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Microsoft releases preview of AI-powered Windows Copilot, aiming to change how people use PCs

GeekWire

Panos Panay, the Microsoft chief product officer for Windows and Devices, introduces Windows Copilot at Microsoft Build in May. That, at least, is what Microsoft is promising with the development of Windows Copilot. The company hasn’t yet provided a timeline for a broader rollout to Windows users.

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Google announces official end-of-support date for Chrome on Windows 7

TechSpot

Despite Windows 7 reaching its end of extended support period for non-paying users in January 2020, some people still use the operating system—0.12% of Steam survey participants won't let go—as do organizations and businesses that are part of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program.

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Microsoft’s Windows 11 is getting Bing AI taskbar search and new iPhone integration

GeekWire

A new Windows 11 update, rolling out starting today, integrates Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing search engine. Microsoft Photo) Microsoft announced an update to Windows 11 with the ability to query the company’s AI-powered Bing search chatbot directly from the desktop taskbar.

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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 serves up a Google Chromebook rival with $250 Surface Laptop SE for students

GeekWire

Microsoft’s new Surface SE laptop will compete against Google Chromebooks in schools. Running a new version of Microsoft’s operating system for education, Windows 11 SE , it’s the company’s most aggressive attempt yet to counter Google Chromebooks in the education market. Microsoft Photo).

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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

The Verge

By the federal government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP) count in October 2020, 3.2 percent of computer users still are on Windows 7 — even though Microsoft no longer supports it for free. Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. You can run many native Windows programs on Linux using Wine.

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Windows 11 will be able to sideload Android apps

The Verge

According to an engineer at Microsoft , Windows 11 users will have the ability to sideload Android apps onto the operating system, which looks like an answer to one of the biggest questions we had when Microsoft announced it was bringing Android apps to Windows 11 via the Amazon Appstore ( via Android Police ).

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