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Windows 11 Canary Build 27938 Introduces AI-Powered Image Editing in File Explorer Context Menu
Right-click a photo in Windows 11’s newest Canary build, and a new “AI actions” submenu appears—offering one-click background removal, object erasure, background blur, and Bing Visual Search...
Microsoft Tests AI Image Editing in Windows 11 File Explorer—Privacy Questions Remain
Windows Insiders on the bleeding-edge Canary channel are discovering a new context menu that puts generative AI image edits—including background removal, object erasing, and Bing Visual...
Windows 11 Returns Seconds to the Clock and Supercharges File Explorer with AI
Microsoft has shipped a new Windows 11 Canary build that finally restores the ability to see seconds in the expanded clock view, a long‑requested feature missing since the launch of Windows 11. But...
Microsoft's Build 27938 Brings AI Image Editing to File Explorer and a Seconds Clock
Microsoft gave Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel a new reason to right-click: on September 8, 2025, Build 27938 delivered AI-powered image editing directly within File Explorer. The experimental...
Microsoft Silently Upgrades Intel Copilot+ AI Imaging with KB5066122, Version 1.2508.906.0
Microsoft has quietly pushed KB5066122, a component update that overhauls the Image Processing AI stack on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 24H2, advancing the version to 1.2508.906.0....
Microsoft’s KB5066121 Update Enhances AI-Powered Image Processing on Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has quietly pushed out KB5066121, a targeted update for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ laptops that bumps the on-device Image Processing AI component to version 1.2508.906.0. The update installs...
Unlock Windows 11’s Secret Toolbox: OCR, Webcam Phone, Bulk App Updates and More
{ "title": "Unlock Windows 11’s Secret Toolbox: OCR, Webcam Phone, Bulk App Updates and More", "content": "The average Windows 11 desktop hides a dozen time-saving features so well that even...
10 Hidden Windows Features That Instantly Boost Productivity and Lock Down Security
Most Windows users spend years staring at the same taskbar, the same Start menu, and the same handful of shortcuts without ever discovering the OS powers that lie just one keystroke away. Microsoft...
Microsoft Delivers Fall Creators Update Without Timeline as Mixed Reality Headsets Face Steam Delays
When Microsoft began rolling out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update in mid-October 2017, it delivered a suite of creative tools and mixed reality magic—but the Timeline feature that had been hyped...
Microsoft Delivers Stealthy Inpainting Upgrade to Copilot+ PCs via KB5065502
Microsoft's latest update to the Image Transform AI component arrived this week without fanfare, tagged as KB5065502 and automatically rolling out to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2. The...
Microsoft Pushes KB5065502 to Boost AI Image Transforms on Copilot+ Windows 11 PCs
Without a press release or fanfare, Microsoft has pushed an automatic update to the Image Transform AI component on all Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 24H2. The patch — KB5065502 — delivers...
KB5065500 Delivers Image Processing AI 1.2507.797.0 to Intel Copilot+ PCs, Paving Way for Super Resolution
Microsoft has pushed KB5065500, a targeted component update that advances the Image Processing AI stack to version 1.2507.797.0 on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2. The...