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

The Verge

Image: Microsoft. 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. pic.twitter.com/rusnyrYyX2 — Florian (@flobo09) March 12, 2022.

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Microsoft is changing the Windows 11 minimum requirements

The Verge

Now that Microsoft has announced Windows 11 , you may be wondering what you’ll need to install it. Confirming information pulled from last week’s leak , all you’ll need to run it is a 64-bit CPU (or SoC), 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage, specs that are only slightly higher than Windows 10’s current requirements. RAM: 4 gigabyte (GB).

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Windows 11 has a release date: Microsoft to start ‘phased and measured’ rollout Oct. 5

GeekWire

Microsoft Photo). Microsoft announced this morning that it will release Windows 11 on Oct. Microsoft will use what it calls a “phased and measured approach” that assesses a PC’s specs to determine when Windows Update will offer the upgrade. ” It’s part of a broader refresh of the Microsoft Store.

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LEOcloud, Microsoft team up with Axiom Space to put cloud infrastructure in orbit

GeekWire

When Houston-based Axiom Space starts putting together its commercial space station, some out-of-this-world infrastructure for cloud computing could be close behind — and Microsoft could help make it happen. Steve Kitay, senior director of Microsoft Azure Space, is fully on board. Why put the cloud in space?

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Windows 11 will leave millions of PCs behind, and Microsoft is struggling to explain why

The Verge

Microsoft’s big security push is complicated Microsoft has had six years to prepare for the launch of Windows 11, but the company is still struggling to explain its new hardware requirements. Trusted Platform Module) support, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Microsoft doesn’t typically enforce strict CPU requirements.

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Amazon puts Fire TV Cube to work, repurposes streaming device for desktop computing

GeekWire

Amazon WorkSpaces , the company’s virtual desktop service, just unveiled its first device for end users, a $195 product created by directly repurposing the hardware design for Amazon’s Fire TV Cube. “We wanted to take all the savings that we could get from manufacturing and turn that into lower prices for customers overall.”

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Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Go will start at $550, as pandemic puts PCs back in the spotlight

GeekWire

Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Go will be released on Oct. Microsoft Photo). in the consumer market for a configuration with an Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage. A model of the Surface Laptop Go with an i5 processor, 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage will sell for $899.99.