Image: Microsoft One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled out to Copilot+ PCs that use Intel processors first, breaking Microsoft’s streak of tying new features to Windows
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Microsoft’s phone app can now remotely lock your Windows PC
Image: Foundry One of the handier features on new cars is the ability to remotely unlock and start them. Microsoft is adding the opposite — the ability to remotely lock your PC — to its Windows toolkit. Windows Central is reporting that it’s seeing an update to the Microsoft Link to Windows app on Android
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Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome on Windows PCs
If your PC won’t open Google Chrome, there may be a culprit: Microsoft. Google determined that Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome, though the company hasn’t discovered how or why. “For some users, Chrome is unable to run when Microsoft Family Safety is enabled,” Google support engineers posted on the company’s support blog. The
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Microsoft’s top diagramming tool is just $20 this July
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Work better with quantitative data with Microsoft Visio 2021 Professional for Windows, now just $19.97 through 7/21. When it comes to crunching and visualizing numbers, Microsoft Excel is one of the world’s best tools. But what if you want to show textual or qualitative information? That’s where Microsoft Visio 2021 Professional for
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Microsoft’s leading development environment is just $35 this July
Skip to content Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Streamline your coding workflows with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows, now just $34.97 through 7/21. Programming is tough. You deserve to have tools to make it at least a little bit easier on yourself. That’s where Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows comes in. This leading
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Microsoft’s patch fixes the update that broke VPNs on Windows
Image: khunkornStudio/Shutterstock.com Microsoft’s latest Windows update has fixed an earlier bug that could prevent VPNs from working properly, Microsoft said Tuesday. Microsoft’s latest release for May 2024 (KB5037771 or OS builds 22621.3593 and 22631.3593) has just one highlight: “This update addresses a known issue that might cause your VPN connection to fail,” it says. “This
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Microsoft’s newest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there’s no fix
Image: Sam Singleton Microsoft said this week that the most recent Windows security update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 may break VPN connections. According to Microsoft (via Bleeping Computer), “Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update, or KB5036893.” Microsoft has no fix at the current time, the
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Microsoft’s proposed ‘AI backpack’ is a dreary, fun belief
We’ve had AI assistants in smart speakers, phones, TVs, and even cars. But in your backpack? This is new territory, and Microsoft is staking out a claim via a new patent. As spotted by Neowin, the patent in question was filed on May 2. “The description relates to artificial intelligence assisted wearables, such as backpacks,”