M$ is bringing ads to W10. With W11 barely scraping 30% of PC users, the reason they're doing this is all too clear: More fish in the W10 pond, and 0Patch will extend W10 another five years at least, maybe more. phantomofearth spotted this first and posted on X: "The Start menu account manager from recent Windows 11 updates is being backported to Windows 10. (present in Beta/RP build 19045.4842, disabled by default.)  pic.twitter.com/34Ub68flCt" — phantomofearth 🌳 (@phantomo...

"Perhaps looking at the upcoming change in 24H2 as well as the boot bug, Microsoft has now added a bunch of new guides to its official website regarding BitLocker device encryption. In particular, two of them are certainly the most useful ones which walk users through finding their BitLocker recovery key and backing up the said key. " - Sayan Sen,  Neowin The Neowin article describes two ways to access the Bitlocker key: via your MS account and via work/school account. I recommend ...

Why don't they leave well enough alone? Answer: They can't. So, thank heavens there's a Stardock and a Start11.  So, MS wants the turn the programs on the start menu into tiles in the "All Apps" view...o.k. MS also wants to categorize your apps to help you. Thanks but no thanks. It seems their definition of similar apps differs from what you might want. Again o.k.  as long as  you can modify that. Also, the program names are missing. This is being tested in the lates...

Not to be confused with Edge's Workspaces. "Here's how it works. To get started, you open up all the apps you want to use at the same time for a specific Workspace. Then, arrange them as you'd like - this includes putting them in halves or corners of monitor space. Once you're done, tell Workspace to take a snapshot of which apps are open and their arrangement." - Simon Batt, XDA The snapshot can be activated anytime you wish...and you'll also be able to make as many Workspaces as y...

Concept creator Abdi, a.k.a. AR4789 has given us amazing videos of W12 , W13 , XP , and W7  2024 editions now gives us W10 2024 Edition. Here's the video: I have to admit, I want it. Now Yesterday. Why hasn't MS hired him, yet?!  Just look at W10 2024 Ed.'s appearance and functionality!  Have mercy on us, Abdi. Head over to  https://betanews.com/2024/08/11/windows-10-2024-edition/  for the screenies. Here's a screen capture from the video showing Wind...