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Your Microsoft Weekly recap; the $1 app that does what a $2.4T company can't; top 5 Edge flags you should try
Sunday, Nov 27. Hi all! I hope you have been enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend. Microsoft took a break from releasing a new preview Dev channel Windows 11 build this past week, but we've had plenty of other news to share and a few handy guides. Have a good one! Cheers, Steve.
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It's easy to bring your iCloud Photos into the Photos app on a Windows 11 PC. Just make sure your Photos app is updated to the latest version and Windows, running the most recent version 22H2.
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Although this was a relatively quieter week on the news front due to the Thanksgiving break, we still have a decent amount of stuff to unpack when it comes to the latest Windows 11 issues and more.
Here is your chance to buy the Microsoft 365 Personal subscription with a hard-to-miss discount. The service can be yours for one year for only $49.99, 29% lower than the usual price.
Software updates
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Ads in Windows 11 might make sense to Microsoft, but it's really bad for consumers - Neowin — www.neowin.net
Debates about what is an advertisement versus a recommendation in Windows spark from time to time. In this piece, we discuss how unsolicited ads make sense for Microsoft but are detrimental to the UX.
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TWIRL 93: SpaceX to launch commercial lunar mission consisting of a lander and two rovers — www.neowin.net
This week, SpaceX will launch a commercial mission to the Moon. The payload is a lunar lander from iSpace, and will be carrying two rovers that will explore the surface of Earth's natural satellite.
Cyber Monday week will let you net a very good robot vacuum for just $100, or spend a bit more and save $235 off getting the T10+ AI self mapping, self emptying vacuum and mop cleaner at Amazon.
From the Forums
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Microsoft Edge is a feature-packed browser, but even more various capabilities lurk in the section with experimental options or "flags." Here are top five such flags you may consider useful.
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In this hands-on, I look at Olauncher, a minimalist launcher that I recently discovered on the Google Play Store. While it keeps your home screen simple, it doesn't obstruct you opening other apps.
Microsoft is testing website recommendations on the Start menu in Windows 11. If you are not happy with that, here is how to disable the feature and prevent the OS from showing more ads.
Late Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2022 deals are now live. We have great discounts on external HDDs on several SKUs from WD Elements, as well as some nice price cuts on WD_Black NVMe Gen4 SSDs.
This week on Neowin deals
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This weekend's PC game deals include a hefty serving of specials from the Steam Autumn Sale and Black Friday promotions from stores all over. A Star Wars giveaway is also happening right now.
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This $1 iTunes alternative does what $2.4 trillion company for some reason cannot do — www.neowin.net
Cider is a third-party Apple Music client for those who suffer from using iTunes on Windows or, even worse, the web-based Apple Music client. It is a feature-packed app that Apple somehow cannot make.
Western Digital Red Plus hard disk drive (HDD) models from 3TB all the way up to 14TB are currently on sale at very nice prices. These are based on CMR and are built for 24x7 NAS usage.
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