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By +Warwagon · Posted
Disabling open on hover, great! That was so stupid! They need to do a fix, where if a network share is disconnected, it doesn't hang when opening "This PC" 20 seconds. -
By TarasBuria · Posted
Microsoft releases major feature updates for stock Windows 11 apps by Taras Buria In addition to releasing new Windows 11 preview builds, Microsoft announced that inbox Windows apps now have dedicated release notes in the official documentation. At long last, users have access to all the release notes for each app, with changes listed in chronological order. Microsoft used to announce feature updates for stock apps with each build. Now, with Windows Insider release notes hosted on the Microsoft Learn website, each app has a dedicated space for its changelog, which is very useful for those who want to track new features and improvements. Alongside that, Microsoft dropped massive feature updates for six stock apps: Clock, Media Player, Calculator, Voice Recorder, Photos, and Paint. Each app packs quite a lot of changes and new capabilities, so here are the release notes. Here are quick notes so that you can jump to the app you are interested in the most: Calculator Camera Clock Media Player Paint Photos Sound Recorder Here is what is new for the Calculator in version 11.2605.9.0: More accurate square-root results — Fixed rare cases where a calculation that should equal zero (like sqrt(2.25) - 1.5) returned a tiny leftover value instead. Readable text in High Contrast themes — Settings text now shows the correct colors in the High Contrast Aquatic and Desert themes. Fixed layout for right-to-left languages — For languages like Arabic and Hebrew, the graph, number pad, equation fields, and scroll buttons now appear correctly oriented. Reliable launch after upgrading — Fixed an issue where upgrading from much older versions could leave outdated settings that stopped the app from opening. Here is what is new for the Camera app (version 2026.2605.7.0): Zoom slider works on more cameras — The zoom slider now works on the latest cameras, respects your system zoom settings, and updates instantly when you change those settings. Full range of zoom levels — Fixed an issue where the zoom slider only showed three steps on some devices that zoom in finer increments. Front camera works on more devices — Resolved a problem that blocked the front-facing camera on certain wide-angle devices. More video resolution choices — You can now pick video resolutions that were previously hidden; the app shows a heads-up warning instead of removing them. QR links you can still use — When a scanned QR code points to something with no matching app, the link is now copied to your clipboard (with a notification) while still offering a Store search. Smarter default settings — When you haven't set a preference, the app now follows your system settings by default. The Clock app has a massive changelog with the following improvements in version 11.2605.9.0: Timers keep counting after they hit zero — When a timer runs out, it now keeps counting up (for example, -00:27:31) so you can see how far past the time you've gone. You can turn off the daily goal — Focus Sessions now include an "Off" option so you can skip setting a daily goal entirely. New 15-minute snooze option — Alarms now offer a 15-minute snooze interval. Run up to 3 countdowns at once — The Countdown Widget now supports three simultaneous countdowns, up from two. Timer Widget notifications now appear — Fixed an issue where the "timer finished" notification didn't show when the timer was started from the widget. Less clutter in Focus Sessions — Tasks you've already completed no longer show up in the Focus Session task list. More accurate focus progress — Fixed a rounding issue that could show your daily focus progress as a minute short (for example, 49 minutes instead of 50). Smoother World Clock comparisons — The World Clock compare page now loads dates as you scroll, so it feels more responsive. Up-to-date World Clock locations — Refreshed country and city names to match their current names. Correct sun and moon icons during midnight sun — Fixed an icon that wrongly showed a moon during all-day daylight in polar regions. Fixed back-button behavior in clock comparisons — Pressing back once now takes you back as expected, instead of jumping the date to 1926. Corrected the Newfoundland time zone — Newfoundland now uses the right time zone (St. John's). Disabled alarms stay looking disabled — Editing a turned-off alarm no longer makes it appear turned on. Cleaner timer cards — The expand button is now turned off on timer cards that have no time set, preventing actions that wouldn't do anything. Clearer theme setting — Updated the wording to "Choose your preferred app theme." Smoother Settings links — The "About" links in Settings no longer trigger an unexpected "switch apps" prompt. Fixed spacing in Spotify settings — Corrected uneven spacing in the Spotify settings card. Better focus visibility in High Contrast — The focus highlight in World Clock is now clearly visible