July 2024
Popular Windows XP privacy tool is making a comeback
If you have lived through the Windows XP era of computing, you may have used a program called XP-AntiSpy back then. Yes, even then it was useful to run a privacy tool to limit Microsoft's hunger for data.
The last time we heard from XP-AntiSpy was when it was released for Windows 10. That was back in 2015.
Microsoft is evolving Copilot in Windows 11 by downgrading it
Microsoft has just evaporated the small hope that some users may have had that Copilot could become a useful tool to manage the Windows 11 operating system.
When Microsoft first began to introduce Copilot in Windows, it highlighted that the AI would allow users to control and manage certain Windows features. While this was very limited, some users hoped that this would get better over time.
Microsoft's Weather app now displays more ads
It's raining ads in Windows 11. The Microsoft Weather app in the operating system now displays more ads.