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This simple little app should be built into Windows 11
A relatively new Windows 11 app called CtrlHelp lets you summon a cheat sheet for shortcuts in 80 supported apps. The app also lets you practice shortcuts.
CtrlHelp app for Windows 11 shortcuts
Vue lecture
This discounted Copilot+ PC pairs a Snapdragon X Elite with a 3K 120Hz OLED display
Right now, you can grab the ASUS VivoBook S 15 for just over $100 off. That discounts saves you 8% on one of the best Copilot+ PCs and a laptop powered by the new Snapdragon X Elite processor.
Snapdragon X Elite logo
Each year I tell people to buy this mouse and keyboard, and I won't stop until all wrists are saved from agony
The Logitech K860 keyboard and Logitech MX Vertical mouse are ergonomic accessories designed to reduce wrist and arm strain. They're both on sale right now, but only for a limited time.
Logitech MX Vertical and Logi Dock
This maxed-out Ultrabook with an RTX 4070 now costs less than its entry-level model's normal price — Dell's XPS 16 better look out
A $650 discount on the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra brings the model with the highest specs to a lower price than the entry-level Galaxy Book4 Ultra on a normal day.
Image of the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra laptop.
HP's new OmniBook Ultra beats every single Copilot+ PC on the market in TOPS, and it runs on an AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor
HP just announced the OmniBook Ultra, OmniStudio X 27, and OmniStudio X 31.5 The OmniBook Ultra runs on an AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor and will receive a free update to be a Copilot+ PC in the future.
HP OmniBook Ultra AI PC
Will this new Microsoft Teams feature make you grin, sigh, or cry? Custom emojis are now in testing.
Custom emojis are on the way to Microsoft Teams. You can test them now if you're a Microsoft 365 Insider on a supported device.
Microsoft Teams on Windows
Microsoft will put a stop to this cashback feature in Start
The Microsoft Start and Bing apps will lose the ability to scan receipts to earn cash back later this month. Microsoft's Cashback Program will still exist, but you'll have to shop at certain online retailers to earn cash back.
Microsoft Start app
If I lived in America, this Microsoft 365 deal would be the first thing I'd buy today
Microsoft 365 provides access to the Office apps, OneDrive cloud storage, and several other apps and services. Right now, you can get a 12-month Microsoft 365 Personal subscription for $44.99.
Office 365 on Razer laptop
Windows 11 will soon bring better widgets to your PC's lock screen
A new Insider build of Windows 11 shows improved information widgets on the lock screen and adds a new option to pin apps to the taskbar.
Windows 11 Start Logo
Why pay $1 million for a Counter-Strike gun? You can get a dBrand skin with the same pattern for $60... if you're lucky.
A gun in Counter-Strike recently sold for $1 million. Now, dBrand has a range of skins inspired by that firearm, and you won't have to pay $1 million for any of them.
dBrand Case Hardened Skin
Microsoft steps back from OpenAI board, will no longer hold observer seat
After eight months of holding a non-voting observer seat on the OpenAI board, Microsoft has given up that seat. Microsoft continues to own 49% of the for-profit portion of OpenAI.
Microsoft logo
Notepad on Windows 11 just gained two new features, but you'll want to disable at least one of them
A recent update to Notepad on Windows 11 adds support for spell check and autocorrect. Microsoft hasn't announced the update, but we've already seen the features roll out to PCs.
Notepad on Windows 11
This new Windows 11 feature makes it easier to find your favorite apps and updates
Microsoft is testing a new search box in the Microsoft Store that will allow you to search your app Library. The change is part of a controlled rollout among Windows Insiders, so you may not see it yet.
Microsoft Store Windows
Not content with ads in the Start menu, File Explorer, and Settings app, Microsoft is working on (even more) ads in Windows 11's Weather app
Microsoft rolled out an update to its Weather app on Windows 11 recently. The update includes a few welcome changes, plus some additional ads.
MSN Weather app in Microsoft Store
Microsoft Designer just added this feature it should have had on launch day
Microsoft Designer now supports generating images in portrait or landscape orientations. Previously, the AI tool could only make square photos.
Microsoft Designer
Microsoft puts final touches on its new ad within Windows 11, rolls it out to Canary Channel Insiders
Windows Insiders in the Canary and Beta Channels have new builds of Windows 11 to test. The Canary Channel build includes a controversial advertisement for Game Pass within the Settings app.
Windows 11 Settings app showing ad for Game Pass
Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 is stronger than Apple's M4 iPad Pro — here's the proof
Well-known creator JerryRigEverything tore down the Surface Pro 11 recently, highlighting the 2-in-1's durability and repairability, especially when compared to an iPad Pro.
Surface Pro 11
