Windows 10’s October update is rolling out with a refreshed Start menu

Posted on 20/10/2020 by Engadget

Your Start menu is about to get a fresh lick of paint. Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 October 2020 update, and while it’s far from the biggest update to the operating system, there are still few new things worth noting.First, there’...

Windows 10 is installing Office web apps without asking permission

Posted on 17/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Mandatory Windows 10 updates aren’t new, but the latest example is raising a few hackles. Windows Latest, ZDNet, The Verge and users are reporting that Windows 10 is force-restarting PCs to install links to Office web apps that launch in Edge, includ...

Microsoft tests a Windows 10 setup screen that asks how you’ll use your PC

Posted on 08/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Different people use their computers for different things, and the latest tweak Microsoft is testing will apparently help Windows start off optimized for your preferred tasks. A post on the Windows Insider Blog details the updated out of box experien...

Windows 10 for ARM will support 64-bit x64 apps through emulation

Posted on 30/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

There still aren’t too many Windows 10 PCs or laptops on the market with ARM-based processors, but folks who do have those machines will soon be able to run 64-bit x64 apps on them. Microsoft says it will at last roll out 64x emulation to Windows Ins...

Opera update uses QR codes to sync data between PC and Android browsers

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The Opera browser is making it easier to sync between desktop and Android devices. The latest updates (version 71 on desktop and version 60 on Android) include a new feature called Sync that doesn’t require the use of an email and password. You just...

Microsoft releases a final preview for Windows 10’s October update

Posted on 19/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The Windows 10 20H2 update will arrive next month with a few new features, like a visually refreshed Start menu, improved notifications, preinstalled Chromium Edge browser and the ability to Alt+Tab through Edge tabs. It’s also bringing more of the f...

Kano’s first Windows PC is a step toward classroom supremacy

Posted on 15/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It’s been a while since I powered up a Kano-built computer. That’s because the company, which wants to help children learn how to code, has spent the last few years developing kits that work in tandem with a PC, smartphone or tablet. These have inclu...

GIF search, voice typing and more are coming to Windows 10

Posted on 03/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Windows 10 is getting an integrated GIF search, improvements to voice typing and other new features, Microsoft Senior Program Manager Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a Windows blog post. All are currently in beta testing. The overall goal of the new feature...

Windows 10 can run apps from your Samsung phone

Posted on 22/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

You’ll soon have access to your phone’s apps on your PC — if you have the right phone, at least. Microsoft is rolling out a Windows 10 Your Phone update with support for running mobile apps on your desktop, as promised when Samsung revealed the Galax...

Adobe brings clipping masks and better brush management to Fresco

Posted on 20/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Adobe has updated its Fresco drawing app with a bunch more features. There's a clipping masks tool that will allow you to capture certain parts of your drawing and move them to another layer or layer group. That way, you can continue to work on your...

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