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Windows 10 November 2021 Update rolling out; a new Windows Media Player; Microsoft admits blocking anything but Edge in Windows

Windows 10 November 2021 Update rolling out; a new Windows Media Player; Microsoft admits blocking anything but Edge in Windows

November 16, 2021

Tuesday, November 16.

Windows 11 Dev Channel gets a new Media Player app — www.neowin.net

Microsoft has started rolling out a new Media Player app for Insiders on the Windows 11 Dev Channel. It is meant to replace Groove Music while the legacy Windows Media Player co-exists.

Windows 10 November 2021 Update is here - this is what you need to know about it

While Windows 11 might be in the limelight right now, those with PCs that are unable to upgrade to the OS will probably be more interested in Windows 10 version 21H2, which is now rolling out.

Microsoft admits that it is purposely making it difficult to switch browsers in Windows — www.neowin.net

Following the block on third-parties to easily switch the default browser in Windows 11, Microsoft has now publicly admitted that its implementation is actually a "fix" for "improper redirection".

Microsoft releases WSL version 0.50.2 with a new logo and an updated Linux kernel

Microsoft has rolled out version 0.50.2 of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Preview, featuring a logo with a familiar mascot and an updated Linux kernel with lots of features and fixes.

You can already try the all-new WhatsApp for Windows 10 and 11 in beta, if it works — www.neowin.net

The new WhatsApp for Windows 10 and 11, which was spotted earlier today, can already be downloaded and tried out, if it works. The app is still in beta and is apparently based on the UWP framework.

Windows 11 BSOD is back to the beloved Blue Screen of Death, with Build 22000.346

The Windows 11 Stop error screen, also called BSOD, is Blue Screen of Death once again, since the release of the recent Beta channel Build 22000.346. The firm had temporarily changed it to black.