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Microsoft released its Windows 11 operating system in late 2021 to the public. Internal data, viewed by Windows Central, suggests that the operating system passed the 400 million monthly active devices mark this year. Microsoft has not released information on monthly active users to the public. Third-party sites such as Steam’s hardware survey or Statcounter…
Native applications on Windows 11 will soon be divided into apps and system components. Microsoft introduced the change back in July in Insider builds and it looks as if it is going to roll out soon to stable versions of the operating system. Windows 11 ships with a large number of apps. Some of these…
Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer that is powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust. Note: the software is alpha at this point. It may contain bugs and issues, and its main purpose is testing at this stage. I experienced some hangs and issues during the test. All modern operating systems…
Microsoft developed a new app for Windows 10 and 11, called Windows Backup, which is rolling out to systems that install the latest updates for these operating systems. Previous backup options, such as File History, remain available for now. The backup application uses Microsoft OneDrive to save some data. While that sounds like a good…
The following guide offers step-by-step instructions on how to disable Windows Copilot. In less than two weeks, many Windows 11 users will gain access to Windows Copilot. Microsoft included the new AI-powered assistant in an optional update released in September 2023 already. On October 10, 2023, Windows 11 users who upgrade their devices to the…
Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system runs local and remote searches when users use the search functionality. A relative recent addition is the ability to find cloud files. Windows Search may return content from OneDrive, Outlook and other Microsoft services alongside local results. Some Windows users may find cloud search functionality useful, especially if they use…
No more free upgrades from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11, according to Microsoft.