Hands-On Windows (Audio)

MS Paint has long been the butt of many jokes, but Microsoft has been slowly updating this legacy image creation app and it's a lot more capable than many people think. This week, Paul shows us some ways to get the most out of MS Paint.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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Windows 11 will cross two important milestones in October: Windows 11 version 22H2 will exit support and Windows 11 version 24H2–released in limited and unfinished form only with new Snapdragon X-based Copilot+ PCs in June–will be distributed more broadly to the entire user base, including the vast majority on traditional x64-based PCs. This week, Paul shows off some of the new features in this latest Windows feature update.

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Now we have another choice when it comes to de-enshittifying Windows 11 in situ, if you will, or after you're already up and running. This one is not a typical app, however. It's a command-line script, written with PowerShell, that works with both Windows 10 and 11. And while I understand some are nervous about command lines, and even more nervous about scripts that need to be run with admin privileges so they can change your PC's configuration–both completely understandable–you should at least examine this thing. It's incredibly useful.

Win11Debloat - https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat

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Windows 11 provides a Phone Link app you can use to access key iPhone and Android phone features from your PC. These can include, among other things, interacting with notifications, making and receiving text messages, making and receiving phone calls, controlling media playback on the phone, viewing, sharing, and saving phone-based photos, and more.

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This Week Paul has a guest! Brad Sams from Stardock gives us a look at the customization possibilities in Windows 11 with their popular app Start11.

Host: Paul Thurrott

Guest: Brad Sams

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Winget is a powerful Windows tool that allows you to bulk install apps, but can be intimidating as a command line application. This Week, Paul takes us around UniGetUI, a new graphical interface for Winget.

UniGetUI - https://www.marticliment.com/unigetui/

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The Microsoft Store–which is often simply referred to as the Store or the Store app–has been significantly updated with a refreshed user experience for Windows 11.

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Because our online accounts hold the key to our identities, finances, and other personal information, it's important to secure them effectively. This isn't as onerous as you may believe, but if you've neglected account security for whatever reason, you do have some work to do. In this second part of the series, Paul shows us how to use third party password managers.

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Because our online accounts hold the key to our identities, finances, and other personal information, it's important to secure them effectively. This isn't as onerous as you may believe, but if you've neglected account security for whatever reason, you do have some work to do. In this first of a 2 part series, Paul demonstrates the password manager that's built into Windows 11.

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From Notepad to Image Designer, Windows 11 has made some upgrades to existing apps that you may not know about. This Week, Paul shows off some of the new features that Microsoft quietly rolled out into Windows.

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