Windows 11 apps

Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and more go Arm-native — but these features remain Intel-only Adobe's flagship creative apps are now in public preview for Windows on Arm, but some features will remain exclusive to Intel PCs.

Opera browser promotional image — Is Microsoft using "dark patterns" to favor Edge in Windows? 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 Pen Focused View — OneNote finally adds a long-missing shortcut for pasting plain text Microsoft is rolling out a long-requested quality-of-life update that makes pasting into OneNote much smarter.

Latest about Windows 11 apps

Microsoft Publisher support is ending. Here's how to transition to other apps.

By Sean Endicott published 10 March 25

Apps Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of on October 1, 2026, giving you over a year to convert any existing files.

Apps

uBlock Origin still lurks in Chrome despite being axed from the Web Store

By Kevin Okemwa published 7 March 25

SOFTWARE Google Chrome might have removed uBlock Origin from its Web Store, but you can keep using it (at least for now) by turning it on again.

SOFTWARE

I would have paid for this free PowerToys feature

By Sean Endicott published 6 March 25

Apps PowerToys now supports converting video formats and extracting audio through Advanced Paste.

Apps

Mozilla bashed for breaking Firefox's data privacy promises

By Kevin Okemwa published 5 March 25

Software Mozilla recently shipped a controversial Firefox's Terms of Use update. It received backlash from users, raising concerns about its data privacy and sharing stance.

Software

Opera unveils AI tool to revolutionize browsing

By Kevin Okemwa published 4 March 25

AI Opera recently unveiled a preview of Browser Operator. The AI agent leverages AI capabilities to perform important web tasks while browsing Opera, saving time.

Windows Vista mod for Windows 11 using Windhawk

Windows 11 meets Windows Vista — A new theme delivers the ultimate nostalgia hit

By Sean Endicott published 27 February 25

Windows A new theme for Windhawk lets you customize Windows 11 to look more like Windows Vista.

Windows

Slack's outage reminds us how fragile remote work can be in 2025

By Kevin Okemwa published 26 February 25

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.

OUTAGE

Unlock Windows 11's battery health with this updated app

By Sean Endicott published 24 February 25

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.

Apps

Microsoft Edge update speeds up the browser's most important features

By Sean Endicott published 19 February 25

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.

Browsing

Notepad on Windows 11 now requires a paid subscription to use all of its features

By Sean Endicott published 18 February 25

Apps Microsoft's Notepad app now requires a paid subscription to use the AI-powered Rewrite feature.

Apps

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