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No more waiting: You can now try the new Bing without the waitlist

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Microsoft seems to have removed the waitlist to try the new chat-based Bing experience, so anyone can now join and try it right away. Microsoft is apparently offering free USB drives to select Windows Insiders, following the changes to the Insider Program that include the introduction of the new Canary channel. As part of these changes, Microsoft moved all Insiders in the Dev channel to the new Canary channel, which essentially works the same way as the Dev channel used to, but is now more focused on long-term development. Meanwhile, if you wanted to stay on the Dev channel, which is focused on features coming relatively soon, you would need to perform a clean installation of Windows 11 to sign up again. Hey #WindowsInsiders - Time for a reboot! Today we are announcing some changes to our #Windows11 Insider preview offerings. :) Check out the blog post for all the details - https://t.co/jObnTlQKUN ^AL pic.twitter.com/MPe1Fr4LNK — Windows Insider Program (@windowsinsider) March ...

How to enable the Windows spotlight wallpaper on Windows 11

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Windows 11 recently added the ability to enable a Windows Spotlight wallpaper, giving you a new image every day. Here's how to use it. Windows 11 launched on October 5th, 2021 with some huge changes coming from Windows 10, but that wasn't the end of it. Microsoft is continually adding new features to Windows 11, and one of the more recent ones is the ability to get a selection of daily wallpapers chosen by Microsoft to display as your desktop background. This feature is called Windows Spotlight, and if you're not sure how to use it, we're here to show you how to enable this type of wallpaper on your Windows 11 PC. What is Windows spotlight? Windows Spotlight is actually not a completely new feature in Windows 11. Microsoft first introduced it in Windows 10, and it brought you daily changing images to the lock screen, what you see before logging into your PC. These are usually pictures from all over the world, sometimes in celebration of special events around the world. ...

Unsupported Windows 1 1 PCs receive first round of updates

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Unsupported Windows 1 1 PCs receive first round of updates When Microsoft announced the strict hardware requirements for Windows 11, many people were left in the lurch. After months of back and forth with the community, Microsoft finally relented and said that Windows 1 1 could be installed on unsupported PCs through ISOS, but they would not be receiving any updates. @ Jagannath Padaki Unsupported Windows 11 PCs receive first round of updates The wording of the statement was confusing, as people speculated whether the company meant unsupported devices not receiving any updates at all or just major updates. Now, the first round of cumulative updates has made their way on to unsupported hardware as well. Various reports on Reddit have verified that ineligible devices have also received the updates, but it begs the question of what Microsoft means by updates and what updates are unsupported devices eligible to receive? You can theorise that Microsoft may have meant major featu...