in the High Contrast Aquatic and Desert themes. No more double announcements — Screen readers no longer read the timer value twice. Countdown names read correctly — Screen readers now properly announce the name of each countdown. Keyboard focus stays put — Focus no longer disappears after you press the Timer Reset button. Clearer alarm toggle for screen readers — Tidied up how the alarm on/off switch is announced. The Media Player app received plenty of changes as well (version 11.2605.14.0): Custom captions — You can now personalize how closed captions appear, with caption styling tied to your Windows caption settings, plus a quick link to open those settings directly. "Indexing" banner in the play queue — When your media library is still being scanned, a banner now explains why some items may not appear yet. Fixed the look of selected items — Corrected a layout glitch with selected items in lists. Fewer playback failures — Improved how the app recognizes supported file types, so more files play without issues. Playlists need a name — You can no longer accidentally save a playlist with a blank name. Cleaner look for empty playlists — Improved how a playlist appears when it has no items yet. More stable play queue edits — Fixed a crash that could happen when changing the play queue while the app was switching between sessions. Clearer "missing codec" message — Improved the dialog that appears when a file needs a codec you don't have, with clearer guidance on what to do. A big update is also available for Paint in version 11.2605.61.0: Adjustable eraser transparency — You can now control how transparent the eraser is. Cleaner stamp brush strokes — Fixed visible color shifts and artifacts when using stamp-style brushes. JPEG photos save in place — Opening a rotated JPEG and pressing Save now overwrites the original instead of unexpectedly prompting "Save As." No more crash on bad image files — Opening a damaged or invalid image, from within the app, by double click, or commandline, now shows a clear error message instead of closing the app. Classic selection behavior restored — The selection outline now hides while you move, resize, or rotate a selection, just like in classic Paint. Tidier AI image panel — Fixed missing spacing at the bottom of the AI image generation panel for a cleaner layout. Visible button hover in light theme — Toolbar split buttons now show a clear hover highlight in the light theme. Snappier toolbar — Streamlined how the ribbon lays out, giving a small speed boost at startup. Fewer background crashes — Fixed a crash that could happen while background tasks were finishing up. Stable app shutdown — Prevented rare crashes when closing the app. Fixed layer removal glitch — Deleting the active layer no longer leaves the layers list in an inconsistent state. Here is what is new in the Photos app (version 2026.11060.2004.0): AI watermarking — AI-generated or edited images can now carry a visible Copilot watermark. You choose Never, Always, or Ask Every Time in Settings, with a confirmation when saving. The watermarking is off by default in settings. Better viewing of small images and pixel art — Tiny images (like 16×16 pixel art) now zoom in far more to fill the screen and stay crisp instead of looking blurry. Select scanned text with the keyboard — When text is detected in an image, you can now navigate and select it using the arrow keys, Shift+Arrow, Home/End, and Ctrl+A, with a clear focus highlight. Fixed a crash in text recognition — Resolved a crash that could close Photos while detecting text in images; the app now recovers gracefully. Easier keyboard navigation — Tabbing through the navigation bar no longer stops on hidden controls, so it takes a single Tab to move past it instead of three. And finally, here is the Sound Recorder (version 11.2605.1.0): Waveform shows with Bluetooth mics — The live waveform now displays correctly when you record using a Bluetooth audio device. No more stray scrollbar — A non-working horizontal scrollbar no longer appears at the bottom of the waveform unless you've zoomed in. Mark button ready right away — The Mark button no longer looks grayed out until you hover over it after opening the app. Markers hidden for WAV files — Markers are now turned off for WAV recordings, since that format can't store them — so they're no longer lost silently. Smoother deleting — Quickly pressing Delete and Enter to remove several recordings in a row no longer triggers a "file doesn't exist" error. Fixed a memory issue — Resolved a memory leak that occurred each time a recording started. You can find all these changelogs in the official documentation here. -
By ShahinD · Posted
again, an article about Microsoft Edge and ridicules hater's comments -
By leonsk29 · Posted
From this very same article: "For organizations that prefer a “more deliberate pace”, the Extended Stable channel remains an option." -
By leonsk29 · Posted
Or every other browser, because they all behave the same, at least the mainstream ones. Firefox does exactly the same: background updates, restart to install them. Haters gotta hate, I guess.
