With the Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) April 2018 Update — previously known as Windows 10 Spring Creators Update — Microsoft gives you greater control of your data and account. After getting to know the new features such as Timeline and nearby sharing and the bigger and better Settings app, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with this …
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You have prepared your PC for the big day. You are excited about the new features and improvements it will deliver. The big day has arrived — Microsoft has released its semi-annual update to Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) — and yet you find yourself stuck in a line so long that you can’t see the front (where, I like …
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Microsoft’s latest update to Windows 10 is here, and the first big news is the name change: What was known as Windows 10 Spring Creators Update has now officially been dubbed Windows 10 April 2018 Update. (Yes, really.) That may sound dull, but at least it tells you what version you’re running — before it was, “Which Spring update?” and …
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Microsoft is readying the release of its semi-annual update to Windows 10. It’s now called Windows 10 April 2018 Update, a last-minute change from its development name: Windows 10 Spring Creators Update. I’ve been using the final beta of the update — Windows 10, version 1803 — to get a sense of the new features and design tweaks it’ll bring …
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“Hey Cortana, play My Daily Mix playlist.” Microsoft shuttered its Groove Music service at the end of last year and attempted to shift users to Spotify. As part of Microsoft’s embrace of Spotify, you can use Cortana to control the action in Spotify just as you had been able to do previously with Groove Music. The Cortana/Spotify integration is slick, …
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Microsoft’s Windows 10 is about to get more accessible. The company in a blog post said it plans to add more visual accessibility features in the next Windows 10 update. It aims to make it easier for more people to use Windows devices, even if the users have problems seeing the screens clearly. “We strive to make Windows more accessible …
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Microsoft’s Windows software will support technology called HEIF to shrink photo sizes — the third big operating system to embrace the JPEG alternative along with Apple’s iOS last year and Google’s Android P this year. Windows 10’s wallpaper Stephen Shankland/CNET A test version of Windows 10 — a step on the road to a version due this fall — has …
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I don’t get to wear a hard hat to work all that often. This one has a heads-up display on the side. It reminds me of using Google Glass. Or, many other single-lens types of AR that use heads-up displays instead of any holographic effects. In essence: it feels unexciting. But it’s not designed to be wild and crazy: it’s …
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If you’ve set up two-step verification to protect your Microsoft account, it won’t be long before you attempt to sign in to a Microsoft app or your old Xbox 360 with your account name and password only to be greeted with a message telling you that your regular password is no good and you will need an app password instead. …
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Microsoft’s Windows arguably stepped ahead of Apple’s MacOS with the ability to “snap” windows to the sides of your PC’s screen. Now Windows’ File Explorer is taking a page from Apple’s playbook with the addition of a tabbed interface for the file manager tool. File Explorer lets you copy, paste, rename, and move files. When it’s time to copy files, …
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