| TheWindowsClub News TheWindowsClub Tech News covers the latest Microsoft Windows 10 news, along with other products & services like Office, etc. Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:06:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Text Extractor in Snipping Tool will let you extract text from images https://news.thewindowsclub.com/text-extractor-in-snipping-tool-108897/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/text-extractor-in-snipping-tool-108897/#disqus_thread Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:03:34 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=108897 Text Extractor Snipping ToolMicrosoft has introduced a new Text Extractor feature in the Snipping Tool. For a long time, we used the Snipping Tool primarily for quickly taking screenshots, but now Microsoft aims to make it your go-to OCR tool. This new feature was initially made available to Windows Insiders and has now rolled out to users in […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/text-extractor-in-snipping-tool-108897/feed/ 0 Microsoft to disable ActiveX in Office https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-disable-activex-in-office-108853/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-disable-activex-in-office-108853/#disqus_thread Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:07:42 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=108853 Microsoft is disabling ActiveX in OfficeMicrosoft has announced that starting later this month, ActiveX controls will be disabled by default in all Windows versions of Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 apps—including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. This update is part of a global push to improve security and protect users from evolving cyber threats. Why is Microsoft blocking ActiveX in […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-disable-activex-in-office-108853/feed/ 0 Windows Driver Verifier GUI, Steps Recorder, etc. to be deprecated https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-driver-verifier-gui-to-be-deprecated-108643/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-driver-verifier-gui-to-be-deprecated-108643/#disqus_thread Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:09:26 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=108643 Windows Driver Verifier GUI, Steps Recorder, etc. to be deprecatedWindows Driver Verifier tool is used to find and troubleshoot driver issues on Windows that cause system corruption, failures, etc. It has been included in Windows since Windows 2000. Microsoft is now deprecating the Windows Driver Verifier GUI in future versions of Windows starting from May 2024. Windows Driver Verifier GUI, Steps Recorder, etc. to […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-driver-verifier-gui-to-be-deprecated-108643/feed/ 0 Microsoft introduces Garnet to accelerate applications on PC https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-introduces-garnet-to-accelerate-applications-and-services-on-pc-108593/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-introduces-garnet-to-accelerate-applications-and-services-on-pc-108593/#disqus_thread Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:04:51 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=108593 Garnet by MicrosoftThe ongoing increase in demand for data storage mechanisms and advancements in web applications and services need new technologies to build on them. Microsoft researchers have come up with Garnet, a new cache-store system after working for nearly a decade on it. The primary aim of Garnet is to accelerate applications and services. Microsoft introduces […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-introduces-garnet-to-accelerate-applications-and-services-on-pc-108593/feed/ 0 Microsoft to discontinue Windows Mixed Reality https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-discontinue-windows-mixed-reality-108546/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-discontinue-windows-mixed-reality-108546/#disqus_thread Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:22:03 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=108546 Windows Mixed RealityMicrosoft has been deprecating a lot of features on Windows 11 this year. The latest feature Microsoft is retiring is Windows Mixed Reality. Users will no longer be able to use Windows Mixed Reality, Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, and SteamVR Beta in the future updates of Windows. Microsoft to discontinue […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-discontinue-windows-mixed-reality-108546/feed/ 0 Microsoft to kill VBScript in Windows https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-kill-vbscript-in-windows-108458/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-kill-vbscript-in-windows-108458/#disqus_thread Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:40:31 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=108458 Microsoft to kill VBScript in WindowsMicrosoft has planned to retire VBScript in the near future. In a recent announcement, Microsoft confirmed that VBScript would be available as a Feature on Demand in future Windows releases before it is completely removed from the Windows operating system. Microsoft to kill VBScript in Windows VBScript or Visual Basic Scripting Edition is a scripting […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-kill-vbscript-in-windows-108458/feed/ 0 Microsoft introduces a new Work Vertical feature to Windows Search https://news.thewindowsclub.com/new-work-vertical-feature-to-windows-search-107905/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/new-work-vertical-feature-to-windows-search-107905/#disqus_thread Wed, 21 Dec 2022 09:19:35 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=107905 Work Vertical feature in Windows SearchMicrosoft has announced that a new feature is added to Windows Search, named Work Vertical. This search feature is available for users signed in with school or work accounts. Do not get confused with normal Windows Search as Work Vertical is different from normal Windows Search. New Work Vertical feature in Windows Search Now, users […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/new-work-vertical-feature-to-windows-search-107905/feed/ 0 Windows 11 version 22H2 new features for IT Pros https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-11-version-22h2-new-features-for-it-pros-107267/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-11-version-22h2-new-features-for-it-pros-107267/#disqus_thread Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:10:18 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=107267 windows 11 pcMicrosoft has officially released Windows 11 22H2 for Windows 11 users. Users can install this Feature Update via Windows 11 Settings, the Media Creation Tool, or Windows 11 Update Assistant. In this new update, Microsoft has added some new features for Windows 11 users. In addition to this, Windows 11 2022 Update Version 22H2 also […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-11-version-22h2-new-features-for-it-pros-107267/feed/ 0 SMB1 will not be enabled by default for Windows 11 Home henceforth https://news.thewindowsclub.com/smb1-will-not-be-enabled-by-default-for-windows-11-home-106910/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/smb1-will-not-be-enabled-by-default-for-windows-11-home-106910/#disqus_thread Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:26:20 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=106910 SMB File Sharing ProtocolIn a blog post yesterday, one of the Microsoft officials announced that the 30-year-old SMB1 file-sharing protocol will now be disabled by default on systems, running the most recent versions of Windows 11 Home Dev Channel, Windows, or Windows Server that were previously shipped with SMBv1 enabled. SMB1 will now be disabled by default for […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/smb1-will-not-be-enabled-by-default-for-windows-11-home-106910/feed/ 0 Windows Data Wipe Tool fails to clean everything; leaves some traces behind https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-data-wipe-tool-fails-to-clean-everything-106785/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-data-wipe-tool-fails-to-clean-everything-106785/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Mar 2022 04:31:48 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=106785 Windows old folderAlthough many applications claim to clear all your data when run, they still leave some traces of it behind. The Windows built-in Data Wipe tool is a case in point. Users believe it wipes the device clean. However, in reality, it retains some data. Windows Data Wipe Tool fails to clean everything The incident came […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-data-wipe-tool-fails-to-clean-everything-106785/feed/ 0 Microsoft fixes issues with News and Interests on the Taskbar https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-fixes-issues-with-news-and-interests-on-the-taskbar-105759/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-fixes-issues-with-news-and-interests-on-the-taskbar-105759/#disqus_thread Thu, 27 May 2021 13:43:58 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=105759 Windows 10 news and interestsIn the past, Microsoft has tried to personalize the Windows 10 OS experience by bringing well-curated content from the web. The News and Interests feature on Windows 10 Preview was one of those additions. However, since its introduction on Windows, the feature has become an annoyance for some people. KB5003214 fixes News and Interests issues […]

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]]> https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-fixes-issues-with-news-and-interests-on-the-taskbar-105759/feed/ 0 Microsoft to replace default Calibri font with one of these 5 fonts https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-replace-default-calibri-font-105619/ https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-to-replace-default-calibri-font-105619/#disqus_thread Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:51:50 +0000 https://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=105619 New Microsoft default fontCalibri has been an essential font on Microsoft products for an extended period. Microsoft has also used the font as the default one for its applications, including the Office suite, since 2007. After fourteen years of service, Microsoft plans to replace Calibri with five new fonts. Microsoft’s next default font According to Microsoft, the company […]

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