LAST UPDATE: 16.18 Microsoft announced on Friday that it was suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia, distancing itself from Moscow after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week in an attack that threatens to turn the tide in Europe after the Cold War. Since then, […]
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Windows 11 will be greener. The OS will install updates when more electricity from renewable sources enters the grid
Microsoft is very concerned about the sustainability of Windows 11. Previously, the company tested eco-ratings for PCs running Windows 11, and now Microsoft wants to make sure that system updates are installed during hours when most of the electricity in the user’s house or apartment comes from renewable sources. This is implemented in Windows 11 […]
Microsoft Windows 11 is installed on almost 20% of PCs, excluding Windows 7 and other versions
Windows 11 is not at all as popular as previously mentioned. According to the latest Statcounter report, its market share is even less than that of Windows 8.1 There is new data on the prevalence of Microsoft Windows 11. This operating system is installed on almost 20% of all Windows PCs around the world. This […]
Provisional results for the new training program in cloud services in collaboration with OAED – Microsoft
The temporary lists of successful, runners-up and excluded of the new online training program in cloud computing services (cloud services) for 1,000 unemployed people were posted today, Monday 28 February 2022, on the OAED website www.oaed.gr. The tables were compiled in order of priority and based on the criteria provided. Candidate trainees have the right […]
Windows 11 Start Menu Behaving Weirdly After Installing Major February Update
In February, Microsoft released a major update for Windows 11, which brought a lot of important and new things to the system: there was a preview of Android applications in the Microsoft Store, a dark mode in Notepad, an updated media player. But at the same time, a new bug arose: as the source writes, […]
Microsoft brings Twitch streaming back to all Xbox consoles
Microsoft has released a fresh update for the Xbox Control Panel. It brings an important change – video game streaming will return to the Xbox game consoles using the Twitch service. Microsoft began testing the integration in October, and now Twitch will appear in the Xbox Guide interface with webcam support for all users. Twitch […]
Users outraged by “accelerated” Windows updates
One of Microsoft’s attempts to force users to switch to Windows 11 was the promise that updates would be installed faster in the new operating system. However, as it turned out now, many Windows 11 users were left disappointed and complain that the promised increase in speed was never realized. As WindowsReport noted, many users […]
Windows 11 will stop working with old Wi-Fi routers
Microsoft recently released beta version of Windows 11 number 22557 with a lot of innovations, among which there was such an interesting one as the refusal to work with equipment that supports the old WEP and TKIP encryption protocols. WEP debuted in 2002 and TKIP debuted in 2013. Since then, many vulnerabilities have been discovered […]
Want Android apps on Windows 11? You will have to prepare a PC with a productive CPU, at least 8 GB of RAM and an SSD
Microsoft recently released an update to Windows 11 that, among other things, brings long-awaited support for Android apps. And now, a few days after the release of the update, it became known that this feature has its own system requirements, and higher than those of Windows 11 itself. To run Android apps, you will need […]
TrendForce predicts 14.19 million AR and VR headsets to be shipped this year
Analyst firm TrendForce predicts that shipments of augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) headsets will reach 14.19 million units in 2022. This figure is 43.9% more than last year. The growth momentum will be driven by increased demand for remote interactivity due to the pandemic, as well as a price reduction strategy for the […]
