsers.

OneNote finally adds a long-missing shortcut for pasting plain text
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft has added a long-requested paste text only shortcut to OneNote, matching functionality already found in Word, Chrome, and other apps.

AdGuard blocks Windows Recall snapshots
By Kevin Okemwa published
Software AdGuard for Windows now includes a new feature called "Disable Windows Recall," designed to prevent the controversial Windows Recall tool from capturing snapshots of Copilot+ PC users’ activity.

Copilot’s new animated face raises the question: do we need AI to look human?
By Sean Endicott published
AI Microsoft is testing a Copilot avatar that smiles and reacts in real time. Some see potential — others just find it weird or unnecessary.

Microsoft Edge’s settings menu is now too long to fit on most laptop screens
By Sean Endicott published
Browsing Microsoft Edge’s menu has grown so long it doesn’t fit on most laptop screens — and there’s no built-in way to customize or clean it up.

WhatsApp is killing off its native Windows app in favor of a web wrapper
By Sean Endicott published
Apps WhatsApp is replacing its native Windows app with a web wrapper, leading to higher RAM use, design mismatches, and changes to how notifications work.

Teams now has threads in channels — a feature Slack users have had for years
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft Teams is finally adding threaded replies in channels, a feature Slack and others have had for years. The feature is now in public preview.
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