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Microsoft Weekly + What's new in Windows 11 23H2 + 144Hz FHD 17.3" portable monitor review +

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Steven Parker
September 03, 2023

I hope you had a great week, meanwhile here's a recap of our most recent news, as well as the Microsoft Weekly, we hope you take a look!

Microsoft Weekly: killed Windows apps and Edge features, Windows 11 23H2 review, and more

This week's Microsoft Weekly brings you a fresh recap of new preview builds, a Windows 11 23H2 review, deprecated features and dying apps, surprise upgrades for File Explorer in Windows 10, and more.

Windows 11 gets native RAR support, here is how it compares to WinRAR and other apps

The next Windows 11 feature update will bring native RAR, 7Z, TAR, and other compressing formats support to File Explorer. Here is how it compares to dedicated apps like WinRAR and NanaZIP.

A quick look back at Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, launched 22 years ago last week

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 launched on August 24, 2001. The sixth major edition of the company's web browser ended up getting poor review marks due to a number of security issues.

Software updates

Here is everything new in Windows 11 23H2, the next big feature update

Microsoft plans to release a major feature update for Windows 11 later this year. Version 23H2 is coming as a free update for all users in a few weeks, so here is your comprehensive review.

Review: Portable 144Hz FHD HDR 17.3-inch gaming monitor for under $150? ZSCMALLS delivers

You might be forgiven for having to do a double take on the specs listed in the title, yes it has HDR and a game friendly 144Hz; what's more you can operate it with just one USB Type C cable.

Here's how you can stop Meta from using your personal data to train its AI models

Meta is now allowing users to fill out a short form if they don't want the social media giant to use their personal data to train its existing or upcoming Artificial Intelligence models.

From the Forums

A quick and personal look back at the recently shut down Volition and its video game legacy

Volition was formed in 1993 as Parallax Software and it made the first two Descent games and went on to make a ton of great game titles and franchises like Freespace, Red Faction, and Saints Row.

Weekend PC Game Deals: Sony hits, strategy festivals, bundled dinos, and more

This weekend's PC game deals include a couple of bundles carrying live-action and dino hunting titles, a freebie for classic platformer fans, free events to try out, PlayStation PC ports, and more.

Valve cracks down on Dota 2 smurfing, begins by banning 90,000 accounts

Valve has swung the ban hammer on smurf accounts in its hugely popular MOBA title Dota 2. 90,000 alternate accounts have been banned already, with warnings being given to main account holders.

This week's deals

Tech deals we posted this week

Intel 14th gen Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K, i5-14600K to see price hike of up to 15%

Intel 14th gen Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K, i5-14600K are expected to increase in price by up to 15%. It is rumored to be preparing to launch the new CPUs in October with a 4-8% performance boost.

WhatsApp finally bringing multi-account support to users

WhatsApp beta users on Android is being tested for new features including multiple account support, new user interface using Material Design 3, community sharing, history sharing and more.

Warez group Rune leaks full Starfield PC release on torrent sites clocking at 116GB

A group called Rune claims it has cracked the PC version of Starfield on the Steam platform, just a few hours after the Early Access versions of the Bethesda Game Studios RPG went live.

Logging off

Have a good one!

Cheers, Steve.