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These are the changes rolling out for the Settings app with the Windows 11 2024 Update.
Windows 11 version 24H2 (2024 Update) includes a newer release of the Settings app with various improvements and new options, allowing you to configure more features without the Control Panel.

A fundamental shift that concerns adblockers will happen in the next twelve months. You may have heard about Google ending support for the old ruleset for extensions in favor of a new one. Google, citing security, privacy, and performance for the change, has been heavily criticized for it.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' tops the chart, followed by 'Hit Man'. ‘The Fall Guy'' completes the top three.
 
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

Microsoft is not having a good time with its flagship AI feature that was supposed to propel the launch of Copilot+ PCs on June 18 but ended up going down in flames after security experts and customers raised their privacy concerns. Microsoft tried to damage-control the situation with a few security improvements but ultimately decided to postpone the release and start with Windows Insiders first.

Towards the end of last month, Microsoft released Windows 11 version 24H2 to Insiders on the Windows 11 Release Preview channel. A day later, the company announced that it was commencing Windows 11 24H2 compatible hardware and device certification.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at Microsoft recalling Recall, Microsoft shipping new builds in every Windows Insider channel, some neat hacks and guides to make Windows 11 look and work better, Patch Tuesday updates, fixed bugs, a tidal wave of gaming announcements, and a lot more.

Slowly but steadily, Microsoft is improving the taskbar and Start menu in Windows 11. Enthusiasts discovered a few interesting things that may soon be available or already available for testing in Windows 11 preview builds.

It's not too wrong to say that Windows 11's adoption has not been as great as Microsoft had perhaps hoped for initially. Just a month after the release of the OS, the company began pushing the update out to more systems citing "positive" feedback. And much more recently, in February this year, Microsoft published an advert that explained why users still on Windows 10 should upgrade to 11. The video was titled "Start Fresh Without Starting Over with Windows 11" communicating the idea that the upgrade process is seamless.

After releasing Edge 126 in the Stable Channel and taking a brief break in shipping weekly Dev updates, Microsoft is back with a new release for those testing the browser in the Dev Channel. Version 127.0.2638.2 is now available for download with a new icon for shared links, reliability improvements, fixes for crashes, bug fixes, and more.

Apple ramps up the snark with a jab at Microsoft's recent PR disaster over Windows Recall.

Mozilla Firefox finally allows you to further protect local access to stored credentials in the browser's password manager using your device's login, including a password, fingerprint, pin, or other biometrics.

Microsoft today has released a new Beta Channel build for Windows Insiders. The new build, 22635.3785 under KB5039319, adds new jump lists to the Start menu, an improved Windows share feature for easily sharing files with Android devices, upgraded Windows Desktop Spotlight, and more.

Microsoft has released the latest Windows 11 update for members of the Insider program in the Dev Channel. The build number for this release is 26120.961, under KB5038575. This is once again a pretty minor update for Dev Channel Insider members.

Microsoft has announced that it has completely removed all traces of the Microsoft Copilot app that users found installed on their systems on their Installed apps list. The first reports of such an app, which was 8KB in size, emerged towards the end of March this year. Soon after, Microsoft had to roll back the update after it took notice of the issue.

Microsoft is rolling out Edge 126 in the Stable Channel. The latest official version of Microsoft's web browser adds the previously announced feature which lets users make their custom browser themes with the assistance of AI.

Popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy has gone 'offline' overnight. While downtime is quite common for pirate sites, a mysterious statement by the team is open for interpretation, leading some to believe that it will not return anytime soon. Since the site is a prominent source of new movie and TV show releases, this is a big deal.

Microsoft has been quietly publishing quite a few guides on its official website lately.
 
Speaking of MSA, the company also published another page that guides users on how to switch from a Local to a Microsoft Account. However, since that last update, the company has added a new section that describes the opposite—switching from a Microsoft Account (MSA) to a local one.

Earlier this week, Microsoft released Patch Tuesday updates for June 2024.
 
Microsoft has also announced that Windows 10 version 21H2 has reached the end of servicing status. The company had published a reminder for the same 30 days ago. In its announcement, the company says that Windows will initiate an automatic update to version 22H2 and as always, it has also reiterated about updating to Windows 11 on eligible PCs.

Google has been constantly trying to find ways to stop adblockers from blocking ads on its YouTube platform.

Microsoft has released the latest Windows 11 build for members of the Windows Insider program in the Canary Channel. The new build number is 26236. It adds the new Start menu account manager along with some other fixes and improvements.

AMD has a new chipset driver for customers with supported motherboards and operating systems. Version 6.05.28.016 is now available for download with optimizations for the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2, which is expected later this year. There are also "new program support" and various bug fixes.

The world of Fallout 76 is reshaped today with the drop of its first-ever map expansion, and we got to play some of it before the launch.

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June 12, 2024
 
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Microsoft has released the June 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 23H2, 22H2, and 21H2. The 23H2 and 22H2 versions' update is delivered via KB5039212 while the 21H2 update is KB5039213. You will be on build versions 22621.3737, 22631.3737, and 22000.3019 respectively after applying the update.

It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means it's Patch Tuesday time again. As such, today, Microsoft is rolling out the monthly security update (also called "B release") for June 2024 on Windows Server 20H2 and Windows 10 for the latest supported versions, 20H2, 21H2, and 22H2.