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Here are three easy ways to show the desktop on Windows 11.

On Windows 11, getting lost in a sea of open windows and cluttered desktops is easy, and with multiple apps and files open at the same time, it can be frustrating to find what you need quickly. That's why the option to show the desktop is so practical. 

You can now block ads on Windows 11 and debloat your PC with the help of Clippy.

Windows 11 supports a variety of ARM processors from Qualcomm. According to the official documentation, you need a computer with the Snapdragon 850 processor inside or newer to run the current operating system officially. However, customers with PCs powered by the Snapdragon 835, the original Windows on ARM chip from 2016, can bypass hardware requirements and install Windows 11 at their own risk. Sadly, those days will be ending soon.

A clean installation of Windows 10 or Windows 11 may enable Bitlocker drive encryption automatically. The main system partition and all fixed drives will be encrypted in this case after the out-of-box experience.
 
Thankfully, there are ways to block Windows from enabling the automatic encryption of drives during clean installs.

 German news outlet Deskmodder reports that the next major Windows 11 version, 24H2, also called the 2024 update, may enable BitLocker by default during installation, and this may seemingly be happening across multiple editions of Windows 11, including Home.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Godzilla Minus One' tops the chart, followed by 'Dune: Part Two'. ‘'Arcadian' 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.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at a lot of confirmed bugs and issues in Windows 10, 11, and Server, some odd Windows 11 stats, new Windows 11 preview builds with File Explorer improvements, new browsers for Windows, lots of Copilot news, and more.

Here's everything you need to know before you start using the Copilot chatbot AI from Microsoft.

Nowadays, "Copilot" seems to be the only word Microsoft knows how to say. You will hear this on every product, including Windows 11, 10, Microsoft 365, Bing, and virtually every service. I remember when the company only knew how to say "developers, developers, developers."

It looks like NTDEV, the developer who publishes tiny11 builder is on a roll. The utility has been getting nearly daily updates lately. This is just a couple of days after it disabled telemetry.

Gamers upgrade to Windows 11 at a dramatically different rate than non-gamers.

It is safe to assume that Microsoft wants people to upgrade to Windows 11 and it explained via a recent advertisement why and how 11 is a great OS. The latest market share numbers by Statcounter show Windows 11 having around a fourth of the desktop market.
 
However, the stern system requirements for Windows 11 are what has prevented many from upgrading to the latest OS. As such, when the tech giant reminds users about the end of servicing for Windows versions, it also points to upgrading ineligible PCs too. The same was the case for Windows 8.1 as well.

Back in October 2023, Microsoft confirmed an issue that was affecting all Windows client versions, be it on Windows 11 (22H2, 21H2), Windows 10 (22H2, 21H2, and Enterprise LTSC 2019), and later Windows 11 23H2 was consequently affected too. The bug was related to BitLocker CSP encryption reporting. The BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) is used by the enterprise to manage the encryption of PCs and devices.

Last month, we reported about a strange issue wherein Google One VPN was found overwriting Windows DNS settings. Curiously, just a week or so later, Google officially announced it was shutting down the service on June 10, 2024.

Last month, Statcounter reported a notable decrease in Windows 11's market share, and the trend continued in April 2024. After reaching its all-time high of 28.16% in February 2024, Windows 11 plummeted below the 26% mark.

First popularized on the Mac, The Browser Company is bringing its unique Arc web browser to Windows 11 today.

Ubuntu 24.04: An Excellent Linux Distro [Video]

ExplainingComputers (1.01 million subscribers)
 
29 April, 2024
 
Video length: 16m 51s
 
Chapters
00:35 Noble Numbat (specifications & download)
03:49 Installation
07:55 What’s New?
11:45 Applications
15:32 Wrap

Earlier this month, NTDEV, the maker of the Tiny11 project, released a reworked version of Tiny11 Builder, an open-source script that lets you DIY-debloat a Windows 11 image for a more lightweight experience. Today, a new version of the script hit its GitHub repository with one important new feature: the ability to turn off telemetry.

One of the recent Microsoft Edge updates introduced new Copilot popups that appear on the screen when you select text. That popup is part of the latest text editing tools Microsoft introduced for its browser several days ago.

On April 9, 2024, Microsoft released scheduled cumulative updates for all supported Windows 10 and 11 versions. The latter received KB5036893, which is also known as the "Moment 5" update. The release introduced several changes across the OS, but sadly, it is not flawless. In addition to some user reports, Microsoft confirmed one bug in the Settings app.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Dune: Part Two' tops the chart, followed by 'Monkey Man'. ‘'Love Lies Bleeding' 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.

Some Google Chrome users report having issues connecting to websites, servers, and firewalls after Chrome 124 was released last week with the new quantum-resistant X25519Kyber768 encapsulation mechanism enabled by default.

The LTSC edition of Windows 11 is only for specific setups, and Microsoft plans to release it during the second half of 2024.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at fresh rumors about the upcoming AI Explorer for Windows 11, updates for the old File Explorer, Start menu improvements in the latest Windows Insider builds, the new financial report from Microsoft, Edge updates, app updates, and a lot more.

On May 20, 2024, Microsoft will announce the Surface Pro 10 and the Surface Laptop 6 with ARM chips. In addition, the company is expected to unveil next-generation AI capabilities for its operating system, and the rumored AI Explorer should steal the show. Now, a new report revealed more details about the feature ahead of its official announcement.

Recently, we have been covering quite a lot of retro stuff for Windows which shows how modern apps have their roots in the '90s.

If you are a fan of the bygone era of Windows, you are likely to be delighted about the latest announcement. Microsoft, in collaboration with IBM, has announced that it is open-sourcing MS-DOS 4.00 as the two worked together on the underlying code.