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I just wanted to share my method of DVD copying (or ripping). I know when I first starded copying full retail DVDs back about a year ago, I had a hard time finding on the web the right software and how to do it, without lossing any of the quality or content. Solution: DVD Shrink. This is a freeware application, not a trial, not going to expire on you, that I found awhile back that is quite fabulous for being freeware. The name for DVD Shrink come from the method of ripping it uses. Since most DVDs are more than 5gb and most DVD-Rs are about 4.7 gb, you need to have the file shrunk in order to burn them.
The version I currently use (and do not plan on updating to keep it freeware, just in case) is DVD Shrink 3.2. I have provided hosting for this application here: Link Removed: Due to copyright laws, I have removed the direct link on my site to this application's download. I have still provided a link though remotely hosted.
http://www.digital-digest.com/software/get...d=423&did=1
Okay, let's cut to the chase, what you're going to need for the entire DVD ripping process is the following:
? retailu> DVD (I support retail DVDs in this tutroial, some bootlegs may not work with this process)
? DVD writer drive (this could be combo, re, r+/w, depends on what you're usng the copy for)
? DVD Shrink 3.2 (I support version 3.2 in this tutorial)
? Atleast 5gb of free space (this is for the temp files for the pre-burn, after the rip)
? Blank DVD(s) (depends on how ever many copies you want to make)
? Windows XP (SP1/SP2) (DVnots not supported in a Macintosh enviroment)
? Recommended: 512 MB Ram (this keep it so atleast your computer isn't completely usless during the rip process)
Alright, now that you have all the tools you needed and you're gettin' pretty pumped to get this puppy going, follow tI.s:
I. Close all applications.
This is best so that your operating system's enviroment is at its best and can preform aIIed.
II Place retail DVD in DVD writer drive tray.
This is the movie you will want to copy using DVD Shrink. . Make sure it's retail so atleast you'll know it'll work using this process, you can try other types of films later. Warning: A lot of Live DVDs and band DVDs are so large that they cannot be shrunk usingIII..
III. Open DVD shrink 3.2.
This is assuming you have the application installed on your PC. Again, make sure this is the only application you have open. You don't have to keep it as the only one, but it's IV.d.
IV. Follow the on screen instuction (use the following as guide):
Once you have the application open, it will show no knowledge of the disc. You will Open Disc>Open Disc in the top left hand corner of the screen. This will then show a pop up (as shown below) with the disc title. Once you have the disc recognized, you may press OK.
After pressing OK, this will okay the DVD Shrink analysis prompt. You may enable video preview if you wish, I do not to save on resource usage. This is quite a fast process, and you pretty much just sit back and let it do its thing.
The analysis will end shortly and you will have an updated DVD Shrink main page. All you need to do now (if correctly analysed) is click the Full Disk button top middle of the screen. This will then open a message asking about RCE Region Protection. You may choose to choose your region or not. I have chosen to listen to the wishes of the application and abide by placing my region and pressing OK.
You are now about to rip (or backup) the DVD. Choose a secure enough folder on your computer that you know will not be touched during the process and will have enough space to complete the rip. Press OK. Optional: You can go through the other tabs on this screen and tweak stuff you wish, this is not supported in this tutorial.
You will now be prompted to place a black DVD-r in the drive after the copying of the retail DVD has completed. Quite simple really.
Now continue and burn the retail's DVD contents from your temp folder onto the blank disc. You may use the integrated burning platform in this application or some other 3rd partyWarning:b>Warning: I have heard rumors that this integrated burning system does not work without ?Nero burning software already installed. I have ?Nero installed so I have no way of telling. All I can say is, the burning process looks pretty 100% DVD Shrink integrated so you shouldn't have a problem if you don't have ?Nero, just make sure your DVD drink writes to DVDs.
After theanother long process long process, but not quite as long as the rip, depending on your drive speed) you will be prompted to delete or do what you wish with the temp files. I would recommend you try the DVD in what ever system you were trying to copy the DVD for (ex: dvd player) and if it works, then deleted the temp files in the directory established earlier.
Close out of DVD Shrink and enjoy your spankin' new copy of yoContact:
Contact: For help, comments, suggestions, copyright infromation, etc., don't hesitate to e-mail me: [email protected]
Copyright information: ?DVD Shrink (unknown creater), ?Nero Software, ?Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment (for 'Black Hawk Down'), ?Shane Maloney (writer of this tuCopying copyright protected material is illegal in most countries. I do not condone or support this action, nor does DVD Shrink. does DVD Shrink.
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