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Play Gears Tactics on Xbox Series X|S and PCs with Xbox Game Pass and Smart Delivery Gears Tactics, the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from the Gears of War franchise, is available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and on PCs with Xbox Game Pass and Smart Delivery. This coincides with a major update released to Gears Tactics players on all platforms: The Gears franchise’s signature companion bot Jack joins the fight as a new playable character with over 20 skills, new Deviant enemies add a new layer of challenge in the battles, new Supreme equipment rewards players with powerful gear to play through the campaign, and enhanced controller support delivers an optimized experience on Xbox consoles and PC. Players are now able to fully remap their keyboard controls, adjust camera settings, resize safe zones and manage the amount of [ more… ]

Holidays got you stressed? Try our tips to help you relax For some people, this time of year can be stressful because we want to get so much done before the holidays. For others, money matters can be upsetting. And the fact it’s dark for so much of the day can add to the blues. Tech can help. If you’re worried about stretching your money further, Microsoft Edge’s new Collection feature makes it a lot easier to compare prices of products you’re shopping for online. If you’re feeling lonely or having trouble getting to sleep, you might find that keeping a journal helps you stay focused and clear your mind. And new features in Microsoft 365 can help you meditate, learn about new topics, and even try out new recipes to spice up your life. Head over to the Windows [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 (FE_RELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Updates for developers The Windows SDK is now flighting continuously with the Dev Channel. Whenever a new OS build is flighted to the Dev Channel, the corresponding SDK will also be flighted. You can always install the latest Insider SDK from aka.ms/InsiderSDK. SDK flights will be archived in Flight Hub along with OS flights. Fixes We fixed an issue resulting in the background of some dialogs to unexpectedly appear grey instead of white in the last couple flights. We fixed an issue resulting in the taskbar occluding the Power button in the Start menu for some Insiders recently. We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing a SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED [ more… ]

Plan ahead to celebrate the holidays with loved ones virtually Families are already planning to get together virtually this holiday season, but have you thought about what you can do to make those meetings fun and memorable? Especially for kids, a video call is only going to hold their attention for so long. Fortunately the Windows team has come up with a wide range of activities to bring the spice of the holidays to far flung families. Visit the Windows Resource Center for tips on scheduling face time, creating crafts, making video recaps of the year to share, creating holiday cards and more. Source: Plan ahead to celebrate the holidays with loved ones virtually

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.610 (20H2) Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.610 (KB4580364) to the Beta and Release Preview Channels for those Insiders who are on 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update). This update includes all of the fixes included as part of 20H2 Build 19042.608 plus this additional fix: We fixed an issue that causes the Docker pull operation to fail. This issue occurs because of a Code Integrity (CI) Policy that blocks the import of a Windows container image. Thanks, BLB Source: Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.610 (20H2)