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Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32’s partition size limit after nearly three decades

Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32 partition size limit after nearly three decades Retired engineer Dave Plummer said in 2021 that he thought his decision would be only a temporary cap. will shanklin Fri, Aug 16, 2024 Microsoft righted an age-old “wrong” (at least for those who geek out on disk formatting) earlier this week. … Continue reading Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32’s partition size limit after nearly three decades →

Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser

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Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser It’s an enhanced version of the Photos app’s Spot Fix feature. Mariella Moon Fri, Feb 23, 2024 Microsoft Microsoft has announced a generative-AI powered eraser for pictures, which gives you an easy way of removing unwanted elements from your photos. Windows Photos … Continue reading Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser →

Microsoft is killing the standalone Cortana app for Windows in late 2023

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Devindra Hardawar @devindra Unlike Meta, Microsoft doesn’t need to change its name to prove it’s committed to an entirely new tech platform: It’s doing so through action. After debuting its AI-infused Bing search engine earlier this year, the company unveiled the Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office apps. And even before those consumer reveals, Microsoft … Continue reading Microsoft is killing the standalone Cortana app for Windows in late 2023 →

Microsoft Outlook For Windows Now Supports Gmail

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Microsoft Outlook For Windows Now Supports Gmail by Ray Schultz , April 13, 2023 Microsoft is starting to roll out support for Gmail accounts in new editions of Outlook for Windows. “Now people can use their Gmail email, Google Calendar and Contacts within the new Outlook for Windows preview,” wrote Margie Clinton, group product manager … Continue reading Microsoft Outlook For Windows Now Supports Gmail →

The 3 secrets of buying a great Windows laptop at the right price

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By Doug Aamoth August 30, 2022 Even if I had no concept of how calendars work, I would know it’s back-to-school season right now. That’s because friends, family, and people I haven’t heard from in ages have all been coming out of the woodwork to ask about laptops. I don’t mind. As a … Continue reading The 3 secrets of buying a great Windows laptop at the right price →

Save a ton of time with these 3 Windows keyboard shortcuts

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By Doug Aamoth June 23, 2022 There are many, many Windows keyboard shortcuts, and a lot of them are great time-savers. That being said, it’s unreasonable for me—a reasonable-type person—to dump a bunch of them here and expect you to memorize them all. There are, however, a handful that are really … Continue reading Save a ton of time with these 3 Windows keyboard shortcuts →

Microsoft Reorganizes With Focus On Cloud, AI, Windows Chief Leaves

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Microsoft Reorganizes: Puts Focus On Cloud, AI by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 29, 2018 Microsoft on Thursday announced a major reorganization, putting the focus on two divisions. One will focus on experiences and devices, and the other on cloud and artificial intelligence. Scott Guthrie, head of the cloud and enterprise group, will head the cloud … Continue reading Microsoft Reorganizes With Focus On Cloud, AI, Windows Chief Leaves →