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Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book2, an always on, always connected 2-in-1 PC with Snapdragon 850 Samsung Galaxy Book2 with included pen and keyboard Today’s workforce, along with the tech industry, is changing. More and more consumers are trading in traditional laptops and PCs for devices that do more – in both form factor and performance. Workers, consumers and enterprises also have an expectation of mobility, a seamless transition and integration between experiences. If you’re often working on the go, check out a new 2-in-1 portable PC that’s on and always connected, Samsung’s new Galaxy Book2, running Windows 10 and powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 mobile compute platform. Where LTE was once “nice to have,” more and more users are seeing the benefits of being always connected to what is important to them, both at home and at work. Fast [ more… ]

Introducing Component Firmware Update The is excited to announce the release of an open-source model for Component Firmware Update for Windows system developers – Component Firmware Update (CFU).  With CFU, you can easily deliver firmware updates for through Windows Update by using CFU drivers. Background Computers and peripherals have components running their own software preprogrammed in the factory.  However, over time, the factory software (“firmware”) must be updated to support new features or fix issues. Firmware updates for embedded components have three primary delivery mechanisms: Stand-alone tools Windows UEFI UpdateCapsule drivers Component-specific firmware update drivers Each of those mechanisms have its own advantages.  Stand-alone tools can support component-specific protocols but require the user to find and download the tools and find out if an update is available and applicable.  UEFI UpdateCapsule drivers can be pushed through Windows Update but can [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18262 Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18262 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring AND those who have opted in to Skip Ahead. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring. Slow ring builds will continue to be higher quality. What’s new in Build 18262 See DPI Awareness in Task Manager Interested to know which of your running apps is DPI Aware? We’ve added a new optional column to the Details tab of Task Manager so you can find out the DPI awareness per process – here’s what it looks like: To show the column, right-click on any [ more… ]