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Google Chrome on Windows

Chrome could soon open the moment you open your Windows 11 PC

By Sean Endicott published

Browsing A new toggle in Chrom allows the browser to launch immediately at startup. The feature is in testing now in the Canary Channel.

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Notepad bloated on a desk

A modern, less-bloated, GitHub‑supplied Notepad is here

By Cale Hunt published

Software Not happy with the direction that Windows 11's Notepad app is taking? Don't want to use Notepad++? This free, open-source alternative is available on GitHub.

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Microsoft PowerToys CursorWrap and Logitech MX Master 3S

CursorWrap gets even better in latest PowerToys release

By Sean Endicott last updated

Apps PowerToys v0.97.1 is here, bringing granular "Wrap mode" toggles to CursorWrap and improved support for multi-monitor setups.

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The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Microsoft Corp. risks a hefty European Union fine after regulators accused the company of abusing its market power by bundling the Teams video-conferencing app to its other business software. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Teams users targeted by brand‑spoofing attack

By Kevin Okemwa published

TEAMS Microsoft Teams is getting a new security feature to help fight scams by flagging impersonation attempts during calls.

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Microsoft Teams running on a Windows 11 laptop in a mockup of a French government office.

France to replace Teams with own sovereign platform by 2027

By Kevin Okemwa published

TEAMS France plans to ditch Microsoft Teams and Zoom for a domestically developed platform across its public institutions by 2027.

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Microsoft Teams logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on April 9th, 2024 (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Microsoft delays Teams' controversial Wi-Fi location tracking again

By Kevin Okemwa published

Teams Microsoft is delaying its Teams' controversial Wi-FI location tracking feature again. It is expected to roll out to broad availability by mid-March this year.

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Microsoft’s new developer tool makes it easier to bring apps to Windows 11

Microsoft finally admits Windows app development needed help — here’s the new tool to fix it

By Sean Endicott published

Apps Microsoft is making it easier to build for Windows 11 with the WinApp CLI, a tool designed to help cross-platform developers access native APIs and the Microsoft Store.

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Notepad failing to open on Windows 11

Windows 11 apps like Notepad and the Xbox Ally Armoury Crate are suddenly broken

By Sean Endicott last updated

Windows 11 Windows 11 is currently a minefield as a 0x803f8001 error blocks core apps. If your PC is refusing to open Notepad, you aren't alone.

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PowerToys Command Palette

I raced to my PC to install this new PowerToys update — but its best new feature is one control away from greatness

By Sean Endicott published

Apps Microsoft’s latest PowerToys update overhauled the Command Palette, but the new mouse wrapping feature is a toggle away from being a must-have.

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Windows 11 PC covered in bugs

Windows 11 emergency updates miss "unusable" Outlook bug

By Sean Endicott published

Apps Windows 11 quality control is sliding as emergency updates fix shutdown errors but leave a major Outlook Classic bug untouched and "unusable."

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