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Your Microsoft Weekly recap; Monoprice Voxel Pro 3D printer review; Windows 12 Concept

Sunday, Dec 4. Hi all! We're into the final month of the year and this week we have some great content to share with a mixture of guides and an editorial. Don't forget to check out our Microsoft Weekly recap.

Have a good one! Cheers, Steve.

Windows 11 shows special privacy indicators when apps access your location or microphone. Did you know there is also a camera privacy indicator (disabled by default)? Here is how you to enable it.

A newly published Windows 12 concept video shows a few neat ideas and improvements we would like to see Microsoft stealing to implement in their next-gen desktop operating system.

Do you pin applications to your taskbar? Would you like to be able open them without having to reach for your mouse? Join us today this week to find out how open them with your keyboard instead?

Software updates

The latest Windows 11 build has introduced a new search box that works like the one found in Windows 10. As usual, the new search box is not available for all insiders, so here is how to enable it.

This edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about the slow but inevitable rise of Windows 11 in market share, some new builds and associated issues, along with a "Windows 12" concept.

With a new year approaching, YouTube shared a list of top trending content on the platform as a yearly recap. These included top creators, videos, and songs streamed on YouTube for the year 2022.

From the Forums

Windows 11 build 25252 has a new search box on the taskbar with one controversial quirk called search highlights. Here is how to disable those Windows 10-like search highlights in Windows 11.

The game that many, including myself, had spent most of the year looking forward to, only to be slapped in the face with poor performance and broken/missing features. Here's the lowdown.

Microsoft is working on a neat tool launcher for PowerToys. The app will soon get a Windows 11 Quick Settings-like flyout, allowing you to open select utilities with a couple of clicks.

This week on Neowin deals

Unpublished deals

If you're a 3D printing newbie and are intimidated by products from Creality and others, you should take a look at the Monoprice Voxel Pro, an enclosed 3D printer aimed at the beginner.

This weekend's PC game deals include a charity bundle featuring almost 90 games, another Platinum Collection bundle from Fanatical, FPS-heavy free events from EA, Ubisoft, and more.

Despite the fix, Microsoft has confirmed that you may not receive the Windows 11 22H2 update option in case your system had gaming performance issues. Such users will have to wait a while.

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