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Slack's outage reminds us how fragile remote work can be in 2025
By Kevin Okemwa published
OUTAGE Slack has acknowledged the massive outage and is working on a fix to restore impacted services, including sending messages, workflows, threads, and other API-related features.

Unlock Windows 11's battery health with this updated app
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Battery Flyout is a handy app for Windows 11 that shows detailed battery information through the system tray. The app just received a major update that improves support for PCs powered by Snapdragon.

Microsoft Edge update speeds up the browser's most important features
By Sean Endicott published
Browsing Microsoft Edge just got a big update that improves the speed of at least 14 UI elements by 40% on average. The speed boost is thanks to Microsoft's migration to WebUI 2.0.

Notepad on Windows 11 now requires a paid subscription to use all of its features
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft's Notepad app now requires a paid subscription to use the AI-powered Rewrite feature.

This apps adds features to Windows 11's File Explorer I didn't even know were missing
By Sean Endicott published
Apps A free utility enhances Windows 11's File Explorer with features the app should have by default, such as support for a shortcut to reopen a tab with a combination of keys.

My favorite Windows 11 File Explorer alternative just got its biggest update in years
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Third-party file explorer "Files" just received a significant update that adds a new cards view to the app.

This Microsoft app is the latest to get infused with Copilot
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft began testing a Copilot menu within Paint recently. The tech giant is also testing an improved Windows Search that can find content within File Explorer by using AI.

PowerToys just got even more powerful with the addition of this new utility
By Sean Endicott published
Apps PowerToys just gained a new utility that's great for screen zooming, recording, and annotation. The addition of Zoomit is just one of many changes seen in version 0.88 of PowerToys.
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