Windows 10 to go password-less using FIDO2 security keys

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | July 12, 2019

Security has always been the first concern at Microsoft, and thus the company has some plans to make the Windows 10 PC completely passwordless in the near future. Microsoft has come up with a new passwordless sign-in option for all […]

Desktop Analytics for Windows 10 unveiled by Microsoft

By AnandKhanse@TWC | July 10, 2019

Desktop Analytics for Windows 10, which provides the users and businesses the much-needed insight and automation to stay current was unveiled by Microsoft. As industry experts mention, Desktop Analytics is the extension of Windows Analytics. The public preview of Desktop […]

Windows 1.11 app is now available on Microsoft Store

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 9, 2019

Microsoft has released a new app called as Windows 1.11 on its Store promising users that it takes them back to the year 1985 – the year when the company released the first Windows version. The app hands you tasks […]

Puppets is a new feature announced for SwiftKey users

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | July 9, 2019

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft has added a new capability – Puppets to SwiftKey. The new addition will enable SwiftKey users to express themselves in a fun and interesting way. Using the feature, people could record themselves as a panda, cat, […]

Microsoft Internet Games support for Windows 7, XP, ME is ending

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | July 8, 2019

For many, today is a sad day, a red day, a day that will never be forgotten for decades to come. OK, we’re just playing around here because we doubt many computer users will care about what happens today unless […]

MobileShell is now available on Microsoft Store

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | July 8, 2019

It will be now easier than ever to emulate full Windows 10 PC experience on a Smartphone. Microsoft has made available MobileShell app in Microsoft Store. The app features an app launcher, supports a touch-friendly interface and navigation shortcuts, all […]

Windows Defender Application Control offers new capabilities

By AnandKhanse@TWC | July 6, 2019

Windows Defender Application Control from Microsoft offers a new life of defense for Enterprise. It not only provides the inherent advantage over traditional antivirus solutions but when used offers a trust model where applications must earn trust to run. It […]

The new Outlook On The Web is here with new Design and Features

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | July 6, 2019

After being in a testing mode for around 8 months, the new Outlook on the Web is finally ready to roll with its new features, new design, personalized inbox, and faster and smoother functionality. Outlook.com gets a new look The […]

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.6 released with Windows 10 v1903 Support

By AnandKhanse@TWC | July 6, 2019

The very popular tweaker, Ultimate Windows Tweaker has been updated to version 4.6 and released with several new tweaks. It now supports Windows 10 v1903. With judicious tweaking, it can make your system faster, more stable, personal and more secure […]

Icebreaker app for Microsoft Teams will help promote team bonding

By AshishMohta@TWC | July 6, 2019

Microsoft Teams is a great way to manage a team, create meetings, and manage tasks. If you have a big team, it becomes important to make them comfortable with each other. This is where the Icebreaker app for Teams come […]

A standalone Cortana app for Windows 10 spotted on the Microsoft Store

By AyushVij@TWCN | June 28, 2019

Cortana has been coming along with Windows 10 since the initial release. It used to comes preinstalled with the operating system. But now Cortana has been spotted as a standalone app for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store. With its […]

Windows Calculator now available for Android, iOS and the Web

By AshishMohta@TWC | June 28, 2019

Microsoft has been a massive fan of Open Source for a couple of years, and just like how they developed the Windows Terminal, they also open sourced Windows Calculator. Today it has been made available for Android, iOS and the […]

OneDrive gets Personal Vault, additional storage and more

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | June 28, 2019

Microsoft is making some changes to OneDrive with a recent update, and it’s pretty good. The most important addition right now is the improved security, and following that, an extra 50GB of storage to the standalone plan. The plan now […]

Raspberry Pi 4 announced officially; available starting $35

By AyushVij@TWCN | June 28, 2019

The Raspberry Pi Foundation recently announced the Raspberry Pi 4. It is a significant upgrade over the last major release of Raspberry Pi which was Raspberry Pi 3. The most hyped feature for Raspberry Pi 4 is the support for dual 4k displays. For […]

Windows Terminal is now available on the Microsoft Store

By AshishMohta@TWC | June 27, 2019

Windows Terminal, the modern avatar of the Command Prompt, is now available in the Microsoft Store. While Command Prompt, Power Shell, and other terminals are going to stay, but with Windows Terminal, Microsoft has put up a command line interface […]

