#windows-11

#windows-11

Specifically, this bug prevented people from using the integrated camera with Windows Hello facial recognition. This stopped users from running a facial scan to sign in to the Camera app, any app or service that normally supports facial scanning via Windows Hello, or any other app or device that relied on the integrated camera. Also: Windows 11 lets you run a network speed test right from the taskbar now - how to try it

To qualify, you need to enable optional diagnostic data. For that, head to Settings in Windows 11, select Privacy & security, click Diagnostics & feedback, and then turn on the switch for "Send optional diagnostic data." Next, open Paint. A notification may pop up asking if you'd like to join the program. If not, click the Settings icon and you may see a new section for Windows AI Labs asking if you want to try and share the latest AI-powered tools.

Also: This new Photoshop feature can boost image resolution in just one click, thanks to AI Normally, you might save that image as a PNG or JPG file. But that's a problem since those formats won't retain the layers. That means you can't make any additional adjustments to them should the image require further editing.

Microsoft is getting more aggressive about tying its flagship productivity products to the Microsoft cloud. In the most recent release of Windows 11, the OneDrive Backup feature is turned on automatically when you sign in with a Microsoft account; as a result, some of the most common data folders -- Documents, Pictures, and Desktop -- are moved out of their normal location and into OneDrive.

Tech influencers on YouTube and TikTok were quick to jump on the reports of corrupted data and disappearing drives, laying the blame squarely at Microsoft's feet. We're not saying any company is above lying to the public, and Microsoft has a history of rocky update rollouts, but both Microsoft and Phison claim they've been unable to recreate the issue.

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature that will let you resume using your Android apps right on your PC. The capability is gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels, and only supports the Spotify app for now. If you're in the test, you can try out the feature by linking your Android phone to your PC, and then opening up a song on Spotify's mobile app.

I wanted to see exactly how Microsoft manages to hide Windows beneath the Xbox interface that's debuting on these handheld devices. After a short startup, I was met with the standard Windows login prompt. But I could use the controller to input the PIN code, an immediate improvement over what's available right now. And as soon as Windows 11 loaded up, the interface immediately disappeared. The Xbox PC app took over and went full-screen - and for the most part, I didn't have to leave.

Microsoft caused a bit of a furor last year by dropping the word "deprecated" into a support document for the Control Panel. It hastily stepped back from the precipice, but the current verbiage, "the Control Panel still exists for compatibility reasons," should leave users in no doubt. Microsoft would very much like this refugee from an earlier era of Windows to be put out to pasture.

Apart from affected clients running Windows 11 v23H2 and Windows 11 v22H2, the bug affected systems running Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019.

Snap Layouts allow users to arrange their applications into predefined screen layouts, making it easier to organize workspaces according to personal preferences.

QMR, or Quick Machine Recovery, is an optional Windows feature enabling devices to recover from boot errors, using cloud-based remediations for known issues.

Windows 11 is designed with various distracting features, including a widget board that serves more as a headline feed and ads on the lock screen promoting games and services.

"This is really an attempt on clarity and providing better information and allowing us and customers to really get to what the core of the issue is so we can fix it faster," said David Weston.

The event appears as 'Config Read Failed' with message 'More data is available.' Although this event is logged in Event Viewer every time the device is restarted, they do not reflect an issue with Windows Firewall, and can be disregarded.