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What to expect in Windows 11: Former Microsoft PM Kevin Stratvert on the new upgrade

GeekWire

Come on, how much has really changed in Windows 11 vs. Windows 10? Stratvert is a former Microsoft program manager who left the company to focus full-time on his work as a YouTube creator, producing how-to videos about software and services from Microsoft and others. 5 Awesome Windows 11 Features you should use.

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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

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The end of support for Windows XP, slated for April 8, 2014, is a dangerous security issue. This would expose a large number of companies to serious security threats and software compatibility issues. This year we will see a plethora of successful cyber-attacks on companies who left the front door open in the form of Windows XP.

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Microsoft’s new Windows Package Manager is already better than the Windows Store

The Verge

Microsoft surprised Windows users with a new package manager yesterday. It’s a command line tool that allows developers, power users, and really any Windows user to install their favorite apps from a simple command. That’s changed in the years since Windows 10’s debut, but the Store still feels like abandonware.

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Microsoft says Windows 11’s File Explorer ads were ‘not intended to be published externally’

The Verge

Microsoft appears to be testing a new type of ad inside File Explorer on Windows 11. Microsoft MVP and Twitter user Florian Beaubois discovered an ad in the latest test build of Windows 11, prompting users to check out the Microsoft Editor. While the ads might have appeared for some Windows 11 users, Microsoft says it was a mistake.

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Microsoft copied its new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer

The Verge

Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted. AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs.

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Windows 11 is getting the Xbox HDR calibration app and better windowed gaming

The Verge

Microsoft’s big upcoming feature list for Windows 11 includes some important optimizations and improvements behind the scenes for PC games. The upcoming Windows HDR Calibration app will allow PC gamers to improve color accuracy and consistency of an HDR display, just like on Xbox. Image: Microsoft. Image: Microsoft.

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Early Microsoft leaders go all in on AI with Seattle-area startup Total Neural Enterprises

GeekWire

Tong, a former Windows leader in the 1990s who later co-founded Seattle-area venture capital firm Ignition Partners, is jumping on the AI train with a new startup called Total Neural Enterprises. Customers can set “business rules” to help guide the software. Rich Tong has seen multiple technological revolutions.

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