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Spotify’s ugly disco ball icon proves Windows 11 is a second-class citizen
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps Spotify has officially killed off its widely disliked 3D disco ball app logo. But if you only stream music on a PC, you never even knew it existed.

The Files app just solved a problem Microsoft has ignored for decades
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps An update to the Files app adds a clever button to view the size of folders on demand without eating up your PC's resources.

Microsoft fixed the biggest causes of slowdowns and freezes in Teams this year
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps Teams now loads chats faster, hangs less often, and returns people search results more quickly thanks to fixes Microsoft shipped this year.

PowerToys makes Command Palette extensions easier to install
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps A new Extension Gallery in PowerToys streamlines how you find, install, and update Command Palette extensions.

Users push back as Microsoft lists 15 reasons to adopt New Outlook
By Kevin Okemwa Published
APPS Microsoft added 15 new features to its new Outlook, bringing it closer to feature parity with the classic Outlook client, including improved meeting tracking, schedule send, and keyboard shortcuts.

Microsoft Edge switches to Windows Hello and drops master passwords
By Kevin Okemwa Published
Apps Microsoft's Edge browser retired passwords and is moving to Windows Hello and passkeys.

Office 2019 for Mac hits July 13 cutoff and users are not happy
By Kevin Okemwa Published
OFFICE Office 2019 for Mac will stop editing documents after July 13, as Microsoft blames certificate expiry.

Discord now runs natively on Snapdragon X PCs
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps Discord has released a native Arm build for Windows on Arm, improving performance on Snapdragon X PCs.

Sefer is a new Markdown reader for Windows that gets the details right
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps Sefer is a quiet, well‑designed Markdown reader with wide margins, a built‑in table of contents, and a custom renderer that makes documents and books easy to read.

Why Together mode is disappearing from Microsoft Teams next month
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps Microsoft will retire Teams Together mode on June 30, removing the shared views introduced during the remote‑work boom. The company says the change will simplify meetings and reduce cognitive load.
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