Microsoft today delivered a preview version of the feature update it will ship for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on Patch Tuesday in May. The post Windows 11 Gets Its April 2024 Week D Preview Update appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

While Tiny11 and Tiny11 Builder are lauded for shrinking the size of a Windows 11 installation, I'm hunting for a much bigger fish. The post Hands-On: Tiny11 Builder appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 offers a brawnier take on the AI PC, with a Core Ultra 9 processor, discrete Nvidia GeForce graphics, and a gorgeous 16-inch display. The post Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 Gen 9 First Impressions appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

The Microsoft Store has long been available in web and Windows versions, and never the twain shall meet. Well, the twain have met. The post Microsoft Store to Offer Direct App Downloads on the Web appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

We all know the joke: Most users only run Microsoft Edge once, to install the web browser they really want to use. But you don't even need to use Edge once. The post Tip: Install Another Web Browser without Using Microsoft Edge appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

You can add Vivaldi to the growing list of companies that will offer a native version of their web browsers on Windows on Arm. It's still early days, but it's happening. The post Vivaldi is Bringing Its Browser to Windows on Arm Too appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

Microsoft announced today that it is lightly integrating the Windows 11 Photos app with its AI-powered Designer graphic design web app. The post Microsoft is Adding a Designer Button to the Windows 11 Photos App appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

Microsoft has started rolling out an update for its Microsoft Store on Windows 11 that brings major performance improvements to the app. The post New Microsoft Store Update Brings Major Speed Improvements appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

The phrase “embrace and extend” was long synonymous with Microsoft, but it’s also widely misunderstood and unfairly vilified as a strategy. Worse, it’s been mischaracterized as “embrace, extend, and extinguish” and “embrace, extend, and exterminate,” largely by Microsoft’s competitors. Which makes sense, in a way, since “embrace and extend” isn’t even the version of this phrase that kicked off the controversy in the first place. “Embrace and extend” allegedly originated with Bill Gates. But it was Gates’s regular use of this term that caused Microsoft engineer J Allard to riff off it for his s ..read more

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 is a premium convertible laptop that’s been updated for the AI era with Intel Core Ultra processors and Lenovo’s AI Engine+. The post Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 Gen 9 First Impressions appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more