Windows takes long time to Shutdown when connected USB Type-C Charger

By AnandKhanse@TWC | June 27, 2019

If your computer is taking a long time to power down, especially when connected to USB Type-C Charger i.e.USB Type-C device, dock, or charger is plugged in or unplugged during the power transition, then it is a known issue. UCSI […]

Facebook launches Libra Cryptocurrency

By AshishMohta@TWC | June 23, 2019

In the race of Cryptocurrency, Facebook has announced its plan for its Cryptocurrency — Libra. Like any other, Libra is powered by Blockchain technology. Interesting to note that it’s going to under the non-profit Libra.org Association, which is backed by […]

Microsoft creates free app to help blind Canadians move around

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | June 22, 2019

Citizens of the world who are blind or have low vision, are in need of our help, and Microsoft is one of the few companies who have stepped forward to deliver this help through technology. Not too long ago, the […]

Google Earth to work on Firefox and other browsers too

By AshishMohta@TWC | June 22, 2019

Like many other services, Google Earth till now had been only supported on Chrome. It was not about being competitive, but it was instead the technology that was required for Google Earth to work. It was released as a native […]

Microsoft Edge Chromium Preview now available for Windows 8.1/8/7

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | June 21, 2019

Microsoft Edge Preview (Chromium-based)browser is finally up and running for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. If you’re still using Windows XP, well, you’re out of luck because Microsoft is no longer supporting that operating system. Download […]

Bing Turns 10! Explore Bing Photos and Win Surface Go or $1900 travel gift card

By AnandKhanse@TWC | June 18, 2019

Bing may not be the most popular search engine, but it is famous for its daily pictures. I use it on my phone, desktop and anywhere, Bing makes it possible. The images are just incredible. Today, Bing has turned 10 […]

Mozilla Firefox to get a new logo

By AshishMohta@TWC | June 15, 2019

Firefox first came into existence in 2002 with its evolutionary browser which made everyone switch to it. While many use Google Chrome now, but Firefox has its legacy for doing a lot of things first. Fast forward, Firefox is not […]

Microsoft PowerApps portal debuts with new maker experience

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | June 13, 2019

Microsoft has launched its PowerApps portal. The introduction of the web apps design platform will enable the ability to build low-code, responsive websites through a dedicated portal designer. External users would be allowed to interact with the data stored in […]

Microsoft briefs Project Scarlett, xCloud, Flight Simulator and more at E3

By AyushVij@TWCN | June 10, 2019

Microsoft has announced a ton of new things at their E3 2019 press briefing. This included Xbox ‘Project Scarlett’ console, xCloud and more and that made the community rejoice. Let us take a look at all of them in brief. […]

Fake virus warning ads plague users of Windows 10 Store apps

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | June 5, 2019

Windows Defender SmartScreen protects Windows users when trying to visit sites reported as phishing or malware websites. The security tool it seems fails to recognize a new menace that has troubling users of some UWP apps. Ads that have been […]

Webpage to highlight Microsoft Defender ATP Performance scores launched

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 2, 2019

If you are a Microsoft’s homegrown security tool Microsoft Defender user, then you can now easily get reports about the performance of this tool. Microsoft has come up with a dedicated page that talks about Microsoft Defender’s performance among various […]

Microsoft Store will host native Win32 game apps

By AshishMohta@TWC | May 31, 2019

Universal Windows Platform or UWP was one of the biggest dreams of Microsoft. They wanted everyone to build universal apps for Windows PC, so it works on every platform, including Xbox. It looks like Microsoft is finally giving up on […]

Microsoft will not allow Your Phone app to be uninstalled on Windows 10

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 29, 2019

Windows 10 comes with a few first-party native apps, many of which cannot be uninstalled. However, with every version, the criteria to decide these applications has been changing. Recently, Microsoft published a support article stating that the operating system will […]

Security Baseline for Windows 10 v1903 and Windows Server v1903 released

By AshishMohta@TWC | May 25, 2019

Microsoft has released the final Security Baseline for Windows 10 v1903 and Windows Server v1903.  Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit or MSCT allows enterprise security administrators to download, analyze, test, edit, and store Microsoft-recommended security configuration baselines for Windows and other […]