News & Reviews:   Windows 11

Did you know you could connect your phone to a Windows PC and access it from the latter? The Phone Link feature is only compatible with selected brands and smartphones, but it's a convenient way to keep track of your phone on a PC. And now that feature is getting an upgrade.

Windows 11 has been updated with full generative AI feature support for laptops and AI PC computers as well as Copilot+. Among the interesting features is Recall where it remembers all user activities including applications and files. That said, what should you know about it?

For the first time in a decade, Microsoft will add a new key to the keyboards of Windows PCs. This "Copilot key" is expected to show up at CES 2024.

We're spoiled for choice when it comes to laptops these days. But for stylus support, those with a touch-screen are better options. Recently, it was confirmed that Microsoft will improve the stylus support for such laptops.

Previously, we reported that Microsoft is previewing Phone Link for iOS which would allow Apple users to use iMessage, send and receive phone calls and even receive notifications on Windows 11. Well, the company has recently released the full version and is currently rolling out to all Windows 11 users.

A senior product manager at Microsoft may have inadvertently revealed a new feature on the Notepad app on Windows 11 after accidentally sharing it on Twitter. The tweet, which showed the Notepad app having tabs has since been deleted, but not before netizens managed to take notice of the post.

Microsoft has revealed that it will be introducing a built-in screen recorder to Windows 11 embedded within the OS’ Snipping Tool. Now available in beta, the feature can be accessed by Windows 11 testers beginning today.

For those who participate in the Windows Insider program, you will be getting support for third-party widget development and a new video call function for Chat from Microsoft Teams through the latest developer build of Windows 11. The features will be available in Preview Build 25217.

Microsoft is bringing a new feature that benefits those who like to open tons of apps at once. The new taskbar overflow is designed to make it easier to find the open apps once you run out of taskbar space, and it should bring more convenience to users compared to how the operating system did before.

Microsoft might have a different direction for rolling out the operating system updates in the future. According to the latest report, the next major Windows version, supposedly Windows 12, could arrive as early as 2024. It signifies that the company might shift to a three-year release cycle for Windows again.