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Remote Desktop is gone — say hello to "Windows App"
By Sean Endicott Published
Windows Microsoft has officially pulled the plug on the legacy Remote Desktop client, forcing users into the "Windows App" as the March 27 support deadline passes.

A top Windows developer is forming a new team to save Windows 11 apps
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps Legendary developer Rudy Huyn is picking a new team to improve the Windows 11 app experience.

I finally tried Lively Wallpaper to animate my desktop — it's a dream for customization
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps Lively Wallpaper is free, open-source, and looks like a native part of Windows 11, though I found one specific feature that hits your system resources hard.

Your favorite PowerToys features are now just a click away
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps The latest update to PowerToys adds a Command Palette Dock that lets you pin your favorite extensions to the desktop. It also improves my favorite new utility, CursorWrap.

Spotify listeners on Windows 11 get a new feature before anyone else
By Richard Devine Published
Apps Spotify has launched Exclusive Mode, a new "bit perfect" quality setting first on Windows, for fans of the best-sounding music to get the best from their tunes.

This app turns GitHub into an app store for your smartphone
By Richard Devine Published
Apps GitHub is a vast labyrinth of amazing open-source software projects, and it can be hard to see some of the awesomeness within. This app changes all that.

Chrome promoted a malicious extension for a year after Edge banned it
By Kevin Okemwa Published
Software Google promoted a Chrome extension that secretly ran malware for a year, even after Microsoft Edge banned it, exposing millions of users.

Microsoft Edge is gutting features, but there's a silver lining
By Sean Endicott Published
Browsing Microsoft Edge 146 begins the retirement of Collections and custom primary passwords, but it also makes a change that stops passwords from being deleted when clearing history.
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