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Microsoft Ships Windows 11 Tool That Installs a Bing Extension in Chrome, Firefox, and Brave - gHacks Tech News
1+ week, 6+ day ago (666+ words) Microsoft has created a standalone application for Windows 11 that installs a Bing browser extension in Chrome, Firefox, and Brave and then asks users to make Bing their default search engine. The tool, known as Microsoft Recommended Search Settings, is distributed…...
Microsoft Edge Update Adds Apple Sign-In and Scam Protection While Retiring Edge Drop and Video Translation - gHacks Tech News
2+ week, 1+ day ago (290+ words) While Microsoft has not confirmed it, Copilot might have been one of the reasons behind the retirement of Edge Drop. Several new features and admin controls ship with the update: For automatically unsubscribing from scam notifications: if a notification takes…...
Microsoft Shares Workaround for EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION Game Crashes Tied to RGB Drivers - gHacks Tech News
2+ week, 4+ day ago (301+ words) Microsoft has published a workaround for game crashes on Windows 11 that started after the KB5121003 update. The company has traced the problem to RGB lighting drivers. The issue can cause games to freeze, restart the PC, or show an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error. According…...
Windows 11 Tests Toggle to Force Apps to Open Maximized, Aiding Small Screens and Handhelds - gHacks Tech News
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (320+ words) Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 feature that allows users to set apps to open maximized by default. Most apps currently open in windowed mode unless the user changes this setting. The new toggle, found in recent Windows 11 preview builds, is…...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 KB5121003 Update Is Crashing Games and Rebooting PCs - gHacks Tech News
3+ week, 1+ day ago (434+ words) Microsoft has acknowledged that its latest Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 is causing games to crash on some systems. The KB5121003 update, released on August 11 for builds 26200.9168 and 26100.9168, introduces a bug that leads to game crashes with an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error. In some…...
Windows 11 Test Build Adds Per-App Camera, Microphone, and Location Controls for Desktop Programs - gHacks Tech News
3+ week, 2+ day ago (536+ words) Microsoft is testing a way to revoke camera, microphone, and location access for individual Win32 desktop programs in Windows 11, extending granular control that until now applied only to Microsoft Store apps. The capability surfaced in Windows Insider Preview Build 26340.9212 for Windows…...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Bug Breaks IE Mode in Microsoft Edge for Some Users - gHacks Tech News
4+ week, 23+ min ago (303+ words) Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Windows 11 that breaks Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge for some users. IE mode is used to load legacy websites and web apps that still require Internet Explorer. The bug stops these sites from…...
Microsoft Merges Its Two Copilot Apps Into One and Retires Podcasts, Deep Research, and Group Chat - gHacks Tech News
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (488+ words) Microsoft will combine its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot into one app, The Verge reports. As a result, three features, Podcasts, Deep Research, and Group Chat, will be discontinued on August 18. After the merge, everyone using Copilot, for personal or…...